September marked the completion of fall student employee
training and significant progress on collection maintenance
projects, including the return of the ML–MT collection to
the 8th floor. Public Services also supported campus
outreach, collaborative displays, and continued off-site
storage operations.
September at a Glance
| 70–75 Student training hours | 5,731 Off-site items audited |
| 49,161 Library visitors | 4,841 Study space hours booked |
Core Operations
Public Services completed its fall student employee training during September. Staff across User Services and Collection Maintenance provided approximately 70–75 hours of new student employee training over a three-week period. All Public Services student employees are now trained for the semester.
Collections
Laura Milcarzyk, Patrick Ferrell, and Public Services student employees completed the return of the ML–MT collection from its temporary location in Reynolds 1 during the HVAC repairs to its home on the 8th floor. Catalog records have also been updated to reflect the collection’s return to the 8th floor.
Student employees are now shelf-reading the Q section in Reynolds 2. Patrick continues to coordinate the project and address barcode scanning, mis-scans, and other issues as they arise.
Shifting work on Reynolds 5 has also progressed into the Q section. Student employees are leaving shelves approximately half full to provide room for future growth in the French Literature collection, with Patrick coordinating the work and back-shifting as needed.
Meg, Patrick, Laura, and Public Services student employees also weeded the Browsing Graphic Novels collection in the Atrium. Selected materials were moved to Reynolds 5 to create additional room for growth in the browsing collection.
 5th Floor |  8th Floor |  Browsing Graphic Novels |
User Services
Throughout September, Public Services supported several outreach and engagement activities at ZSR Library. Wake Up Wednesday was held outside ZSR on September 16, followed later that day by a Three to Four Ounces tabling event outside the ZSR Atrium. The arts and literary magazine returned for a second tabling event on September 21, with editors
offering short personalized poems to students.
Additional outreach included a You Can Vote tabling event on September 23 and a Suicide Prevention Month table on September 30.
Public Services also supported two table-tent deployments during the month. Wellness Center substance-use table tents were placed throughout the library on September 1. On September 2, approximately 75 Fall Career Fair table tents were distributed across high-traffic library spaces, including the Atrium, 4th-floor Wilson, Mandelbaum Room, Scholars Commons, Room 401, and the 24/7 Reading Room.
What’s On Your Mind? Comment Board
The What’s On Your Mind? Comment Board continues to provide an opportunity for students and other library visitors to share their thoughts, experiences, and feedback with ZSR Library.
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Book Displays
September Displays
September featured two collaborative and course-related book displays:
- Color of Law, a collaboration with the Wake Forest Law Library
- History of Sports, based on Professor Susan Rupp’s syllabus for Connecting the Classroom and the Library
 History of Sports |  Color of Law |
October Book Displays
The following displays are planned for October:
- Reading the Revolution —
Special Collections & Archives - Fall Vibes — Erin Jones
- Color of Law — Wake Forest Law Library & ZSR Library collaboration
- Reynolda House Museum
- Connecting the Classroom and the Library: Graphic Novels — based on Professor David Lee’s syllabus
- Halloween — Erin Jones
- LAM Anthropology Museum
- Connecting the Classroom and the Library: Sports History — Laura Milcarzyk; based on Professor Susan Rupp’s syllabus
Off-Site Storage
In September, the Offsite Storage team:
- delivered 98 physical items,
- fulfilled 29 electronic requests,
- accessioned 98 new items,
- and audited 5,731 items.
In September, Alayna Veasey:
- fulfilled 9 SCA offsite requests,
- returned 2 SCA offsite requests,
- shifted 61 SCA books and periodical boxes offsite,
- and shifted 30 SCA boxes offsite.
Professional Activities & Development
On September 28–30, Alayna Veasey attended the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), expanding her knowledge of collections management and operations for libraries, museums, and historic buildings.
James Harper and Rodrigo Castro participated in ASERL’s Rapido Unpacked discussion group, a series of four one-hour sessions focused on the operational aspects of Rapido, Ex Libris’s resource-sharing platform. The discussions provided an opportunity to explore workflows, practices, and operational considerations related to implementing and managing Rapido.
Collaborations
Crafternoon: On September 14 and 28, Jemma Johnson, Danielle Key (RIO), and Hannah Reynolds (Fellow) handed out candy and craft kits in a continuation of Public Services and RIO’s ongoing Crafternoon series. This month’s Crafternoons featured WFU coloring books from the WakerSpace and a folding hand fan craft.
External Events: On September 24, Will Ritter and Rodrigo Castro met with Daisha Bunn, Barry Davis, and Veronica Escamilla-Brady to discuss processes for coordinating external events. The group will continue to meet regularly to identify opportunities to streamline and improve these processes.
Building Occupancy:
Rodrigo Castro, Veronica Escamilla-Brady, and Thomas Dowling met with the Occuspace liaison to review building occupancy analytics and discuss the accuracy and reliability of the system’s reporting.
Facilities: On September 30, Facilities conducted a walkthrough to
assess the condition of the exterior windows in the
Reynolds Wing. The assessment will help determine whether
upgrades or replacements are needed.
September Statistics
September’s Public Services statistics reflect continued
use of library spaces, circulation services, resource
sharing, and research assistance.
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