Celebrate Asian American–Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA‑NH/PI) Heritage Month with us! From May 1 through May 31, the JFK Library invites you to explore a special display from our curated book collection, featuring stories that honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and lived experiences of AA‑NH/PI communities. From memoirs to fiction, there’s something to inspire every reader.

This week, 51¸£ÀûÉç celebrates the career of nationally acclaimed author and Eastern grad Jess Walter. The JFK Library is joining in with a display about Jess Walter, his 2020 book The Cold Millions, and the contributions of Walter and other Eastern authors to the literature of the Inland Northwest. Check out out the display in the JFK Lobby, as well as a copy of The Cold Millions or another book by Jess Walter or the many other authors connected to 51¸£ÀûÉç.

Disability Awareness – Explore books that illuminate diverse disability experiences, promote understanding, and celebrate the voices of people with disabilities.

Previous Displays:

• Banned Books
• Workplace Diversity
• Civil Rights & Democracy
• Immigration/Refugees
• Neurodiveristy
• Celebrating Black Music
• Age Discrimination | Ageism
• White Privilege, Power, and Supremacy
• Lives and Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees
• BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Authors
• Banned Books
• LGBTQA+ Pride 
• Religion
• Implicit Bias, Microaggressions
• Poverty
• Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions
• Exploring Public Heath: Building Stronger, Healthier Communities

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Celebrate the rich tapestry of Black History with our specially curated collection for Black History Month. Explore the profound contributions, struggles, triumphs, and cultural heritage of African Americans through a diverse array of literature. This display honors the voices that have shaped our world and guides readers on a journey of understanding, empathy, and appreciation for the resilience and brilliance within Black communities.

All materials within this JFK Lobby display are available to checkout.

In honor of Veterans Day, the Veterans Resource Center and 51¸£ÀûÉç Libraries has a display in the JFK Lobby from November 10th through 14th, focused on art as a medium for processing the armed services. The display includes photographs, graphic novels, and other materials from the Global War on Terror or GWOT era veterans. There is also a message wall for all to post messages, photos, and memories of loved ones who served.

The display will be accessible during library hours.

Stop by JFK to see this curated display of recent materials, all available to check out.

Banned Books Week – October 5-11, 2025

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas.

Previous DEI Displays:

• Workplace Diversity
• Civil Rights & Democracy
• Immigration/Refugees
• Neurodiveristy
• Celebrating Black Music
• Age Discrimination | Ageism
• White Privilege, Power, and Supremacy
• Lives and Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees
• BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Authors
• Banned Books
• LGBTQA+ Pride 
• Religion
• Implicit Bias, Microaggressions
• Poverty
• Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions
• Exploring Public Heath: Building Stronger, Healthier Communities

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The 51¸£ÀûÉç Libraries and Learning Commons is committed to providing and supporting a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for all members of our diverse campus community. Our commitment reflects the long-standing pledge to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the library profession and incorporates the DEI goals of the 51¸£ÀûÉç Strategic Plan.

DEI in the library is about recognizing all members of our campus community, realizing that each individual is unique.

In order to better promote DEI materials and resources in the library collection that help build a foundation for greater understanding in the community, we have created a new, highly visible and accessible topic area in the JFK Lobby, adjacent to the New Books section. While we will continue to feature multicultural resource displays in the central lobby, this permanent DEI location will highlight resources on specific DEI topics and themes that are timely and impactful, in a monthly rotation.

This is a collaborative effort among library faculty and staff, library student workers and campus partners.

Display themes will be generated through shared discussion and campus collaboration, with input from library student workers.

For more information on this initiative, please contact Qing Stellwagen, Professor, Librarian for Ethnic Studies & Center, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS), Political Science, and International Affairs (qstellwagen@ewu.edu).

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

51¸£ÀûÉç Libraries is honoring Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month, September 15-October 15. We have a curated heritage resource display in the JFK Lobby: recent fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and children’s books. All materials are available to check out!

Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. 51¸£ÀûÉç Libraries is proud to offer a collection of recent titles that showcase the triumphs and raise awareness of the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride Month!