During October 2021

Here @ ZSR

Author Ed Southern, Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South

December 1, 4:00-5:15 (Wednesday), hosted by Special Collections & Archives: Join author Ed Southern as he talks about his new book Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South. Please register here to receive a Zoom link. Ed Southern, lifelong fan of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, the smallest school... Continue reading “Author Ed Southern, Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South”

History of Wake Forest Campus Style

Join Special Collections & Archives and the Wake Forest Historical Museum as we showcase campus styles over the decades. Featuring clothing, accessories, and photographs, we will highlight fashions and styles Wake Foresters have been sporting for decades. We hope you can join us for this fun virtual event! Register for this event › (Zoom link... Continue reading “History of Wake Forest Campus Style”

Creativity, History, and Zines: A Conversation with Archivists

Come join North Carolina Triad/Triangle archivists as they discuss the joy of zines—their construction, collection, and discovery as part of library collections, and what they represent for the communities and individuals who create them. Zines have long been a way for those marginalized by American society to have a voice of their own. They have... Continue reading “Creativity, History, and Zines: A Conversation with Archivists”

Fall Workshops on Data, Copyright, & More

The Digital Initiatives & Scholarly Communication department in ZSR Library invites faculty, staff, and graduate students to join us for our fall workshops on data carpentry, qualitative research tools, and course materials & copyright. Each workshop will be offered twice, once virtually and once in person. Note that for virtual sessions, a Zoom link will... Continue reading “Fall Workshops on Data, Copyright, & More”

Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Retreat – Fall 2021

After postponing last year’s Fall Break Graduate Student Retreat to Spring Break 2021, and then moving it to Zoom, it was nice to hold a face-to-face fall retreat over fall break this year! On Thursday, Oct. 7th, the ZSR Library, along with the Graduate School, hosted our fifth annual research retreat for WFU graduate students.... Continue reading “Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Retreat – Fall 2021”

Recapping Study Sunday @ ZSR

Last Spring, while discussing ideas for “New Deac Week” outreach events, the ZSR Outreach Librarians and the ZSR Student Ambassadors began to form an idea to both promote the services of the ZSR Library and our campus partners like the Writing Center and the Bridge, while also helping encourage new students to use the library... Continue reading “Recapping Study Sunday @ ZSR”

Handmade: Sculpture from Wake Forest Art Collections (Special Collections & Archives)

Please come and see the newest SCA exhibit! Handmade: Sculpture from Wake Forest Art Collections connects seemingly disparate objects through various three-dimensional mediums. This exhibition features works across Wake Forest’s nine different collections which were collectively executed over several decades. With a shortage of dedicated space to display art on campus, this exhibition is a... Continue reading “Handmade: Sculpture from Wake Forest Art Collections (Special Collections & Archives)”

Family Weekend at ZSR, by the numbers!

Friday afternoons in the ZSR Library are usually quiet, but last Friday, October 1st, 2021 found the library buzzing with ZSR students and families! The Library sponsored a program on Mis/Disinformation online in Pugh Auditorium from 2-3pm with 42 attendees, an Open House in Special Collections and Archives from 3-5pm with 90 attendees, and eleven... Continue reading “Family Weekend at ZSR, by the numbers!”