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We need your opinion! Visit our “furniture lab” demo space, and try out various seating and writing surfaces. Provide your feedback by completing a short survey accessible via QR code. This  experience closes on January 30, 2025. Have questions or need an accommodation? Call 509.359.6201.  

EWU’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Department (GWSS) invites all to experience the return of the Activist in Residence (AiR) program in Winter 2025. AiR programming consists of four workshops, and related art exhibit in JFK’s Secrist Gallery, January 15 to February 19, 2025. 2025 Activist in Residence is Jacob Johns, a Hopi and Akimel…

Students investigated the many written components necessary to create text for art shows, gallery exhibits, and museum collections. Throughout this project, students created their own narratives to describe the visual art in the exhibit, understanding that narratives take both visual and textual form.   On display now through January 10, 2025.

Wed., Nov. 13 | JFK Library, Lower Level, AUX Classroom | Noon – 1:30 Watch this thought-provoking and timely lecture  by Dr. Mark Finney, Executive Director of Thrive International. As the number of displaced people hits historical levels around the world, Dr. Finney presented how local communities are essential in creating solutions. Displacement is driven…

View over seventy Get Out the Vote posters created by EWU Design Students. The posters are non-partisan, designed to rally the youth vote. On display through election day.  

Based on student need and usage patterns, we are happy to open two new group study rooms on the JFK upper floor! Rooms U05 and U07 are now available for walk-up study groups! Need to reserve a room? We’ve got spaces for that – visit the Circulation Desk on the main floor in the lobby…

Announcing New Access to NYTimes.com through EWU Libraries We have subscribed to the New York Times – News Access Academic Pass product, with access to news articles and more! Once registered, students can access NYTimes.com until Dec. 31 of the graduation year they choose. Faculty and staff will have four years of access, after which…

Need a very quiet place to study without phone calls, talking, or audible media use? Look for our silent study areas, located on each floor. Silent study areas are highlighted on building maps, and have posted wall and standing signs throughout the JFK library. Need assistance? Contact the Circulation Desk, open during all hours of operation.…

The JFK Library has undergone a transformation over the summer. Returning students, faculty, and staff visiting the library can look forward to expanded resources, improved organization, greater access to collections, and more designated quiet study and collaborative spaces.  Many of the changes are in response to feedback from the campus community, including faculty who requested…

We are shifting our collections at the JFK Library in an access-improvement project that runs through August 15. If you need assistance locating materials at JFK, please visit the circulation desk on the main floor. We are happy to help! circulation@ewu.edu | 509.359.7888