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Life Detained: Photographs from the George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection

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JFK Lobby | April 17-28, 2023 This exhibit features sixteen photographs taken by George and Frank Hirahara during their detainment at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Park County, Wyoming. The Hiraharas were a Japanese American family living in Yakima at the outset of World War II and were subject to mass removal along with

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Most Equipment Loans are Now Renewable!

April 4, 2023 by Amy Laskowski

Most Equipment Loans are Now Renewable!

Payment of quarterly student tech fees enables you to borrow a wide array of equipment, such as cameras and laptops, from JFK Library. (You can see everything that is available to borrow on the equipment checkout webpage.) To borrow equipment, come to JFK’s equipment checkout desk on the lower level of JFK. Bring your Eagle I.D.

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From the Archive

From the Archive

Love all things EWU? Take a look at these samples of newly digitized historic EWU content hosted on our Archives & Special Collections YouTube channel. For you nature lovers, check out the footage of Yellowstone and Glacier National Park from the 1930s, featuring appearances by Griz Leigh Bear and a polar bear plunge into a

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Library Student Worker Spotlight

February 6, 2023

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Whitney, originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota, is majoring in Sociology, with an anticipated completion date in spring 2023. Whitney works in EWU Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections (ASPC), her number one choice when applying for a job at the library. She performs “all sorts of things” from sorting and filing collections, scanning photos and

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The Library By the Numbers

January 4, 2023

The Library By the Numbers

Ever wonder what’s going on in your EWU Libraries? Here’s a quick view of our numbers for Fall Quarter 2022. 134 library instruction sessions with 2,717 attendees. 125,801 views of Library Research Guides. 3,842 patrons assisted in-person, via email, & phone. 1,715 laptops, cameras, and other equipment loaned. 2,058 books & videos checked out. 71,292

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EWU Libraries Provides Students Easy Access to High-quality Equipment

May 2, 2022 by Amy Laskowski

EWU Libraries Provides Students Easy Access to High-quality Equipment

Laptops, cameras, projectors, iPads and hotspots are a few of the items available to EWU students through the Libraries’ Equipment Checkout Services. This service, made possible by a partnership with the Student Tech Fee Committee and Information Technology Department, is facilitated through the library accounts and borrowing system. Equipment Checkout Services provides EWU a controlled,

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Speed Relating: Building Community Through Coffee & Conversation

by Amy Laskowski

Speed Relating: Building Community Through Coffee & Conversation

Join us for this EWU Diversity and Inclusion Week Event! Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: JFK Library Lobby Speed Relating is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to connect over free Thomas Hammer coffee and have open conversations with a variety of individuals representing diverse identities, professions,

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EWU Libraries, By the Numbers, 2020 – 2021

October 22, 2021 by Amy Laskowski

EWU Libraries, By the Numbers, 2020 – 2021

Despite limited hours and barriers to physical access during the pandemic, our collections and services were readily available during the 20-21 school year. Users took full advantage!  228,763 online journals, magazines, & newspapers viewed or downloaded 114,195 library research subject or course guides visits 5,436 ebook chapters downloaded 14,748 Kanopy streaming videos played 5,102 books

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Library Services During Covid: A TImeline

September 22, 2021 by Amy Laskowski

Library Services During Covid: A TImeline

See how library and learning commons services paused, powered back on, and continue to evolve during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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JFK Library Reopening All Floors for Summer Quarter, 2021

June 28, 2021 by Amy Laskowski

JFK Library Reopening All Floors for Summer Quarter, 2021

Beginning Monday, June 21, all three floors of the JFK Library will be open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. While our materials reserve & pickup services will continue throughout Summer Quarter, we invite you to come browse and select materials from the shelves, and enjoy your favorite study spaces! (Single occupant study rooms will

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