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Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Danielle Key, Outreach Coordinator Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I am the new Outreach Coordinator here in the Library. So far I have worked on leading... Continue reading “5 Questions with Danielle Key” ›
Celebrate this Women’s History Month with a good book! Make sure to check out the ZSR Reviews display near the library services desk in ZSR, which will be Women’s History-themed all month long! In addition, check out our audiobook collection for a curated list of inspiring audiobooks, written about women and by women. Below are... Continue reading “Explore Women’s History through ZSR’s Browsing Collection” ›
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” ›
As we conclude Black History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight several recent oral history interviews that have been added into the Expanded Wake Voices Inclusive Student Life oral history project. I have had the privilege of interviewing four alumni and one current student, each of whom shared their unique experiences... Continue reading “Expanded Voices: An Experience in Learning about Wake Forest Campus Life from Past and Present Students” ›
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” ›
The Maya Angelou Garden Party is an annual event hosted in Bailey Park to honor Dr. Maya Angelou by celebrating community, storytelling, and art. Each year this event is free and open to both the public and broader community, with poetry reading and spoken word performances on display to honor Dr. Angelou’s literary legacy. Food,... Continue reading “2025 Maya Angelou Garden Party” ›
ZSR Library recently acquired access to Gale Indigenous Peoples of North America (IPNA) through our membership in NCLIVE. NCLIVE is a statewide library cooperative that supports public and academic libraries across North Carolina. IPNA is a wonderful addition to our existing resources to support research on native and Indigenous peoples. The 52 collections included in... Continue reading “Gale Indigenous Peoples of North America (IPNA)” ›
Who is Jane Austen? A guest blog post by Madeline Chanfrau Madeline is a current M.A. candidate in English at Wake Forest University who earned her B.A. from Davidson College. She is a Graduate Assistant with the University Writing Center and interns at the Wake Forest University Press. Her research interests include feminist and queer... Continue reading “Who Is Jane Austen? By Madeline Chanfrau” ›
Annual Report, 2024 It’s that time of year to share an update on everything Special Collections & Archives was able to accomplish in 2024. First and foremost, I would like to recognize the SCA team: Alayna, Ashelee, Beth, Craig, Emily, Kate, Marcia, Megan, Melde, Rebecca, and Stephanie as well as our student curatorial associate Parker... Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives Annual Report for 2024” ›