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On Wednesday, April 16th, two sections of LIB110 “Research After Wake” visited the Forsyth County Central Library at 660 W 5th Street! Shout-out to Jessica Hassler, Central Library Operations Manager, who led both tours! We had 19 of our students attend the tours, and the seven other students who were unable to attend are scheduling... Continue reading “LIB110 Visits the Forsyth County Central Library” ›
The Maya Angelou Garden Party started in 2017, making this 2025 party the eighth! (including a couple of years in an online format during COVID!) Hosted by Wake Downtown and held at Bailey Park, this event brings together Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, and the entire Winston Salem community for an entertaining and engaging opportunity... Continue reading “8th Annual Maya Angelou Garden Party” ›
On Friday, April 4th, nine folks from the WFU School of Professional Studies visited the Reynolda Campus. The ZSR Library hosted their visit in ZSR 665 (shout out to Megan Hobbs for making all the logistics work!) We secured them parking on campus in Lot E (shout out to Kristen Morgan for making that possible!),... Continue reading “The WFU School of Professional Studies Visits the Reynolda Campus” ›
On Sunday, March 30th, ZSR Library joined the Office of Sustainability and many other WFU campus partners to celebrate the start of spring at the Spring Equinox Festival! The event was held once again at Campus Gardens (off Polo Road) and featured DJs from Wake Radio, crafts led by several campus and community organizations, plant-forward... Continue reading “ZSR at the Spring Equinox Festival” ›
AAPI Celebration Wednesday, April 23 from 6-8 p.m. in Manchester Plaza Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month at Wake Forest! While AAPI Heritage Month is nationally observed in May, the Wake Forest community is coming together in April to honor and uplift AAPI cultures and contributions. Hosted by Culturality,... Continue reading “Celebrate AAPI Heritage at Wake Forest with ZSR Library” ›
On Wednesday, March 26th, Elizabeth Ellis and I took LIB110A and B on a field trip to WFDD, the local public radio station that just so happens to be on campus! This is one of two field trips on the syllabus of our class, “Research after Wake,” a class that prepares graduating seniors for the... Continue reading “LIB110 Visits WFDD” ›
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” ›
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” ›