Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
Last week, I travelled to NC State’s gorgeous Hunt Library to attend the 2026 NC Live Conference, themed “Libraries and Democracy.” I look forward to NC Live’s conferences every year and this one might have been my favorite so far! After a full day, I came away hopeful because despite all the challenges currently facing... more ›
Last week I traveled to Richmond to attend the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). I went a day early to attend a workshop focused on donor relations in Special Collections and Archives. My workshop was followed by two days of sessions. I chose the workshop to improve my understanding of donor relationships and public facing... more ›
This year’s meeting of the Music Library Association was held in Salt Lake City (I attended virtually) in February. Music and Wellness A colleague at Baylor knew that music could, on many levels, address wellness needs, and was looking for a way to integrate this approach into her outreach. When she stumbled upon an early-1800s... more ›
Freshmen Memories In any new endeavor, it is the first moments that can create the foundation for a positive experience. Experiences often turn into memories, which are known to impact the very center of the human soul. And memories become part of the intricate tapestry of stories that will bring history to life for each... more ›
On February 19th-21st, I attended the Workshop on International Skills Enhancement Conference (WISE), hosted at Brookstown. Through a grant, I was able to attend one of WISE’s preconferences, “Intentional by Design: Pedagogical Strategies for Meaningful Intercultural Learning,” led by Melanie Robbins and Jami Leibowitz of East Carolina University (ECU). The session focused on pedagogical approaches... more ›
The E-Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference did not disappoint! I’ve written up what I think is of broadest interest. Robert McDonald’s keynote address, “Dawn of the Machine Age? Near Futures for Libraries and Higher Education” was eye opening for me. I was unaware that a singularity is predicted by author Ray Kurzweil to happen in... more ›
Throughout this blog post, you will see that Access Services and Public Services are used interchangeably, since for all intents and purposes they mean the same thing and perform the same functions. This past November, I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a two day Access Services in Libraries Conference, held at the Global Learning Center... more ›
Core Forum is the annual conference for ALA’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructures, Futures. It brings together librarians and information providers in central roles of buildings & operations, leadership & management, metadata & collections, and technology. The conference focuses on six tracks or content areas: Access & Equity Buildings & Operations Leadership & Management Metadata... more ›
From Wednesday, November 12th to Friday, November 14th I attended one of my favorite conferences, the Beyond the Numbers Conference (BTN) hosted by the Research Division of the St. Louis Federal Reserve. Held every other year at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in St. Louis, MO, this conference is designed for librarians and... more ›
Over four days in October (Oct. 14–17), downtown Winston‑Salem became a hub for North Carolina’s library community as the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) held its 66th Biennial Conference. Z. Smith Reynolds Library (ZSR) contributed throughout—serving on planning committees, sharing work in sessions and posters, and engaging as attendees. In this post, members of ZSR’s... more ›