The Triad Black Lives Matter Protest Collection was created to document the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality protests and race relations in the Triad area of North Carolina. The collection contains digital photographs and video footage relating to the George Floyd protests. Collecting for the project is ongoing, and the archive is particularly interested in…
Month: May 2021
Our Next UNCG Alumni and Friends Book Club Selection Is “Even As We Breathe: A Novel” by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
“Even As We Breathe: A Novel” by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle is our next UNCG Alumni and Friends Book Club selection for May, June and July! “Even As We Breathe” is the first novel published by an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation and was included on several end-of-year lists for the best…
Krista Westervelt Is Honored with the 2021 University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award
Krista Westervelt has been awarded the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award (ULURA). The award focuses on the ability of an undergraduate student to locate, select and synthesize information from library resources for the creation of an original research project or paper. Westervelt is a junior Peace and Conflict Studies major and Gerontology Program minor at…
Dylan Morris Is the Recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Student Library Worker Award
University Libraries is pleased to announce Dylan Morris, student desk manager in the Access Services Department, is the 2021 winner of the Outstanding Student Library Worker Award. While working for University Libraries, Morris helped patrons and answered questions at the circulation desk. He could always be counted on to do any job necessary and in…
May is National Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is National Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month, a time to celebrate the Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture in the United States. The celebration originally began in 1978 when a Joint Resolution signed by President Jimmy Carter designated the first 10 days of May to Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. In 1990, President…