In addition, the curriculum library houses the juvenile and young adult literature collections. The majority of science collections are housed in Cowles Memorial Library. It serves students and faculty of the nursing department, which is a consortium of Whitworth College, Eastern Washington University and Washington State University. The latter category includes Pacific Northwest Protestant history, a special collection begun in 1999. A special collection of over 1,300 photography books, mostly housed in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room.
Access is by appointment.