By Jemma Johnson

Inside ZSR

What’s Happening in Public Services: October 2025

October Events World Mental Health Day Resource Fair, October 8 Jemma Johnson, Danielle Key, and Celina Seo tabled for ZSR at the World Mental Health Resource Fair from 4-6pm in the Benson Center rotunda. They gave out snacks, ZSR swag, and hosted a color your own bookmark table with highlights from the Wellness Collection. Crafternoons,... more

Jemma at NCLA Conference 2025

In October, I had the chance to attend and present at the 2025 NCLA Conference, and it ended up being one of the most rewarding professional development experiences I’ve had so far. I co-presented “Redefining the Librarian Role: Advocates, Designers, Marketers, and More” with colleagues from the NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Library Advocacy... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: September 2025

September Events Crafternoons, September 8 and 22 September saw the kick-off of the recurring Crafternoon program, a collaboration between Public Services and RIO. Headed by Jemma Johnson and Danielle Key with support from the library Fellow Celina Seo, Crafternoons offers snacks and a craft students can make in the library. This fun study break aims... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: August 2025

Welcome Back Student Workers! After a construction-filled summer, Public Services is excited to welcome back both new and returning student workers! We have hired 11 new students in our department, and in the next week or so, will be in various processes of training them over the next few weeks. The Public Services team is... 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

What’s Happening in Public Services: June 2025

Summer Construction Updates on the summer renovation projects from Rodrigo Castro: Main Entrance Doors The main entrance doors are now enabled (the Library, with the exception of the 24/7 area, is still closed to the public) which will facilitate the delivery of packages. We will, however, keep the delivery ramp on the west entrance until... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: May 2025

Summer Construction The Offsite Summer Projects are progressing as planned and in spite of all the challenges resulting from construction, library operations have continued uninterrupted. Patron services are working consistently and efficiently via the temporary service desk installed in Room 330. All Library Departments have adapted their processes to circumvent the challenges presented by construction... more

Jemma at NC LIVE 2025

I had the pleasure of attending this year’s NC LIVE Conference both in-person (Friday, May 16) and virtually (Monday, May 19), and once again, it was an absolute blast! I’ve been a fan of NC LIVE’s programming since my public library days because their sessions are always timely, practical, and full of inspiration. This year’s... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: April 2025

April Events Tabling Events at ZSR Residence Life and Housing, April 2 — In partnership with Alexa Florencio and Residence Life staff, the library helped host an interactive tabling event to share housing resources and engage students in end-of-year planning. Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 3 — As part of campus-wide programming, ZSR welcomed Alexus... more

What’s Happening in Public Services: March 2025

March Events Wake Up Wednesday, March 5 Wake Up Wednesday is a recurring event where the Division of Campus Life provides breakfast items and snacks to students, and raises awareness about what the Division of Campus Life does. Shifting Projects Significant progress has been made in our ongoing efforts to optimize space and improve accessibility... more