News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
Save the dates for the number of Spring events at ZSR. For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar or follow us on our social media channels! Exhibit Opening in February Reading the Revolution: Print Culture in 18th Century America (February – December 2026) January Collaborative Bookmaking: Finding New Ways to Tell a Family’s... Continue reading “Save the Dates! Spring Events in ZSR” ›
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On October, 26, 2025, I taught a Book Repair Workshop in Boone, NC at the Watauga County Public Library. This library is nice architecturally, with a mountain feel, and inside it has a number of great resources. In the restrooms, they have a good supply of all sizes of disposable diapers. They really care about... Continue reading “Book Repair Workshops in Boone and Goldsboro” ›
Join historian Craig Thompson Friend, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of History and Public History at North Carolina State University, Samuel T. Gladding Fellow, and a Wake Forest University alumnus (’83), for a special two-day exploration of the remarkable life of Lunsford Lane, the self-emancipated entrepreneur and author whose story challenges and enriches our understanding of... Continue reading “Exploring the Life and Legacy of Lunsford Lane: A Two-Day Lecture Series with Craig Thompson Friend” ›
This semester, I assumed instructional responsibilities for the LIB100 class visits to Special Collections and Archives. During these one-off visits, I sometimes choose different materials to exhibit, while these materials have important historical value to the university, I consistently aim to emphasize the research value. While working with collections was an opportunity for me to... Continue reading “A New Semester of LIB 100s” ›
