W.I. Dykes Library News

A student holds a calculator with a heart on it while a second student works a math equation on a whiteboard in the W.I. Dykes Library at the University of Houston-Downtown

Give To Gators Gifts Strengthen Student Resources in the W.I. Dykes Library

November 12, 2025 | By Sandra Jacobson

Thanks to the generosity of university faculty and staff, the W.I. Dykes Library has expanded its collection of tools and technology designed to enhance student learning, collaboration, and academic success.

Students sit at tables in the library, to the right are bookshelves.

W.I. Dykes Library Launches Sunday Service at Wellness & Success Center

October 16, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

The library will offer Sunday study space in Wellness & Success Center.

The shelves at the W.I. Dykes library on the left. On the right are study carrels. In the foreground, a student is studying in a carrel with her back to the camera. She is wearing a red shirt.

Beyond Books: The W.I. Dykes Library Offers a Bevy of Resources To Help Students Succeed

September 27, 2024 | By Hayden Bergman

All UHD students have access to not just one, but a host of librarians ready to guide them as they work on research proposals, essays, or datasets. Lisa Braysen, MALS, Executive Director of Library Services at the W.I. Dykes Library, said supporting students' academic success is the core function of the library and its staff.