James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
National Library Week (April 4 – 10, 2021) is a time to celebrate our nation’s libraries, library workers’ contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic, library workers continue to exceed their communities’ demands and adapt resources and services to meet their […]
“Famous Firsts in Women’s History” is Smith Library’s Women’s History Month theme for 2021. There have been numerous trail-blazing women in the United States. These pioneers have made achievements in business, politics, science, education, arts, literature, sports, and numerous other areas. Here are some of women’s notable firsts. Katharine Graham is the first woman […]
-Blog post by Bryan Nicholls, ILL Assistant/Evening Library Supervisor Interlibrary loan is a game changer when it comes to research and earning your degree. Think about it, if there is a book that HPU Libraries doesn’t have, you are not out of luck because the library can borrow it from another library that does have […]
The message behind the current racial justice protests hits close to home for us, as a major turning point in the Civil Rights movement took place just down the road from HPU. Those who grew up in the area are well acquainted with the story: four black NC A&T University students–Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, […]
-blog post by Josh Harris, Media Services At HPU Libraries we consistently support and encourage active thinking, information literacy, and creativity. This can take many forms, be it gathering scholarly articles for a research paper, combing through databases for a statistical analysis report, and sometimes, filming and editing an original movie. Dream, Above and Beyond […]
-blog post by Sheri Teleha, Serials & Cataloging Librarian Among its many other shortcomings, 2020 saw a lapse in movie releases, with theaters across the country closed for months due to the COVID-19 crisis. Movies in production were put on hold to protect the cast. One thing people had plenty of time to do in […]
-blog post by Melinda Pennington, Evening Reference Librarian Pandemics have plagued humans from the beginning of time. The very existence of humans living in communities among other humans and animals nearly guarantees that people will get sick from communicable and pervasive diseases. America and North Carolina have not been immune to many of those disease […]
The holiday season brings with it a distinct mood – a coziness and warmth that shields us from the chill of winter. It’s really no wonder so many authors have tried to capture that feeling in ink and paper over the years. The comfort of Christmas exists in the hearts of so many, a nostalgic […]
Medieval castles, swordfights, wizards in long robes and pointed hats – sometimes, a fantasy world very unlike our own is the escape a reader is looking for. Who wouldn’t want to disappear into a verdant Middle Earth? An alternate history where we traded technology and modern comforts for magic and adventure. Our own Earth pales […]
-blog post by Leanne Jernigan, Wanek Center Librarian Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes a chill in the air, spooky decor, pumpkins galore, scary movies, enormous spiders, all the candy we can eat, and [maybe?] adorable trick-or-treaters. This makes me wonder, however, did we always celebrate Halloween this way? In this […]
