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The Library Lecture Series resumed last week with a speech by senior Fannézha Ford. She was the student winner of the 2011 WFU/WSSU Martin Luther King, Jr. Building the Dream Award. She spoke on the significance of education and service in her life, both as an African American and as a student at Wake Forest.... Continue reading “Lecture Series Returns” ›
The new year brings many changes to the ZSR collection of online resources. New databases, interface changes, and the renewal cycle of the statewide library consortium dominate this season’s database news. New Database Purchases ZSR recently subscribed to the Library of Latin Texts, Series A, which contains more than 3,200 Latin works from Antiquity through... Continue reading “Database News” ›
We add the 2008 documentary, "Constantine’s Sword," directed by Oren Jacoby to our catalog. Thank you for the suggestion. I have passed it along to our film selector. Continue reading “From the Suggestion Box: 2008 Documentary” ›
Today, Kaeley, Joy, Molly, Carolyn, Mary Beth, Kevin, Craig, and I got together to discuss Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing To Our Brains. We had enthusiastic and interesting conversations about the book, which broadened to address work, ethics, community values, and built on some of the discussion we had as a... Continue reading “Library folks reading books!” ›
I was looking for "Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius" and was surprised to find that ZSR didn't have this book in its holdings. Thank you for the suggestion. I will pass this along to our book selectors. Continue reading “From the Suggestion Box: Another Book Suggestion” ›
Please order the book, "The Social Animal" by David Brooks. I will pass this along to our book selectors. Thanks for the suggestion. Continue reading “From the Suggestion Box: Book Suggestion” ›