We’ve just reached the milestone of 100 Digital Collections! Let’s take a look at our newest additions. African American Families Photograph Scrapbook Collection This collection contains a photograph scrapbook and items from the scrapbook ranging from 1920 to circa 2000. The family or families documented in the scrapbook are unknown at this time. Some individuals... Continue reading “100 Digital Collections and Growing: See What’s New” ›
Replacement of an aging HVAC unit in ZSR Library’s Reynolds wing on the 8th floor will periodically cause some disruption in ZSR starting Monday, February 27th until early April. On Tuesday February 28th from 7am-5pm, the circle in front of the library will be blocked off to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic while a crane... Continue reading “HVAC Installation in ZSR” ›
On Valentine’s Day we celebrate our love of books with the campus community through our Blind Date with a Book (BDWAB) program. This year we paired ~350 books with eager students during this much beloved, pop-up library event. BDWAB aims to promote leisure reading and cultivate a community of readers on campus. To plan for... Continue reading “Literary Matchmaking! Blind Date with a Book at ZSR Library ❤️” ›
By Daisha Bunn and Tanya Zanish-Belcher This past Friday (February 3), Z. Smith Reynolds Library was honored to host a birthday celebration in honor of Dr. Ed Wilson’s 100th birthday (February 1). Nearly 250 visitors came to briefly visit with Ed and Emily in addition to enjoying cake and other refreshments, signing beautiful guest books... Continue reading “Celebrating Dr. Ed Wilson’s 100th Birthday!” ›
In January, the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center opened an SCA-sponsored exhibit: What Happened? Houck Medford’s Photographic Witness for Floyd County, Virginia, curated by SCA Medford Curatorial Associate Tsing Liu (’23). The exhibit, comprised of platinum photographic prints, will be available to the public through February 24. We are also pleased to announce a virtual exhibit,... Continue reading “The Presence of Absence: New Virtual Exhibit by SCA Medford Curatorial Associate Tsing Liu, ’23” ›