Friends of the UNCG Libraries

Terry Brandsma, Information Technology Librarian at UNC Greensboro, was recently recognized by OCLC as one of the 12 “superstar collaborators” among the more than 8,900 users from 3,500 libraries worldwide that use the online OCLC Community Center.  Since the Community Center was launched in July 2015, these 12 superstars collectively participated in more than 500 community conversations where they shared workflows, sought and gave advice to peers, contributed ideas on how to improve products, and interacted with product teams.  Terry is the Libraries’ system administrator for both WorldShare Management Services (the OCLC integrated library platform) and WorldCat Local (the OCLC public discovery interface). The superstar collaborators were first recognized at the WorldShare Management Services Global Community & User Group Meeting, held recently in Dublin, OH. Additional details can be found in  this OCLC Next blog post .

The Libraries are delighted to welcome Hollie Stevenson-Parrish  as Director of Communications and Marketing.  She will join us on January 3, 2017. Hollie received her BA in English from Wake Forest University and a Master of Public Affairs from UNC Greensboro.  Hollie brings several years of experience in public relations, marketing and communications. She comes to us from Hospice and Palliative Care where she has been Public Relations and Communications Manager since 2012.  Prior to that Hollie worked at UNCG as Assistant Director, Marketing and Creative Services for Annual Giving, at Winston-Salem State University as Marketing and Membership Coordinator and at the Enrichment Center as Communications and Public Relations Coordinator.

Here are a few of the events we have lined up for next spring: Monday, February 13, 2017 . Book discussion of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson ,  led by Dr. Saundra Westervelt of the UNC Greensboro Sociology Department. 7 pm. in the Hodges Reading Room.  Free and open to the public. Tuesday, March 21, 2017 .  Book discussion of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, led by Dr. Chuck Bolton of the UNC Greensboro History Department. 4 pm in the Hodges Reading Room.  Free and open to the public. Wednesday, March 29, 2017.  Friends of the UNCG Libraries Annual Dinner.  The speaker will be  Ray Suarez, former host of National Public Radio's  Talk of the Nation and author of numerous books including The Holy Vote:  The Politics of Faith in America and Latino Americans:   The 500-year Legacy That Shaped a Nation.  6 pm in Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center.  Ticketed Event.