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AAPI Celebration Tuesday, April 23 from 6-8 p.m. in Manchester Plaza Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month at Wake Forest! While AAPI Heritage Month is nationally observed in May, the Wake Forest community is coming together in April to honor and uplift AAPI cultures and contributions. Hosted by Culturality,... Continue reading “Celebrate AAPI Heritage at Wake Forest with ZSR Library” ›
On Wednesday, March 26th, Elizabeth Ellis and I took LIB110A and B on a field trip to WFDD, the local public radio station that just so happens to be on campus! This is one of two field trips on the syllabus of our class, “Research after Wake,” a class that prepares graduating seniors for the... Continue reading “LIB110 Visits WFDD” ›
We’re excited to share that several major improvements are coming to ZSR Library this summer! These updates will enhance our spaces for the long term but will bring some short-term disruptions. We expect construction to begin on Tuesday, May 20, and be completed by Saturday, August 16. Please note that these dates are tentative and... Continue reading “Big Summer Upgrades Coming to ZSR!” ›
Please join us for a panel discussion on the history and future of ZSR Library. The panel will feature ZSR Dean Emeritus Lynn Sutton, current ZSR Dean Tim Pyatt, and the incoming Dean Lauren Pressley. The discussion will also be moderated by the Executive Director of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), John Burger.... Continue reading “ZSR Past, Present, and Future” ›
As I enter the final few months of my fellowship here in ZSR, I wanted to take the time to share highlights from some of the projects I’ve worked on, as well as what I’m still looking forward to in the time I have left. In the fall, I stayed busy with outreach programming, fellows... Continue reading “Check-In with the 2024-2025 ZSR Fellow” ›
In early March, Dean Tim Pyatt and ZSR Development Officer Joel Rivera collaborated with Wake Washington Coordinator Jennifer Richwine to create a special event at the DC campus for Wake alums. As part of their Lunch & Learn Series for the DC area, we participated in Conversation & Collections: A Peek into ZSR’s Political Archives.... Continue reading “Wake Washington: Presentation on Congressional Collections & Senator Richard Burr Papers” ›
ZSR recently purchased an institutional streaming license for the documentary film, Divisible. This award-winning film provides a detailed look into redlining: what happened, where it came from, who was involved, how it supposedly “ended”, and why the 1968 Fair Housing Act did not actually get rid of redlining or its impact. Told through a combination... Continue reading “DIVISIBLE: Redlining Documentary Now Available through ZSR” ›
I was fortunate to teach a book repair workshop for The Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) on March 6. The workshop was held in the Preservation lab, part of their Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University in D. H. Hill Library in Raleigh. I co-taught with my friend and colleague, Robin... Continue reading “Society of North Carolina Archivists Book Repair Workshop” ›
In efforts to build a sustainable partnership between the Crossnore Community for Children, and to welcome students to Anderson Academy, Crossnore’s new Public Charter School opening this fall, ZSR is launching the Welcome! Back to School (WBTS) campaign from Tuesday, March 18 through Tuesday, April 29. Why Crossnore? For over 100 years, Crossnore Communities for... Continue reading “ZSR Partnering with Crossnore’s Anderson Academy” ›
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” ›