Library News

Fall Wellbeing Series

Take a break, recharge and focus on your well-being with the Fall Wellbeing Series, featuring five free sessions focused on relaxation, stress relief, mindfulness and joy. Presented by UNCW Library and the Office of Student Wellbeing, the series runs Wednesdays from Oct. 28–Dec. 2, with sessions from 3–4 p.m.

 

48-Hour Film Competition Registration

Ready to make a horror film in 48 hours? Registration for the fifth annual 48-Hour Film Competition opens Oct. 12, giving student teams the chance to compete for cash prizes, bragging rights and glory.

 

The Men of Carver: Mr. O and the Welding Class of 1973

The Men of Carver: Mr. O and the Welding Class of 1973 exhibit tells the story of a Jewish welding teacher and his first class of African American students, whose bond transcended race and transformed generations. The project celebrates the lasting impact of vocational education, mentorship, and hands-on learning.

 

Pups Pastries and Picture books

Take a break from your busy week with friendly pups, tasty pastries and picture books. Stop by Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Living Room to read, relax and recharge.

 

Library of Things

Need a tool, game or piece of equipment for your next project or hobby? Explore the Library of Things and borrow items like tool sets, bakeware, gardening tools, knitting needles and more, all available to current UNCW students.

 
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Today in the Library

UNCW Library Today's Event's In The Library
Table of daily events at the UNCW library
When What Where
- Study Abroad UNI 101 Presentations Event Space, DH1070
- Data Analysis Lab Drop-in Consultations Digital Scholarship Lab, RL1023G
- Network of Enlightened Women Recruiting In Front of Randall Hall
- Kappa Delta Study Room Meeting Room, RL1045
- SLT Library Conference Room, RL2007E
- GAABS W Digital Scholarship Lab, RL1023G
- The Anthropology Club Promotion RH First Floor, Table A
- ART 102 (Rafalowski/MER) Instructional Classroom, DH2088
- Team Randall Bags Library Workroom, RL1010
- ENG-388-001 Rhetorical Theory to 1900 Auditorium, RL2047
- CTE Programming | AI SWAP Faculty Commons, All Rooms (RL2014)
- Ratio Christi weekly Tabling In Front of Randall Hall
- Games Room Committee Library Workroom, RL1010
- HON 120-307: Be a Better Maker Instructional Classroom, DH2097
- CIE Student Engagement Meeting Room, RL1045
- Deep Work Faculty Commons, All Rooms (RL2014)
- GIS hours W Digital Scholarship Lab, RL1023G
- Cataloging Library Workroom, RL1010
- Data Analysis Lab Drop-in Consultations Digital Scholarship Lab, RL1023G
- CSENCAH team meeting Library Workroom, RL1010
- Wellbeing Series - Mindful Painting Retreat at Randall, RL2016
- Stamp Making MakerStudio, DH1065
- Morty's Media Club Auditorium, RL2047
- Celebration of Philanthropy Reception Visualization & Analysis Lab (VAL), DH1072
- Celebration of Philanthropy Reception Event Space, DH1070
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FEATURED DIGITAL COLLECTION


Willie Kiah Lofton, Sr., Negatives Collection


This collection contains digitized negatives of photographs taken and/or collected by Navassa, NC, native Willie Kiah Lofton, Sr., in approximately the 1940s and 1950s. Imagery includes daily life in Navassa for workers at the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company fertilizer plant, life in company housing for plant workers and their families, church events at Navassa’s Mount Cavalry AME Church, and occurrences like uncommon winter weather, explosions, and loved ones’ funeral services. This collection is presented courtesy of Mrs. Essie Willis and the Willis family.



FEATURED DIGITAL COLLECTION

Willie Kiah Lofton, Sr., Negatives Collection

This collection contains digitized negatives of photographs taken and/or collected by Navassa, NC, native Willie Kiah Lofton, Sr., in approximately the 1940s and 1950s. Imagery includes daily life in Navassa for workers at the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company fertilizer plant, life in company housing for plant workers and their families, church events at Navassa’s Mount Cavalry AME Church, and occurrences like uncommon winter weather, explosions, and loved ones’ funeral services. This collection is presented courtesy of Mrs. Essie Willis and the Willis family

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