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Join us in Special Collections & Archives to celebrate author Finley Turner and her debut novel The Engagement Party. Participants are encouraged to read the book prior to the event to have a book club style discussion followed by remarks from the author. Special Collections & Archives is particularly proud to host Finley, as she... Continue reading ““The Engagement Party” Book Discussion with Author Finley Turner” ›
Each spring, ZSR Library celebrates the achievements of our employees at the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon. At this year’s event on May 24, seven colleagues were recognized for their contributions to ZSR this past year in one of four award categories: Outstanding Staff Employees of the Year: Maia Dickinson & Jemma Johnson, Public Services Outstanding... Continue reading “Celebrating Our 2024 ZSR Library Employee Awards Winners” ›
In the fall of 2020 with support from the ZSR Board of Visitors, we started offering innovation grants to ZSR faculty and staff to encourage experimentation and new ideas. These grants have made activities from workshops to Little Free Libraries possible. Grants range in size from $50 to $2,000 and you can read about some... Continue reading “ZSR Innovation Grants Awarded 2023-2024” ›
On Friday, June 21st, over 160 students and families attended the June Alumni Admissions Forum. After their campus tour, they returned to Byrum Hall, where a wide variety of student support services were ready to tell our stories! ZSR had a table between the WakerSpace and Athletics, and we talked to 58 people in an... Continue reading “ZSR at the June Alumni Admissions Forum!” ›
At the end of each school year, I do my best to review the newly available collection finding aids. Special Collections’ student assistants have been working at such a pace this year that I’m not done updating online finding aids for all the collections that they worked on! In December 2023, I published 28 new... Continue reading “Newly Processed and Recently Updated Collections, 2023-2024” ›
Did you know that you can still access many of your favorite library resources after you graduate? As an alumni, you can find job search tools, small business support, academic articles, language learning, and more through the library. Here’s how it works: Follow the link below to access your free 10-day pass through Wake Forest... Continue reading “NC Live Access for Alumni” ›
Join us for an exploration of two books about food: the science of food, agribusiness, flavor engineering, the mystique of haute cuisine, and plenty of other juicy topics. Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Thursday, June 20, 2024, 4:00 pm ET When the world’s food crops are devastated by a smog that... Continue reading “2024 ZSR Board of Visitors Virtual Book Club” ›
In August of last year, I started as a Reference and Processing Assistant in Special Collections and Archives. Coming to this work mid-career, with a background in teaching, I draw on existing skill sets for some tasks but face a learning curve for others. I can’t emphasize enough how encouraging and supportive the Special Collections... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Emily Houlditch” ›
Thanks to support from the ZSR Library Board of Visitors and other donors, we awarded ten $2,500 scholarships to library student workers for the 2024-2025 academic year. To be eligible, students must have met the following criteria: Full-time student Strong academic performance In good standing with the University Be an hourly student worker for ZSR... Continue reading “AY25 ZSR Student Employee Scholarship Winners” ›
As we head into the summer holiday your Business Liaisons wanted to highlight a couple of great features and content available via ZSR’s subscription to the Financial Times/FT.com. Not taking full advantage of your full-access to FT.com? Check out the information here to get access today! Highlight and “See Related Articles” feature: Reading an article... Continue reading “Digging into the Financial Times” ›