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Community Elders, Mississippi, July 1975

Wilson Library acquires life's work of Roland L. Freeman

By Emi Maerz | March 26

In a donation from the Kohler Foundation, the University's Southern Folklife Collection recently received over 50 years of photographic work documenting ...

Southern Exposure magazine to celebrate 50 years of investigations, oral histories

By Ashley Quincin | March 6

Southern Exposure, an award-winning journal with a legacy of investigative reporting in the South, will celebrate its 50th print anniversary this Saturday ...

Live-action Clue to return to Wilson Library in March

By Madison Gagnon | February 19

Wilson Library began hosting a live-action Clue event in the fall of 2012. Amid the pandemic, the program could only host virtual and outdoor watch parties ...

Q&A: María Estorino begins position as University Librarian

By Emi Maerz | February 14

Two weeks ago, María Estorino began her journey as the new vice provost for University Libraries and University librarian. Staff Writer Emi Maerz ...

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Wilson Library features 'Every Book A Mirror' art collection

By Liza Smith | January 26

"Every Book a Mirror: Book Artists Engage with the 21st Century" is a new collection within Wilson Library that opened up earlier this month. The collection ...

Queerolina exhibit aims to preserve LGBTQ+ history at UNC

By Holly Adams | September 12

Queerolina, an online oral history exhibit in the Wilson Library Special Collections, works to tell the history of the LGBTQ+ community at UNC through ...

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Detectable lead levels found in drinking fountains at Wilson Library

By Liv Reilly and Preston Fore | September 1

The University has discovered detectable levels of lead in the water of three drinking fountains in Wilson Library, according to a campus-wide email sent ...

University Librarian Elaine Westbrooks was 'right leader for the right time' at UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 29

Elaine Westbrooks is the first Black University librarian since the position was created in 1901 at UNC. “I lean into that because it really changes ...

University Librarian Elaine Westbrooks to depart UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 4

Westbrooks' last day at UNC will be on May 31. After leaving UNC, she will be the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell.

'On the Books': University Libraries research project digitizes NC Jim Crow laws

By Kate Carroll | February 6

The project is using machine learning technology to digitize every Jim Crow law passed in North Carolina between the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras. ...

'All over campus, all over town': Story of Us archive preserves LGBTQ student voices

By Brooke Elliott | January 24

The Carolina Pride Alumni Network, Wilson Library and the Southern Oral History Program have partnered to create 'The Story of Us' – a digital archive ...

'Climbing the Hill': UNC History class develops a podcast on the history of women at UNC

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | May 31

“Climbing the Hill,” a podcast aimed at retelling the stories of women at UNC, was named that because it captured all the documents and the stories ...

University Libraries launches Reckoning Initiative to advance anti-racism work

By Jennifer Tran | May 31

Elaine Westbrooks, vice provost for University Libraries and University librarian, said that prior to the pandemic, the Libraries held an exhibition examining ...

North Carolina Collection curator Bob Anthony to retire after 40-year career

By Lauren McCarthy | May 27

Bob Anthony, curator of the North Carolina Collection and director of the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, is set to retire on May 31 after a 40-year ...

Digital time capsules: UNC Story Archive preserves oral histories for future generations

By Brianna Atkinson | April 18

The UNC Library is looking for participants for its recently released UNC Story Archive, a program where members of the campus community can tell their ...

UNC graduate donates $6.2 million rare book collection to University Libraries

By Greta Travaglia | July 20

Florence Fearrington, a 1958 graduate of UNC, donated a rare book collection earlier this summer valued at $6.2 million to University Libraries. The gift ...

Column: A definitive list of the best places to study on campus

By Kyle Ingram | June 29

As students look ahead to a fall semester full of uncertainty, here is definitive list of the best places on campus to grind out a paper — or try to ...

Wilson Library showcases the work of specialized state newspapers

By Anna Neil | February 27

Forty-five news sources, nearly two centuries of news: Get a glimpse of North Carolina history through Wilson Library's "Papers for the People: A Treasury ...

Candidates for police chief face tough questions, comment on campus culture

By Preston Lennon | July 2

Two finalists for the University's police chief position, who both currently serve in higher education law enforcement, will answer questions on Tuesday ...

More than music: Wilson Library brings exhibit by Cheryl Thurber about Mississippi

By Jerome Simpson | April 21

"She has strong composition and technical skills. Aesthetically, I think there's a lot of visual depth to her photographs."