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Artwork, mixed-media piece, “hope, even when the creek rises, in response th Hurricane Helene

Jewel Davis' Art work featured in Appalachian Today
Oct 1, 2025

Jewel Davis', interim director of App State’s Instructional Materials Center art work created in response to Hurricane Helene featured in Appalachia...

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Book Publishing Support Program - October 2 at 9am
Sep 30, 2025

Please join us on October 2nd from 9:00AM to 12:00PM for the Appalachian Book Publishing Support Program!The Appalachian Book Publishing Support Progr...

Photo of a man in a red shirt and a woman with grey hair working on a handwritten document

American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meeting
Sep 29, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center participated in the American Conference for Irish Studies' Southern Regional Meeting, at App State o...

Photograph of the exhibit space on 4th Floor Belk Library exhibiting a comic book collection featuring female comics

Comic Book Exhibit 4th Floor Belk Library and Information Commons
Sep 25, 2025

In honor of National Comic Book Day on September 25, the Special Collections Research Center unveiled its latest exhibit, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

Photo of students participating in the Library Openhouse

Library Open House
Sep 19, 2025

On September 10, University Libraries hosted an Open House designed to showcase our role in supporting the success of App State students and faculty i...

Krystal Carter seated on the brightly colored painted steps of the Turchin Center

Krystal Carter joins Digital Initiatives and Special Collections Division
Sep 16, 2025

We'd like to welcome the new Oral History Assistant, Krystal Carter, to the Division of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections. Krystal is a...

Artist and students observing a pop up book open on a table in the SCRC

Artist Book Viewing in Special Collections
Sep 15, 2025

The Special Collections Research Center recently participated in a satellite event to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s End Paper Art Book Fair.&nb...

Front page of the Blowing Rocket Newspaper from June 11, 1932 from DigitalNC

Sai Estep presents at the Society of American Archivists annual conference
Sep 12, 2025

Sai Estep, recently attended the Society of American Archivists (SAA) annual conference in Anaheim, CA.  The conference theme was “ARCHIVES * R...

Photograph of Library Advisory Council Members seated in the driveway of Dean Sue Polanka

Library Advisory Council Tailgate and Football game - Saturday, September 6
Sep 12, 2025

On Saturday, September 6, the Library Advisory Council was invited to the home of Dean Sue Polanka for a pregame tailgate.  After the tailgate, C...

Library Advisory Council Meeting with members watching a presentation

Fall Library Advisory Council Meeting - September 5, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

On Friday, September 5, the Library Advisory Council met in room 024 of Belk Library and Information Commons.  The agenda included:A change of of...