NCSU Friends of the Library

03/24/2016

Friends of the Library is switching FB pages!
Starting Friday, April 1, FOL will only post through the NCSU Libraries FB page. Please (click/follow) the NCSU Libraries to receive FOL updates!

12/12/2015

Today we are holding the first Friends of the Library workshop at the new Makerspace in D.H. Hill. Make sure to sign up for our mailing list to hear about great programs for our members.

10/21/2015

Join us this evening to see beloved local author Margaret Maron talk with her friend and fellow author Charlaine Harris, who penned the Sookie Stackhouse novels on which the HBO series True Blood was based. Free and open to the public. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/event/women-mystery-%E2%80%93-margaret-maron-special-guest-charlaine-harris

08/18/2015

Students already enjoying the new Game Space at the D. H. Hill Library.

08/14/2015

Excited to have the students returning! Make sure to visit the Libraries' information booth during Wolfpack Welcome Week! http://newstudents.ncsu.edu/welcomeweek

NC State is full of traditions. Traditions that were built over time and will be part of shaping your college experience and your bond with NC State. During Wolfpack Welcome Week (WWW) you'll begin your own tradition. How will you leave your mark on the 'Pack?

06/22/2015

Visiting scholar David Silver is back! Come see him dispel myths and misconceptions about the founding of Black Mountain Collage and show never-before-seen photos next Tuesday, June 30 at the Hunt Library at 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

06/03/2015

Join us tonight for an author visit with NC State Professor Rob Dunn, who will be discussing his book The Man Who Touched His Own Heart. Cameron Village Library, 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/blog/2014/11/18/read-smart%E2%80%94book-discussions-with-nc-state-scholars/

04/26/2015

Congratulations to our Friends of the Library Spring meeting keynote speaker and NC State alumnae Vivian Howard for her show's Emmy award! http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article19458504.html

The PBS program “A Chef’s Life,” which stars Kinston chef Vivian Howard, won a Daytime Emmy Friday night for Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program.

04/07/2015

We are so excited to welcome NC State alumnae Vivian Howard, who will be sharing her food and her experiences tonight at the Friends of the Library Spring Meeting.

01/29/2015

Vivian Howard, star of A Chef's Life and the keynote at this year's Friends of the Library Spring meeting on April 7, is featured in The New York Times. For more information about how you can get tickets to see Vivian and sample her Chef and the Farmer cooking, call the Friends of the Library at 919-515-2841. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/dining/a-food-sisterhood-flourishes-in-north-carolina.html?action=click&contentCollection=Magazine&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article

Women are prominent in every part of the state’s food operation, from farms to restaurants.

12/12/2014

Looking for a good book to give as a holiday gift or to or read yourself? Check out the suggestions from NC State students, NCSU Libraries' staff, and Friends of the Library board members: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/bestbook/

Just in time for holiday reading and gift giving, NCSU Libraries has reprised its popular “The Best Book I Read This Year” blog with new entries from 2014. We asked students, alumni, Friends of the Library board members, faculty and staff to share their very-best, couldn’t-resist book picks and are…