Library News

L-R: Mike Lancaster, Director Lynn Sutton, Provost Tiefenthaler, President Hatch, Mark Williard

An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 30 to celebrate the Summer 2008 renovations in Z. Smith Reynolds Library, including a new Starbucks, which opened September 22.

James Alty, associate vice president for facilities and campus services, was the master of ceremonies for the Sept. 30 ceremony. The program included brief remarks by Jill Tiefenthaler, provost; Lynn Sutton, director of Z. Smith Reynolds Library; Jermyn Davis, student government president; Chuck Hoover, senior regional development manager for Starbucks; and Randy Rogan, associate dean of the Graduate School. Mark Williard, the architect for the library renovation project and Mike Lancaster, vice president & principal for Frank L. Blum Construction Company were introduced and applauded for the superb project. Refreshments were provided in Starbucks before and following the ceremony.

Room 401, the room that used to house Current Periodicals on the 4th floor of the Reynolds Wing, has been repurposed into student group and individual study space. New furniture, complete with additional power capabilities, was delivered and installed on September 25. The new space adds 82 new seats, a combination of soft seating and collaborative/individual table seating.

Stop by the library and get some coffee at the new Starbucks!

Hours for Starbucks are:

The grand opening will be next Tuesday, September 30th at 11:30 am. Enjoy!

Join the ZSR Library and the Resident Technical Advisers (RTAs) as they host a video game night in the Library atrium on Friday, September 12th from 7pm-11pm. Register in advance by emailing itc@wfu.edu to reserve a space for game play or drop by the event to watch the games and tournament and enjoy some pizza!