Thanks to everyone who participate in our survey "Are the WSU Libraries Haunted?"  Below are the results:

Do you believe the WSU Libraries are haunted?

No - 21.9%    Not sure - 48.4 %    Yes 29.7%

Have you ever experienced something in one of the WSU Libraries that you could not logically explain?

Yes - 40.6%    No - 31.3%  Only when using a database  28.1%

What type of unexplained phenomenon have you experienced in the library?

21.9 %   Image of a menacing librarian watching me.

14.1%   Shelves in the basement of Terrell Library moving!
17.2%   Databases infected by poltergeists.

46.9%      Elevators behaving strangely.

Other (best answers): Disembodied voices, footsteps, and other noises on the 4th floor of Holland   All of the above! And then there is the Library Cat Ghost that runs around here at night.    Eeery feelings when alone in the "dungeon" of the library. Inexplicable sounds.....this was in the early 90's when I was a student employee.     I saw a old man right beside me on the reflection of the window but when i turned there was nobody there.

Some people have reported that certain books have "called" to them. Have you ever felt this?

15.9% -  Yes, certain audio books have called to me.
44.4% -  Yes, some books have even influenced my thoughts and actions!

29.7% -  I thought so, but it was someone else standing behind the shelf.

You're alone in the library some dark and stormy night. How would you react to the following?

% who answered, "Would send me running!"

42.2% - You sense another presence in the room.

32.8% - You suddenly find a "cold spot" while looking for a book.

38.1% - Certain "ghostly smells" become apparent to you.

78.1% - A gray mist starts floating toward you!

Has this survey scared you?

17.2% - Yes!

46.9% - Who turned the lights out?

35.9% - No, I'm behind spooky occurrences!

If you have any additional information, EVP recordings, or stories that we should know about, please type them below.

Best answers:

Be careful going up the Holland staircase near the second floor where the "Spokane I-90" mural is atthe cars round the curve so fast that someone will get hit one day...

Holland is Haunted. Fact.

My boyfriend and I explore the library at night as an occasional hobby. So far, so good. We come back alive and unharmed every time. Still, I do often sense strange presence(s) in Terrell. Try visiting Terrell late at nightyou will feel as though spirits are watching.

for the smells...check the garbage cans.....for the mist....look above to make sure there was not a leak in the sprinkler system....BOO

My roommate is a creeper

Strange ghostly clicking sounds can be heard in the upper floors of Owen Library. They are often concentrated near small beige boxes labeled "Johnson Controls," which are obviously Ghostly Presence Concentrator Boxes.

Eff my life im scared. I have seen a lot of crap in my lifetime but i can sense the ghosts in the library. Eff it :)