The construction season will begin in ZSR on May 9th with the emptying of the front two “24 hour” study rooms, and the simultaneous removal of the shelving from the Periodicals Room.

Once the Periodicals Room is emptied, the furniture from the 24 hour rooms, (except for the huge study carrels, which will be disposed of) is going to be moved up to the Periodicals Room to be redeployed through out the library over the next few weeks. The couches from the Rhoda’s side will end up in the new Mandelbaum Reading Room.

The coke and snack machines are being relocated to the hallway outside of room 204. The lockers will be in the Reynolds 2 hallway by the study rooms.

Beginning on Monday, May 12, the usual entrance to the library will be closed. The new entrance will be through the door closest to the parking lot in the Atrium, west side. Signage will be posted beginning Friday, May 9. The exit desk and the gate will be moved on May 12.

If you need to reach the library during that time, please note:

For reference questions or any other information, you can send a text message, IM, or email.

Study room reservations can be made online.

Book renewals can be done through the website by logging on with your borrower card number.

Interlibrary loan requests can also be placed through the ILL request form.

We apologize for the inconvenience. This temporary interruption will provide us with necessary upgrades to enable us to give even better service in the future.

ZSR has implemented a study room reservation system that is completely online to allow students to reserve one of its 7 study rooms. Click on the “Study Rooms” link from the ZSR homepage or bookmark the link. Any currently registered student can choose to request an available room for up to two hours per day. Reservations can be made in segments from half an hour to two hours long, but students can only reserve two hours total per day. Students can make reservations up to 5 days in advance. WFU username and password are required to make the reservation.

“Ever since I became ZSR Director in 2004, students have been asking for longer library hours. First we stayed open until 1:00 am, then we started Wake the Library during exam week, and now we are pleased to remain open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. It is all part of fulfilling our mission: helping our students succeed!” said Lynn Sutton, ZSR Library Director.

From 1-8 a.m., only students, faculty, and staff will be admitted to the building, and will need to swipe their ID cards to enter. A security guard will be posted near the entrance from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. each night. “We also wanted to ensure that we could continue to provide a safe and welcoming study space for the students of Wake Forest. So, we are very pleased that Campus Police has also provided coverage throughout the overnight hours at our security desk. The security guard will ensure that only currently registered students, and currently affiliated staff and faculty are the only people that can come into the library between 1am and 8am Monday through Friday,” according to Mary Beth Lock, Head of Access Services for the library.

Wanda Brown, Associate Director of the ZSR Library, said, “Providing 24/5 access to our library’s facility, collections and services is the first of several strategic initiatives that we believe once implemented will greatly enhance and support the continued successes of our students, faculty and staff. So stay tuned, there’s more excitement to come!”

The complete library calendar is available online. The library may have reduced hours during holidays, between semesters, and over the summer.

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Through the Lenovo Friends & Family program, friends and family of WFU can use the WFU Reynolda campus portal and buy any item that Lenovo sells online at 5% below Lenovo’s current regular web prices. The range of items is wide, from computers to peripherals, including speakers, headsets, projectors, webcams, and wireless routers.

5% of all sales go to support the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Coy C. Carpenter Library, and the Professional Center Library.

Digital Forsyth is a collaborative digitization project by Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library and Coy C. Carpenter Medical Library, the Forsyth County Public Library and Winston-Salem State University’s C.G. O’Kelly Library to preserve Forsyth County’s photographic history and to make it more accessible by providing online access to the images in their collections. A federal grant awarded last fall by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the State Library of North Carolina is underwriting the three-year, $225,000 project. The goal, over the course of three years, is to scan and post online about 12,000 images depicting Forsyth County’s cultural history.

Check out the website: Digital Forsyth!