Tuesday, April 7, 2026

2:00 PM, Holland Old Lobby

Professional wildlife biologist Scott McCorquodale, author of the WSU Press book Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist’s Journey, will speak at a reception from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Holland old lobby. For those who cannot attend, a Zoom link will be available. https://libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2026/03/13/wsu-press-author-scott-mccorquodale-to-speak-april-7-at-holland-library/

Check out the Chasing Wildlife Secrets excerpt in Northwest Sportsman magazine!

2:30 PM, Terrell Library Atrium

WSU Libraries is holding their annual Edible Book Contest in the Terrell Library ground-floor atrium. Entries must be made from edible materials and relate in some way to a book—whether through the title, characters, setting, author, or a creative play on words. To learn more about the EBF, please see the article at https://news.wsu.edu/announcements/take-wsu-mom-edible-book-festival-april-7/ 

Wednesday, April 15

Cougs Give will be happening on April 15, and WSU Libraries has generous donors offering matching pledges! For more information, click here. https://libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2026/03/12/help-support-critical-work-of-wsu-libraries-by-donating-during-cougsgive-2026-april-15/

Earth Day, Saturday, April 25

Jack Nisbet, the author of the WSU Press titles on naturalist David Douglas and explorer David Thompson, will be participating in Earth Fest 2026 at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in Cheney, Washington, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on April 25, 2026.  Volunteers will be participating in forestry thinning and seedling potting activities and Nisbet will speak and sign books at the end of the day. Please RSVP at this link: https://www.fws.gov/event/earth-fest

Extras:

Cascades of History podcast host Feliks Banel recently had Life Along the Tracks co-author Jim Providenza. Check out his interview!

Providenza also had a short interview with John Abatacola of TSG Multimedia, a podcast that discusses All Things Trains, which will air in early April.