Outreach

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LENS 2011 Wrap Up

On Thursday, July 28th, Bobbie Collins and I attended the final presentations of the LENS students. Each group worked on a different project over the course of the three weeks of the program. These projects ranged from building and installing rain barrels at Courtney Elementary to working in the WFU Campus Garden, now known as... Continue reading “LENS 2011 Wrap Up”

Building IL skills with ENG 107 students (co-authored by Giz Womack and Bobbie Collins)

This summer Giz Womack and Bobbie Collins have coordinated several information literacy (IL) classes for faculty. Last week we organized IL activities for high school students participating in the LENS program, and this week we provided library instruction for Dr. Collin Craig’s ENG 107 class (Foundations in Academic Research and Writing). Before our initial class... Continue reading “Building IL skills with ENG 107 students (co-authored by Giz Womack and Bobbie Collins)”

LENS@WFU: Round 2 (co-authored by Giz Womack and Bobbie Collins)

In May, Giz started planning with Luke Johnston and Leigh Stanfield for the second summer LENS program (A program that teaches rising high school juniors and senior about both the issue of sustainability and about writing at the college level.) In his role as Outreach Librarian, Giz really found some new ways to promote the... Continue reading “LENS@WFU: Round 2 (co-authored by Giz Womack and Bobbie Collins)”

Have ThinkPad, Will Travel

On Monday, March 28th, at the request of one of the Resident Advisers, Leigh Vogedes, Librarians from ZSR took ThinkPads to the lobby of the Babcock Residence and answered a variety of Reference questions from students as they passed. Ellen Daugman and I worked together from 1-2pm and then I covered the desk from 2-4pm.... Continue reading “Have ThinkPad, Will Travel”

Nicaragua Nexus

I had the privilege of joining the Wake Forest delegation to Managua Nicaragua February 23-26, 2011 to dedicate Casa Dingledine in the program known as Nicaragua Nexus. This facility is different than Wake Forest’s other international houses in that it is not residential (yet) and is intended for short stays of 1-3 weeks, rather than... Continue reading “Nicaragua Nexus”

Embedded in Art Seminar

As many of you know, I am a HUGE fan of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. HUGE. So when I noticed that Peggy Smith in the Art Department was teaching a seminar on him this semester I asked her if I could sit in on the class in return for being the ’embedded’ librarian... Continue reading “Embedded in Art Seminar”

Another Successful “Capture the Flag@ZSR”!

On Friday, January 14th, The ZSR Library and the Office of Student Life teamed up to offer our second “Capture the Flag@ZSR”. Check out Susan’s wonderful photos (including a cool time lapse movie) While not as heavily attended as the first capture the flag event we held in August, around half of the students who... Continue reading “Another Successful “Capture the Flag@ZSR”!”

Food for Fines, Fall 2010

Got fines and a desire to help the hungry in our community? The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will accept non-expired, unopened canned goods as payment for overdue fines. For each can of food donated, $1 will be waived from your library fines. (No maximum.) Only canned goods will be accepted. The program will run from... Continue reading “Food for Fines, Fall 2010”

Video: ZSR Team at Hit The Bricks 2010

Hi all, If you couldn’t make it to the quad during Hit The Bricks last Thursday, watch all the fun here: Continue reading “Video: ZSR Team at Hit The Bricks 2010”

ZSR helps Habitat for Humanity

Yesterday, members of ZSR’s staff answered the call from President Hatch to spend some time helping out at WFU’s Habitat for Humanity Houses. The location of the houses was in the south western edge of the city, so far from city center that even I (a person used to big cities) had to proclaim, “are... Continue reading “ZSR helps Habitat for Humanity”