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Early Images of Watauga County's Yesteryear
Dec 18, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center posted a story about some of the earliest photographers of the local area whose documents are held in the...

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Rapido Arrives at Appalachian State: More Access, Simpler Requests
Dec 16, 2025

Appalachian State University Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of Rapido, a new interlibrary loan and document delivery system.  Rapido...

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2025 Fall Graduates - Library Student Employees
Dec 15, 2025

2025 Fall Graduates - Library Student EmployeesWe would like to congratulate all of our graduating seniors student employees.  Thank you for your...

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Greta Browning named Head of Special Collections
Dec 15, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Greta Browning will be the new Head of Special Collections beginning January 1st.As Head of Specia...

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Barbara Freiman receives an Honorary Doctorate from Appalachian State University
Dec 12, 2025

Dr. Jobe Bell and Barbara Freiman enter Fall 2025 Commencement - Photograph by University CommunicationsAn Honorary Doctorate Degree was conferred to ...

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University Libraries sponsor Ticket Checkout for the Annual Hayes School of Music Holiday Scholarship Concert
Nov 26, 2025

The University Libraries sponsored a ticket check out for the Annual Hayes School of Music Holiday Scholarship Concert held in the Schaefer Center on ...

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Special Collections Marks Busy Fall with Wide-Ranging Instruction for 26 Academic Courses
Nov 24, 2025

Special Collections staff reviewed a busy fall semester in which they hosted 26 class visits for library instruction. The English and Watauga Resident...

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Presentation at the Association of Creative Techologies in Academic Libraries Conference
Nov 14, 2025

The Association of Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries (ACTAL) held its 4th Annual Meeting, November 5–7, 2025, at the University of Tenness...

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Presentations at the CHARLESTON CONFERENCE - November 5-7
Nov 11, 2025

The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library...

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Ghost Story Telling Contest in Special Collections - October 28
Oct 30, 2025

On October 28, a Ghost Story storytelling night was hosted in the Special Collections reading room. A witch, Dr. Emily Kader, Anne Belk...