Library News
Library Faculty Attend the 95th Annual Music Library Association Conference
Jill Eller, Rebecca Shaw, and Shane Watson, and Associate Dean Veronica Wells, recently attended the 95th Annual Music Library Association Conference. The meeting of the Music Library Association was held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in Salt Lake City, UT, from...
Mid-Semester Reset: March 25 – April 8
Event Update: April 8 We had a phenomenal turnout for our Mid-Semester Reset Events. Our film showings, events in the Makerspace, and snack breaks were a big hit for our students as they tackled midterms after Spring break. Although this is our first year of hosting...
Greta Browning Attends CODEX Book Art Fair & Symposium
Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Greta Browning, had the opportunity to attend the Tenth Biennial International CODEX Book Art Fair & Symposium, February 7-9, 2026, in Oakland, California. Read the full story in the Special Collections News blog.
Jewel Davis Featured in Appalachian Today
Jewel Davis, Instructional Materials Center librarian and the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor featured in Appalachian Today for her work chairing the committee that selected the 2026 Randolph Caldecott Medal winner for best children’s picture book...
Merlefest Archives Featured in the Watauga Democrat
The University Libraries was featured in an article in the Watauga Democrat about the Merlefest Archives.
Hannah Helmey attended Bibliography Week In New York
Public Services Librarian, Hannah Helmey recently had the opportunity to attend Bibliography Week, a yearly event held in New York City at the end of January. Read the story originally posted in the Special Collections News blog.
Jewel Davis appointed Instructional Materials Center Librarian and the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor
Following a national search, we are very pleased to announce that Jewel Davis is now the Instructional Materials Center Librarian and the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor. Jewel will also continue her leadership as the Director of the IMC. Jewel has...
Special Collections Research Center hires 2 New Graduate Assistants
Special Collections hired two new Graduate Assistants join the team this spring: Grace Buckner and London Fowler. Welcome aboard!
Gary Boye to Retire June 30, 2026
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Gary Boye, Professor and Director of the Music Library, on his forthcoming retirement, June 30, 2026. Gary began his career with the Appalachian State University Music Library in 2000 and had many accomplishments including:...
New Library Mobile App
There's a new way to connect with University Libraries: the Ex Libris Library Mobile app, now available for Apple and Android. Students, faculty, and staff can use Library Mobile to: Manage due dates, holds, and renewals Access Library Search and request items Easily...
2026: Newest Additions to the Public Domain
Each January 1st, an incredible group of creative works—books, films, music, art, and more—becomes freely available for anyone to use, share, adapt, and build upon. This annual milestone is an important reminder of how the public domain fuels teaching, research,...
Early Images of Watauga County’s Yesteryear
The Special Collections Research Center posted a story about some of the earliest photographers of the local area. Documents held in the Special Collections Research Center were a part of the collection of Reverend J. Norton Atkins (1881-1962), a clergyman of the...
Sai Estep Earns Masters of Library Science
Congratulations to Sai Estep for earning her Masters of Library Science from North Carolina Central University! The NCCU School of Library and Information Sciences offers a course of study leading to the ALA-accredited Master of Library Science degree (MLS) with a...
Allan Scherlen’s Poetry featured in As The Crow Flies
Appalachian Journal's online journal, As the Crow Flies, released its second edition on December 15. Featured in the publication is poetry by library faculty, Allan Scherlen. Also, Allan wrote a poem honoring Dr. Barbara Freiman. It was read at a reception last week...
Rapido Arrives at Appalachian State: More Access, Simpler Requests
Appalachian State University Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of Rapido, a new interlibrary loan and document delivery system. Rapido is fully integrated into the new Library Search interface introduced in summer 2025. Rapido will provide faculty, staff,...
Greta Browning named Head of Special Collections
We are pleased to announce that Greta Browning will be the new Head of Special Collections beginning January 1st. As Head of Special Collections, Greta will provide strategic leadership, vision, and oversight for Special Collections, which includes the Appalachian...
2025 Fall Graduates – Library Student Employees
We would like to congratulate all of our graduating seniors student employees. Thank you for your hard work for the University Libraries. We will miss you all very much! Ileana Gomez-Arceo Noah Malin Victoria Dobson Jordan Docto Amelia Ross Cowan Ramirez Uriel...
2025 Finals Fest recap
The University Libraries hosted Library Finals Fest December 1 - 10, 2025 to help our students destress and take time to have fun during finals week. The Libraries offered over 30 events at our 3 campus libraries and hosted well over 160 students even though inclement...
Barbara Freiman receives an Honorary Doctorate from Appalachian State University
An Honorary Doctorate Degree was conferred to Library Advisory Council member, Barbara Foard Freiman on Friday, December 12 during the 9am commencement ceremony. Chancellor Norris said, “On occasion, Appalachian State University honors individuals who have made...
Kay Borkowski receives a 2025 North Carolina Volunteer Service Award
Library Advisory Council member, Kay Borkowski was recognized by the Watauga County Board of Commissioners as one of the six Watauga County recipients of the 2025 North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. The Governor’s Volunteer Service Award honors the...