May 8, 2026 • 9:50 am
We would like to congratulate all of our graduating senior student employees. Spring 2026 is one of the largest class of graduates we have had in a long time. We thank you for your hard work for the University Libraries. We will miss you all very much! Zach Jackson...
May 7, 2026 • 1:57 pm
Congratulations to Kevin Garcia Bautista in Resource and Acquisitions for earning a Master of Arts in Media, Technology and Learning Design from the Reich College of Education. We are proud of your accomplishments,...
May 4, 2026 • 10:32 am
Please join us in congratulating Russell Paige for being selected as the 2026-2027 Supervisor of the Year by the Office of Student Employment. Russell supervises 12 students during the evening and night shifts for the Access and Public Services division. Russell...
May 1, 2026 • 10:35 am
After almost 39 years, Dianna Johnson will retire from the University Libraries. Her retirement date is June 1st. Her work with interlibrary loan and document delivery has ensured faculty and students are able to acquire the books, articles, primary sources, scores,...
April 24, 2026 • 10:44 am
Tracey Ford, Director of Development for the University Libraries, retired effective May 1 after 35 years of dedicated service. Tracey helped raised money for the Belk Library and Information Commons, the Children’s Literature Symposium and student scholarships....
April 15, 2026 • 9:06 am
We are excited to announce that Adelia Daly will be the new Digitization Technician in the Digital Initiatives & Special Collections Division! In this role, Adelia will be responsible for performing digital imaging and analog-to-digital audio/video conversion for...
March 12, 2026 • 2:44 pm
Recently, Special Collections Dr. Emily Kader, Anne Belk Professor for Distinctive Collections, Curator of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, was invited to give a public presentation at the Watauga County Public Library, hosted by the Digital Watauga Project and...
March 11, 2026 • 3:27 pm
Bill Pillow and Jason Wolfe recently earned a certificate of completion for a Library Juice Academy class entitled Introduction to Cataloging. Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development courses for librarians, archivists, and other staff,...
February 18, 2026 • 9:15 am
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...
January 30, 2026 • 9:35 am
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...
January 16, 2026 • 9:43 am
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...
January 15, 2026 • 9:44 am
Special Collections hired two new Graduate Assistants join the team this spring: Grace Buckner and London Fowler. Welcome...
January 9, 2026 • 9:46 am
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:...
