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On Thursday, March 19, 2026, faculty, staff, and guests gathered in ZSR Library to celebrate faculty authors and artists from across the Reynolda campus who published books or produced creative works in 2025. This was the first time that ZSR had hosted an event like this since 2019, and we were excited to bring it... Continue reading “Recap: 2026 Faculty Authors & Artists Celebration” ›
On Friday, April 24th join us for a day celebrating creativity and zines! Whether you are a student looking to win prizes or a faculty/staff member looking to to learn more about zines, we have an event for you. We are excited to host two events: Zine Fest! When: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Where:... Continue reading “Wake Up to Zines: Celebrating Zines & Zine Pedagogy at Wake Forest” ›
A special shoutout and thank you to our donors for the Deacs Day of Giving, who contributed nearly $1700 to Special Collections & Archives: Welborn Alexander Virginia Charest Barry & Margaret Clendenin Jeffrey Paul Hogg Amanda Jones Timothy Pitman Joel Rivera Kevin Sutton Mary Tribble Steven Wright Their gift (and yours, it’s never too late)... Continue reading “SCA Deacs Day of Giving–March 19, 2026” ›
After a 6-year hiatus, the ABCs of Special Collections series has returned! This blog post was written by my student employee Taylor McGrew, a senior double majoring in Philosophy and Politics & International Affairs. What started as a simple writing project for Taylor turned into processing her very first collection from start to finish, all... Continue reading “ABCs of Special Collections: N is for…” ›
“A Room of One’s Own: Women’s Experiences at Wake Forest University” Please stop by Special Collections & Archives (Room 625, ZSR Library) on Wednesday, March 18 from 3:00-5:00 pm to view a special popup exhibit in honor of Women’s History Month. Explore the diverse experiences of women at Wake Forest in this pop-up exhibit, featuring... Continue reading “Popup Exhibit for Women’s History Month (Special Collections & Archives) March 18, 3:00-5:00 pm” ›
In our class, Megan Mulder and I attempt to describe how books developed through time. However, we do tend to focus on the “Hand Press” period (1450-1800) where movable type and manual presses began to replace handwritten texts. Megan’s lectures follow this process, and I teach labs which are meant to reinforce the development of... Continue reading “LIB260-History of Material Texts – Papermaking” ›
Last week I had the incredible privilege to share stories from North Carolina’s wonderful libraries with Congressional Offices in Washington, DC as part of the American Library Association’s 50th National Library Legislative Day (NLLD). As Chair of the North Carolina Library Association’s Library Advocacy and Legislation Section (LALS), helping to plan for this event and... Continue reading “ZSR Represented at 50th Annual National Library Legislative Day in DC” ›
This article was written by Carolyn Rice, Manager of Operations and External Relations for the Wake Forest Historical Museum. It was originally written for and published in Circa Magazine. The Calvin Jones House is the oldest surviving building in the Wake Forest Local Historic District and a symbol of the town’s origins. Over the course... Continue reading “The Original Building of the Wake Forest College” ›