Bill Dietrich to read from novel at Halloween open house event

The Western Libraries at Western Washington University will hold its annual Halloween open house event from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Learning Commons on the second floor. In addition to information on how to use the various features of the library, visitors can get prizes, play games and hear Bill Dietrich, a former professor in Huxley College of the Environment, read from his novel "The Barbary Pirates." The reading will take place at 12:30 p.m. in Wilson Library Room 270.