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I attended the NC LIVE in-person conference on Friday, May 17, 2024. It was good to see librarian colleagues from around the state and beyond as well as reconnect to new individuals I met at the NCICU Resources meeting on Thursday, May 16th at Campbell University. The 2024 theme “Wellness in Libraries” resonated with me... more ›
On Monday, we gave our first conference presentation: “Making, Managing, and Marketing a Wellness Collection in an Academic Library” at NC Live’s Annual Conference, a conference fittingly focused on Wellness in Libraries! It was a great first time experience for us both in submitting a proposal, and preparing and giving a presentation. From the time... more ›
TPD @ C4L Last week, I traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan for the Code4Lib conference. Code4Lib is a loosely organized group of coders, hackers, and a merry band of the tech-savvy and tech-interested from around Library Land. I started with a tour of U-M’s Shapiro and Hatcher libraries. In my time there, the Shapiro was... more ›
On Friday I attended the 2024 NC LIVE Annual Conference at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington. The theme of conference was “Wellness in Libraries.” And considering all of our work in Public Services on our Wellness Collection, I was excited about this conference and looking forward to learning what others are doing in the... more ›
This year’s LOEX Conference was held in Naperville, Illinois – about 30 miles west of Chicago. The LOEX committee weaved Naperville’s connection to trees into its theme: Branching Out: Growing and Adapting your Information Literacy Practice We have to acknowledge that our meals both within and outside the conference were excellent! Most notable was the... more ›
The ZSR Recognitions: Thank a Colleague! program provides an opportunity for employees to submit a note of thanks to their colleagues. These can be for going above and beyond, helping a job get done, general appreciation, or any reason thanks can be given. Here are those who were recognized over the summer. Thanks to all... more ›
The Public Services team is currently busy working extended hours to accommodate our finals week schedule! Here’s a recap of what we were working on last month: Consolidation of Available Shelving Space The Public Services team has been working on consolidating available shelving space. We currently have 590 empty bays (“bay” refers to the metal... more ›
The Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) held its annual conference at the State Archives of North Carolina in Raleigh April 17-19th. We had a good group of SCA folks there, so we thought we’d summarize our experience for your reading enjoyment. Ashelee I began my SNCA experience by attending an informative workshop on the... more ›