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. Find more details here.

For those who cannot attend, a Zoom link is available here, or use the QR code below.

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

Parking

The library is located in the heart of campus. Visitors can park closest in the Smith Center For Undergraduate Education parking garage. Daily and hourly parking permits can be purchased the same day online at parking.wsu.edu.

Wednesday, April 15

Cougs Give will be happening on April 15, and WSU Libraries has generous donors offering matching pledges! 30 pledges of any amount will unlock an extra donation for WSU Press! For more information, click here. 

Friday, April 17

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. For entry guidelines and to learn more about the event, please see the the library’s post.

Earth Day, Saturday, April 25

Jack Nisbet, the author of 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 host Feliks Banel recently had Life Along the Tracks co-author Jim Providenza on his podcast. 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.