James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
by HPU Librarians In common with all areas on campus, HPU librarians with campus partners have been working diligently to prepare all of our library spaces for the start of the new school year. We take very seriously the health and well-being of all HPU family members who enter and use our library spaces – […]
Did you know that the School of Education Resource Center is available to HPU faculty and staff? Just bring your passport and you can use it to check out books from our collection of 6,000+ classic and modern children’s literature, from picture books to novels–even graphic novels for kids! We have something for every age, […]
Often without realizing it, we live in a largely unseen world of linguistic connections, that since birth, have rooted each of us directly in antiquity. Language and vocabulary, learned from our parents or families, provide connections to both our immediate, recent and far distant pasts. High Point University Libraries provide access to over 200 databases, […]
Who doesn’t wish they could time travel at a time like this? Whether you’re looking back to the time before Spring Break when we were on campus together or looking forward to (hopefully!) returning soon, the idea of a time machine is more appealing now than ever. Fortunately, HPU Libraries offers many ways to spend […]
Join RIO for a virtual book discussion May 6th! RIO is the Reference, Instruction, & Outreach section of the NCICU Library Collaborative, and in celebration of National Library Week RIO is kicking off a community read of the novel Big Fish, by North Carolina author Daniel Wallace. Readers are invited to attend the virtual author […]
by Andrew Fair – Evening Reference Librarian Imagine that you have been ship-wrecked and have washed up on a desert island in the Pacific Ocean, all alone. Luckily your laptop has survived immersion, and warm waves are washing your toes as you sit on the beach! Fortunately, the wi-fi signal is strong, and your battery […]
As the world of education adapts to the sudden pivot to online education amidst the current public health crisis, academic librarians are now focusing primarily on helping students and faculty access the resources they need remotely. Initially this was quite a challenge, particularly with textbooks, many of which are either not available for library purchase […]
High Point University announced recently that Spring Break will be extended another week and classes will be moving online the following week in order to do our part to help “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 outbreak. Librarians have since been working to ensure that the campus community has access to the information and resources […]
Finding something new and varied to read for interest and enjoyment can sometimes be a challenge. By its very nature, the act of reading to oneself is a personal and intimate experience. So much of the reading process involves the reader syncing their imagination, experiences and expectations with that of the author. It can be […]
