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ZSR recently purchased an institutional streaming license for the documentary film, Divisible. This award-winning film provides a detailed look into redlining: what happened, where it came from, who was involved, how it supposedly “ended”, and why the 1968 Fair Housing Act did not actually get rid of redlining or its impact. Told through a combination... Continue reading “DIVISIBLE: Redlining Documentary Now Available through ZSR” ›
In efforts to build a sustainable partnership between the Crossnore Community for Children, and to welcome students to Anderson Academy, Crossnore’s new Public Charter School opening this fall, ZSR is launching the Welcome! Back to School (WBTS) campaign from Tuesday, March 18 through Tuesday, April 29. Why Crossnore? For over 100 years, Crossnore Communities for... Continue reading “ZSR Partnering with Crossnore’s Anderson Academy” ›
Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Danielle Key, Outreach Coordinator Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I am the new Outreach Coordinator here in the Library. So far I have worked on leading... Continue reading “5 Questions with Danielle Key” ›
Celebrate this Women’s History Month with a good book! Make sure to check out the ZSR Reviews display near the library services desk in ZSR, which will be Women’s History-themed all month long! In addition, check out our audiobook collection for a curated list of inspiring audiobooks, written about women and by women. Below are... Continue reading “Explore Women’s History through ZSR’s Browsing Collection” ›
We have planned an event-filled spring– make sure to save the dates for these awesome library events! For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar or follow us on our social media channels! New Exhibit Fields of Fortune: North Carolina’s Legacy in Leaf and Labor (Feb.- Dec. 2025) March Opening Reception for “Fields of... Continue reading “Save the Dates! Spring Events in ZSR” ›
We celebrated Valentine’s Day this year at ZSR with our annual Blind Date with a Book (BDWAB) program. This year we gave away around 350 books to excited students during this cherished library tradition. The event promotes leisure reading while celebrating and supporting our community of readers at Wake Forest. We gather popular fiction and... Continue reading “Blind Date with a Book 2025” ›
> Featured in images: Kaiser, Inez Yeargan. Soul Food Cookery. Kansas City: Inez Kaiser & Associates, 1968. Harwood, Jim, and Ed Callahan. Soul Food Cook Book. Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Productions, 1969. De Knight, Freda. A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes. New York: Hermitage Press, 1948 Continue reading “Roots and Recipes: Cookbooks in Special Collections that Explore African American Culinary Traditions” ›
The Maya Angelou Garden Party is an annual event hosted in Bailey Park to honor Dr. Maya Angelou by celebrating community, storytelling, and art. Each year this event is free and open to both the public and broader community, with poetry reading and spoken word performances on display to honor Dr. Angelou’s literary legacy. Food,... Continue reading “2025 Maya Angelou Garden Party” ›
ZSR Library recently acquired access to Gale Indigenous Peoples of North America (IPNA) through our membership in NCLIVE. NCLIVE is a statewide library cooperative that supports public and academic libraries across North Carolina. IPNA is a wonderful addition to our existing resources to support research on native and Indigenous peoples. The 52 collections included in... Continue reading “Gale Indigenous Peoples of North America (IPNA)” ›
Join us for an engaging conversation with the authors of A Blessing, Not a Burden. Dr. Alex Kor, the son of two Holocaust survivors, tells their remarkable story with co-author Graham Honaker in a conversation moderated by ZSR Library Dean Tim Pyatt. Continue reading “A Conversation with the Authors of A Blessing, Not a Burden” ›