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In preparation for the holiday season, don’t forget to check out some of the wonderful selection of holiday DVDs that ZSR has to offer! Mary has pulled many of the holiday titles and displayed them on the small bookshelf by the door of the DVD room. We thought we’d highlight some popular and not so... Continue reading ““Check Out” These Holiday DVD Recommendations” ›
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library understands that the need for good information does not stop when you leave college. In fact, sometimes it increases. That is why ZSR has provided library borrower cards to alumni free of charge for years. But we are always looking for ways we can assist our alumni who do not... Continue reading “New ZSR Programs for WFU Alumni” ›
On Saturday, November 30th, the ZSR Library hosted “Pizza and a Movie” for any students remaining on campus during the Thanksgiving break! This idea developed from Dean Sutton, based on feedback from students who were on campus over Thanksgiving last year and needed more services. ZSR opened on Friday and Saturday to help meet the... Continue reading “Pizza and a Movie @ ZSR!” ›
Got fines and a desire to help the hungry in our community? This December 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... Continue reading “ZSR’s “Cans for Fines” provides food for Campus Kitchen” ›
In the next few months, ZSR will host several exhibits I wanted to mention. In addition, I was invited to participate in the Letterforming exhibit at Scales Fine Arts Center. Currently, there is an exhibit based on the classwork of Lynn Book called Everyday Innovations. Lynn’s class on Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise uses journaling to... Continue reading “ZSR Fall Exhibits” ›
Like the little gnome in the movie, Amelie, our graffiti wall moved from ZSR to the Mag Quad today for a few hours. The Gender Equality Allies group on campus supports positive body image, positive role models and other issues on inequality. Last year, we partnered with this group, headed by Amy Shackelford to do... Continue reading “ZSR Graffiti Wall Gets Out of the House to Support Gender Equality Allies” ›
If you are working on a research paper or project this semester and would like a bit of help from one of the research experts at the ZSR Library, here’s your chance. We are holding two drop-in research help sessions during the end of the semester paper-writing season in ZSR Library classroom 476: Monday, November... Continue reading “Sources, Citations and Cocoa!” ›
On Halloween, some brave (and perhaps tortured) souls were transported to another dimension. A dimension where a house had unpainted interior walls. This house, being built by Habitat for Humanity on North Cherry Street, needed interior primer. Wanda Brown, Barry Davis, James Harper, Tim Mitchell, Chelcie Rowell, Bill Kane and Craig Fansler spent the day... Continue reading “Halloween at Habitat” ›
Statistics are an important component when evaluating performance. The numbers in this infographic highlight the tangible value of ZSR Library’s collections, services and facility to the Wake Forest Community. Click image to view larger Continue reading “At ZSR Library in FY 2013” ›
On Friday, October 25th from 9-11 pm, the ZSR Library hosted another Human v Zombies event at ZSR! We had 80 students attend and seven amazing volunteers from the ZSR staff! Thanks to Susan Smith, Tim Mitchell, David Link, Thomas Dowling, Chelcie Rowell, Chris Burris, Lauren Suffoletto and student John Walsh for all their help... Continue reading “Humans v Zombies – Fall 2013” ›