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Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight how the ZSR Library is not the library you remember! We will begin in ZSR Atrium and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful new study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on some of our... Continue reading “ZSR and SCA Homecoming Events 2024” ›
Continue reading “Presentation by Sauda Mitchell (Samuel T. Gladding Book Artist in Residence)” ›
One of our primary missions at ZSR is to maintain a collection that supports the diverse research and teaching needs of WFU faculty and students. Each year, we purchase resources to fulfill that mission and meet the evolving needs of our community. This past academic year, we were able to add a variety of resources... Continue reading “ZSR New Resources 2023-2024” ›
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. Emma Gauthier, WFU Fellow for ZSR Library Tell us about what you do at ZSR Library? I’m part of the Wake Forest Fellows Program, where they pair graduating students with... Continue reading “Meet our 2024-2025 Fellow, 5 Questions with Emma Gauthier” ›
For three years, the Wake Forest LEAP Internship Program has been grooming Winston-Salem Forsyth County high school students for careers in STEM disciplines through hands-on laboratory experience while also enhancing their academic and professional acumen. As the program continues to grow, it aims to cultivate the education-career pathways of underrepresented students interested in STEM professions.... Continue reading “LEAP Program Incorporates ZSR Instruction (Again)!” ›
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” ›