During August 2025

Inside ZSR

ZSR Safety & Security Bulletin : August 2025 Edition

Welcome back! With the semester just getting underway, the Safety & Security Committee has been busy this summer laying the groundwork for a safe and prepared academic year. Emergency Planning The draft Offsite Emergency Plan is currently under review. Committee members are expected to read through it this month, and it will be brought forward... more

Kathy @ NCICU Library Resources Group Meeting

On August 6, I represented ZSR at the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Library Resources Group Meeting at the Carlyle Campbell Library at Meredith College in Raleigh. This group comprises institutions from across the state, and at this particular meeting there were folks from as far west as Mars Hill University and as... more

Public Service’s Student Worker Chronicles

“Papers, Papers, and More Papers. Will It Ever End?” Intro by Laura Milcarzyk and Jemma Johnson For many college students, writing doesn’t feel like art—it feels like work. It’s the blinking cursor on a blank page, the late-night paper, the hours of research, and the assignment they’d rather avoid. Unlike painting or sculpting, writing often... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: July 2025

Shifting Projects The second and final relocation of Oversized materials on Reynolds 1 is now complete. Planning is underway for the relocation of Periodicals and Government Documents, pending final approvals. In the meantime, the music scores are beginning to be moved from Reynolds 6 to Reynolds 4 as part of the overall collection reorganization. Building... more

Lauren P. at UNC ULAC

As you know, it’s been such a joy to experience the welcome back to Wake Forest and ZSR. What I haven’t had the chance to say as directly is how I have also been looking forward to reconnecting with the North Carolina academic library community. When I started my career here, I thought the collegiality... more