ZSR Library

The word "Welcome!" is superimposed over the ZSR Library's cupola logo.

We'd like to extend a welcome to the ZSR Board of Visitors who have been visiting us this week!

This Veterans Day, we pause with gratitude for all who have served. 🇺🇸

Thank you to our #DecoratedDeacs and veterans everywhere for your dedication and sacrifice.

The American Revolution, The Biblical Recorder and a Country Church Having begun publication 60 years after the American Revolution, the Biblical Recorder still had that momentous event as a fresh memory. Veterans of the fight for independence were elderly men in chur...

Marcia Phillips of @zsrspecial.bsky.social shares information about the connections between "The Biblical Recorder" and the Jersey Baptist Church in Davidson County, North Carolina! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

Living life in a movie ✨

A look back at Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2025, through the lens of Wake Forest Photographers #GoDeacs

See the Photo Story: https://wakefo.rest/43ByT4W

Do you need help getting your writing process off the ground? There are resources in ZSR and across campus available to you! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

Processing Archivist Kate Trathen shares her experience in completing the processing of the Richard Burr Congressional Collection in @zsrspecial.bsky.social! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

At the top of the image is an analog clock with the text "Don't Forget to Fall Back" next to it. At the center of the image is the text "Turn your clocks back by one hour!" The ZSR Library's cupola logo appears in the lower-left corner. The hashtag #MyZSR is in the lower-right corner.

This is a friendly reminder that #DaylightSavingTime ends tomorrow (Sunday, November 2). If you have any clocks that need manual adjustment, be sure to set them back by one hour tonight!!

Pro Boo-manitate is everywhere. 👻🖤 Happy Halloween, Deacs!

A skeleton, wearing a witch's hat and reading the book "Skeleton Keys," is seated at a desk in the Public Services area. An apple, a container of caramel corn, and papers are on the desk.

Happy #Halloween from the ZSR Library!

Opinion | How a Community of Readers Saved Their Book Festival With humanities funding vanishing, stories and those who protect them remain our greatest hope.

After funding cuts, this community of readers saved their book festival by raising funds.

Against a background of images from classic horror films is the following text: A Gothic Romance A Spooky holiday gathering hosted by ZSR Special Collection and Archives Snacks, Souvenirs, and a Pop-Up Exhibit of Books Costumes Are Encouraged! Oct. 30th 3:30-5:00 PM @ ZSR Room 625

Getting ready for Halloween? Join @zsrspecial.bsky.social today (October 30) at 3:30 p.m. in Room 625 for "A Gothic Romance!" #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

Wake Forest’s Project Pumpkin welcomes local schoolchildren to annual fall festival | Wake Forest News Hundreds of kids will trick-or-treat around Wake Forest University’s Hearn Plaza from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, for the annual Project Pumpkin fall festival, a University student-led event to bring t...

Hundreds of kids will trick-or-treat around Wake Forest University’s Hearn Plaza from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, for the annual Project Pumpkin fall festival, a University student-led event to bring together students, faculty, staff and W-S communities. #ProHumanitate https://wakefo.rest/4o7dR6p

Processing My First Collection as a New Member of the ZSR Special Collections & Archives Team Hello! I’m Sam Sfirri, the new Collections Archivist in the Special Collections & Archives team at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University. It has been almost three months since I star...

Collections Archivist Sam Sfirri shares his account of processing his first collection after joining @zsrspecial.bsky.social! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

The road home is lined with memories. Welcome back to where it all began. Homecoming weekend is here!

homecoming.wfu.edu

Not the Library You Remember! ZSR Library Tours Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

If you haven't seen us lately, we're offering library tours today (Friday, October 24), from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Stop by and see what we've been doing! #WFUHC

The ZSR Library's cupola logo is topped by the Demon Deacon's top hat. Above it is the sentence "Welcome Home!" The hashtag #WFUHC is at the bottom of the image.

We'd like to welcome back all WFU alums, along with their family and friends, who are here for this year's Homecoming & Reunion Weekend! #WFUHC

Author and Researcher Chenita Johnson Book Talk and Reception

Please mark your calendars for author and researcher Chenita Johnson's Book Talk and Reception in February 2026! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

Halloween Game Night 2025 Join ZSR Library, Board Game Club, Esports Association, Rook & Bishop, and World Tea Association for an evening of Halloween fun! In addition to games and tea tastings from our partnering student orga...

Get ready to join us on Friday, October 24, for fun and games! It will be a scream! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

Enhancing the visibility and accessibility of open content | OCLC We bring the power of the world’s largest library cooperative to support open-access initiatives at scale. For publishers and content providers, we bring visibility to open content. For libraries and ...

It's International #OpenAccess Week! 🔓 We continue to build on our commitment to partner with libraries, researchers, and publishers to provide high-quality, open access content.

⤵️ Discover more. 🧵 1/2 #OAweek

@sparcopen.bsky.social

Welcome to the neighborhood, Hopkins Hall! #WFUHC

The Search for Wake Forest's 15th President

The Wake Forest University community seeks a leader of rare caliber—someone who embodies uncompromising integrity, impeccable character and a strong set of guiding values and principles.

Join us in the work ahead.

https://search.president.wfu.edu

Above an analog clock face showing a time of 1:00 is the following text: We will be closing today at 5:00 a.m. The library's cupola logo is next to the text "ZSR Library" in the lower-left corner. The hashtag "#MyZSR" is in the lower-right corner.

Hours update: we will be closing today (Monday, October 13) at 5:00 p.m. #MyZSR

The flyer reads: Crafternoons @ ZSR Library Today from 2-4 p.m. Relax, recharge, and make something fun! Swing by the ZSR atrium for snacks and craft kits to make or take for later.

Today's "Crafternoons @ ZSR Library" is underway! Join us in the Atrium until 4 p.m.! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

The Biblical Recorder and an Origins Story The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina was organized in 1830; among its founders were the future first president of Wake Forest College Samuel Wait and Thomas Meredith, the first editor of the...

Learn more about the origins and early years of the "Biblical Recorder," courtesy of @zsrspecial.bsky.social! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood. 🎩💛

5 Questions with Lauren Pressley Welcome back to another installment of 5 Questions! If you would like to choose 5 Questions yourself, feel free to choose 5 from this form. Lauren Pressley, Dean of Z. Smith Reynolds Library Tell us a...

Get to know more about Dean Lauren Pressley as she participates in our "5 Questions" series! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

We were excited to participate in Hit the Bricks this year! #ProHumanitate

Academic Resources Awareness Week @ ZSR Stop by our table at the ZSR Library from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Oct. 6th for snacks, giveaways, and more! It is a great chance to learn more about the amazing library services and resources that we o...

Academic Resource Awareness Week begins today! We're celebrating with a table from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., so stop by for snacks, giveaways, and more! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary

The words "Censorship is so 1984" are on the left side of the image, with the word "Censorship" crossed out. On the right side of the image are the words "Read for Your Rights" with six stars below them. Below them are the words "Banned Books Week," the date Oct. 5-11, 2025, and the URL BannedBooksWeek.org.

October 5-11 is Banned Books Week. We encourage everyone to celebrate their freedom to read this week and beyond! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary