Friends of the UNCG Libraries

What is a day in the University Libraries like? Of course, there is no typical day.  Each one brings a different set of challenges and opportunities as we work to advance and support learning, research, and service, but one day recently we took a snapshot of our day, and it looked like this: 7865 people entered the libraries in person; 16,145 visitors  looked at a library web site page; 366 mobile devices accessed our resources, more than 76% of them for the first time, and mobile use is growing; 14,285 articles from NC DOCKS containing the scholarly output of UNCG and other UNC system partners were used; 1085 people used one of our 221 public personal computers, laptops and IPads, and they printed 6165 pages; 200 public service questions were fielded by library faculty staff (face to face, by phone and virtually over the Internet), and there were 13 more consultation sessions;   Japan and the United Kingdom topped the list of countries outside the US accessing our resources

The Friends of the UNCG Libraries elected new officers at their recent annual meeting, which featured Nikki Giovanni providing “An Evening of Poetry, Love, and Enlightenment.” Outgoing chair Billie Durham served as master of ceremonies at the event, attended by 332 members and other attendees.   Funds raised at the dinner support the University Libraries. The new Chair of the Friends is Dr. Karl Schleunes of Greensboro, Professor Emeritus of History at UNCG, where he specialized in Modern German History and the Holocaust.   Schleunes taught for 45 years, including 39 years at UNCG.   Major publications include The Twisted Road to Auschwitz: Nazi Policy toward German Jews, 1933-1939 and Legislating the Holocaust: The Bernhard Loesener Memoirs .   An avid library user and supporter, Schleunes is also a collector of travel accounts by American travelers to the Holy Land (Palestine) during the 19th century and the early 20th century (up to 1948).   He is married to the Brenda S