Friends of the UNCG Libraries

Military Times Edge magazine has named UNCG a “Best for Vets” school. UNCG is the only public university in North Carolina included in the annual ranking.  As the home of the Betty Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, the University Libraries takes special pride in receiving this recognition.

In this season of Thanksgiving, we take a moment to appreciate one of the many special donors to our University Libraries and say thank you to all. Carolyn Weill LeBauer, a 1936 graduate of Woman’s College, cherished her alma mater.   She was a Greensboro native who contributed greatly to the community through her association with civic, cultural and medical auxiliary activities over many years.   She died in March 2012, and we are pleased to announce that her estate has now established the Carolyn Weill LeBauer Fund to support the book arts collection housed in the Special Collections of Jackson Library at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro..   “This is an appropriate way to honor Carolyn’s memory and interests,” says Dean Rosann Bazirjian of the University Libraries.   “She was a member the Friends of the UNCG Libraries for many years, and she and her husband Maurice gave a special volume to the book arts collection back in 1975, one which re...

From our Friends at the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts at UNCG comes this calendar of upcoming events: Winston-Salem Writers’ Open Mic Night —Tuesday, November 20 th , 7:00PM Community Arts Café, 411 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Free and open to the public You’re invited to join in on the third Tuesday of each month for an open mic. Read 5-minute excerpts from your prose or poetry to a friendly and receptive audience. Unlike a “slam,” there’s no judging. Sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Local Author Mary Flinn Book Launch: A Forever Man — Tuesday, November 20 th , 6:00PM Bistro 150—Oak Ridge Commons, 2205 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, NC 27310 Free and open to the public Award-winning Greensboro author Mary Flinn launches A Forever Man , her fourth novel in the saga beginning with The One . Autographed copies will be available for purchase just in time for holiday shopping. Guests are encouraged to stay and dine...

Reference Librarian Steve Cramer is doing some training at the Chamber of Commerce next Wednesday as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. His course will be Marketing Research Tools to Grow Your Business at Greensboro Entrepreneur on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (EST). Register at http://gewnov14mrt-rest.eventbrite.com/ The North Carolina Library Association held the 2012 Leadership Institute on October 25th thru October 28th at the Caraway Conference Center. The mission of the Leadership Institute is as follows: "The Mission of the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Leadership Institute is to create opportunities for learning and skill building in leadership and mentoring. The Institute will cultivate an improved understanding of self and others, while inspiring participants to serve in leadership roles within the profession at local, state and national levels" The University Libraries were well represented by four of our li...

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of our colleague Mr. Robert Bixby , who passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012 after an extended illness. Rob was an employee of the University Libraries working as a Digital Imaging Technician in Jackson Library since May 2009. Rob joined UNCG in April 2003, and worked for the Center for Youth, Family & Community Partnership as a Computing Support Tech II prior to transferring to the University Libraries. His obituary can be found online at: http://obituaries.news-record. com/obituaries/news-record/ obituary.aspx?pid=160734518  

We have recently learned of the death of retired historian Richard Current, who taught at UNCG for many years. Dr. Current was one of America's leading historians, with a particularly strong reputation for his work about Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Current served as head of the Department of History and Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1955-1960, and was a University Distinguished Professor of History at UNCG from 1966 to 1983. His papers are in the UNCG Archives and are described here . See his obituary from the Washington Post here .

You are invited to attend a presentation by author Marjorie Hudson about Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, at 4 pm on Thursday, November 8 in the Virginia Dare Room in the Alumni House. The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Friends of the UNCG Libraries. This project is also made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, see http://uncgfol.blogspot.com/ 2012/10/virginia-dare-in-fact- and-fancy.html . An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available.