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L to R: Anna Nicodemus, Mallory Durr, Courtney Vris On Tuesday, April 20, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library hosted the inaugural Senior Showcase, an event honoring exemplary research completed by Wake Forest College undergraduates. Students shared their thesis research in a three-part lecture in the Allen Mandelbaum Reading Room. The 2010 honorees were: Anna Nicodemus... Continue reading “Senior Showcase Highlights Undergraduate Research” ›
Herodotus- Father of History and Father of Lies is the title of this First Year Seminar. Herodotus apparently had an inclination to record history and make things up. This year is probably the tenth year I’ve worked with Dr. Jeff Lerner and his history classes doing exhibits. The class came to Preservation about a month... Continue reading “Herodotus FYS Exhibits” ›
On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library hosted the inaugural Senior Showcase, an event honoring exemplary research completed by Wake Forest University undergraduates in their final year. Honorees shared their research from their senior theses before the Wake Forest community in a three-part lecture in the Library’s Allen Mandelbaum Reading Room. The... Continue reading “Senior Showcase” ›
In February, I received a request asking for library staff to provide tours for 80 students. The students are participating in the Project Launch Program. For several years now, I have had the privilege of working with this group to coordinate tours. The students are seventh graders from Paisley IB Magnet School, and they are... Continue reading “Annual spring event showcases ZSR” ›
Shan Woolard from Career Services worked with me to put some books in an exhibit about careers. This is very timely with graduation looming and students preoccupied with ‘what’s next.’ Continue reading “Career Services Exhibit” ›
Each semester I’ve taught LIB100, I try to find a broad,general topic for the class to work from. I like a topic that will have sufficient research that each group can find lots of good material for their group exhibits. Spring 2010 led me to using “Global Warming and Climate Change” as this general topic.... Continue reading “LIB100 Spring 2010 Exhibits cover Global Warming and Climate Change” ›
For the month of March, an exhibit of books on women’s issues has been assembled in honor of Women’s History Month. Continue reading “March is Women’s History Month” ›
African American Art of the 20th & 21st Centuries Wednesday, January 27, Room 204, 3 p.m. As an early kick-off to Black History Month, Dianne Caesar, Executive Director of Winston-Salem’s Delta Arts Center, will speak on African American art and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries with special emphasis on the New Negro Movement.... Continue reading “Spring Library Lecture Series” ›
For Black History Month 2010, a number of titles from the ZSR stacks were used to illustrate the talents of African American artists. Continue reading “Black History Month” ›
A number of books taken from our Rare Books Collection at ZSR were used to illustrate the variety of book forms created by artists. Fine Bindings are also discussed and explained in this exhibit. Continue reading “Artists Books Exhibit” ›