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Waldo Library is located on Western Michigan University's main campus and houses the majority of the university's print collection. Waldo Library also features a variety of spaces and amenities, including individual and group study space, a virtual reality lab, a Learning Glass studio, a multimedia editing studio and the Graduate Student Commons. The Zhang Legacy Collections Center is located on W

estern Michigan University's east campus and houses the university archives and regional collections.

06/04/2026

Luring you with some summer reads!

Our popular reading shelves are packed with new releases and bestselling fiction and non-fiction. Just bring your Bronco Card or get a guest card from Waldo Library's service desk for community borrowers!

If the mother of invention is necessity, the father might be a tight deadline. Need and urgency for a solution led Paul ...
05/26/2026

If the mother of invention is necessity, the father might be a tight deadline.

Need and urgency for a solution led Paul Gallagher, associate dean for resources and digital strategies, to create ReadReady, a new tool to remediate thousands of files to help WMU students access critical educational content and comply with a looming digital accessibility deadline in the United States.

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Waldo Library and Zhang Legacy Collections Center will have reduced hours this weekend and Monday for Memorial Day.Waldo...
05/22/2026

Waldo Library and Zhang Legacy Collections Center will have reduced hours this weekend and Monday for Memorial Day.

Waldo Library Hours (May 22 - 25)
Friday, May 22: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday - Monday, May 23 - 35: Closed

Zhang Legacy Collections Center Hours (May 22 - 25)
Friday, May 22: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday - Monday, May 23 - 35: Closed

New year, new leaders, same amazing library. 📖🙌 Shoutout to our orientation leaders who came through Waldo Library for a...
05/15/2026

New year, new leaders, same amazing library. 📖🙌 Shoutout to our orientation leaders who came through Waldo Library for a tour and training session — you all are going to do great things this year!

Congratulations to all of our graduating Broncos, especially our library student employees! We're so proud of all you ha...
05/01/2026

Congratulations to all of our graduating Broncos, especially our library student employees! We're so proud of all you have accomplished and can't wait to see what you do next! 🎓

04/27/2026

Trying to stay locked in but...therapy dogs! Take a paws from studying and hang out with our therapy dog pals. One more session tomorrow (April 28) from noon to 2 p.m. in Waldo Library.

Video description: A person is in conversation with another person and trying to ignore the adorable dog in the area.

04/27/2026

Good luck on your exams, Broncos!

Pick up some Pacific Beauty Calendula seeds from our Seed Library in Waldo Library! These calendula seeds are the 2026 O...
04/25/2026

Pick up some Pacific Beauty Calendula seeds from our Seed Library in Waldo Library! These calendula seeds are the 2026 One Seed One State selection from Michigan Seed Libraries. 🌱

Reminder: our Seed Library is open to our entire community, so stop by Waldo Library to pick up some seeds for your garden.

Beautiful campus, beautiful world. Happy Earth Day!
04/22/2026

Beautiful campus, beautiful world. Happy Earth Day!

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1090 Arcadia Loop, Western Michigan University, Main Campus
Kalamazoo, MI
49008

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 12am
Tuesday 7:30am - 12am
Wednesday 7:30am - 12am
Thursday 7:30am - 12am
Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 12am

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