The ZSR Library Blog
Replacement of an aging HVAC unit in ZSR Library’s Reynolds wing on the 8th floor will periodically cause some disruption in ZSR starting Monday, February 27th until early April. On Tuesday February 28th from 7am-5pm, the circle in front of the library will be blocked off to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic while a crane... Continue reading “HVAC Installation in ZSR” ›
On Valentine’s Day we celebrate our love of books with the campus community through our Blind Date with a Book (BDWAB) program. This year we paired ~350 books with eager students during this much beloved, pop-up library event. BDWAB aims to promote leisure reading and cultivate a community of readers on campus. To plan for... Continue reading “Literary Matchmaking! Blind Date with a Book at ZSR Library ❤️” ›
By Daisha Bunn and Tanya Zanish-Belcher This past Friday (February 3), Z. Smith Reynolds Library was honored to host a birthday celebration in honor of Dr. Ed Wilson’s 100th birthday (February 1). Nearly 250 visitors came to briefly visit with Ed and Emily in addition to enjoying cake and other refreshments, signing beautiful guest books... Continue reading “Celebrating Dr. Ed Wilson’s 100th Birthday!” ›
In January, the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center opened an SCA-sponsored exhibit: What Happened? Houck Medford’s Photographic Witness for Floyd County, Virginia, curated by SCA Medford Curatorial Associate Tsing Liu (’23). The exhibit, comprised of platinum photographic prints, will be available to the public through February 24. We are also pleased to announce a virtual exhibit,... Continue reading “The Presence of Absence: New Virtual Exhibit by SCA Medford Curatorial Associate Tsing Liu, ’23” ›
On the evening of Friday, January 27th, 2023, the ZSR Library hosted our first CozyFEST, and it will not be our last! This event exceeded our expectations, bringing 119 students into ZSR. We teamed up with the “World Tea Association,” a large and successful student organization that connects members of the WFU community through tea,... Continue reading “CozyFEST @ ZSR” ›
The DH@Wake Speaker Series is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Fenella France, Library of Congress, on Monday, January 30 at 3:30 pm in the ZSR Auditorium (404). A light reception will follow in the Special Collections Reading Room. Dr. France is the Chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library... Continue reading “DH@Wake Presents Fenella France, Library of Congress” ›
Thanks to an incredible team effort across ZSR, we now have a collection of board games ready for checkout! While ZSR has had games available for students on Wilson 4 for over a year, it’s only recently, after conversations with students from the board game club and others at ZSR, that we came up with... Continue reading “Adding Board Games to ZSR: A Team Effort!” ›
For students, faculty, and staff who need to organize their research and find a better way to cite sources, Zotero may be just what you are looking for! You can register for one of our workshops offered this semester or learn online from our Zotero videos. It only takes 45 minutes in a workshop or... Continue reading “Need to Organize Your Research and Cite Your Sources? Try a Zotero Workshop!” ›
As we bid farewell to 2022, let’s take a moment to review our year in reading. The following titles from our browsing collection represent books that were frequently checked out by members of our reading community in the past year. Additionally, a few ZSR librarians and staff members wanted to share their favorite reads in... Continue reading “2022: The Year in Reading” ›
The Biology Department’s Neuroscience Program has facilitated their book club each semester for many years and offers participation to students, faculty, and staff. This fall’s meeting featured Benjamin Ehrlich’s The Brain in Search of Itself: Santiago Ramón y Cajal and the Story of the Neuron. Over the course of three meetings, about 40 students and... Continue reading “Neuroscience Book Club: The Brain in Search of Itself” ›