I have just finished reading Dead and Alive, Essays by Zadie Smith. Thoughtfulness is often a slow process & difficult to put words to, but Smith’s book does it well…

Mass Appeal Records and Nas have been pumping new life into rap this year by releasing the Legend Has It series, a string of new albums by hip-hop heavyweights. One…

My favorite game of 2025 is Blue Prince (https://www.blueprincegame.com/). This game is definitely of the ‘don’t spoil yourself too much, just try it’ variety and is really…

I read The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine, DVM in preparation for a class I am teaching, and it is a wonderful addition to the genre of veterinary memoir. She…

Since 2020, the Special Collections Research Center has maintained a Reparative Archival Description group to identify and discuss harmful language in our collection guides and digital collections. As stated on our…

What a productive semester it has been for our Instruction and Outreach efforts! We’re thrilled to share a brief recap of the work we’ve accomplished in partnership with faculty…

This blog post contributed by Campbell Dunne, Special Collections Desk Assistant, and edited by Todd Kosmerick.John Tyler Caldwell served as chancellor of NC State from 1959 to 1975. This year…

You may remember thisblog post where we discussed the intricacies of making boxes for theRoy Gussow models and studies. In March of this year, his family got in touch to offer…

As you enter the Hill Library through the Brickyard, take a moment to walk through the Ground Floor Reading Room to your right. Maybe even sit down and open a laptop…

The NC State University Libraries now offers Wolf Tales toolkits for event use or self recording as a way for people to share their experiences of NC State and contribute to…