Laupus Library celebrates National Library Week April 7-13

Laupus Library will join libraries across the country this week in celebrating the many ways libraries build strong communities by providing critical resources, programs and expertise.

“The Transformations of Autism,” will be presented by Duke University’s Dr. Jeffrey P. Baker, at 4:30 p.m. on April 9 on the fourth floor of Laupus Library. (Contributed photos)

• A Medical History Interest Group lecture, “The Transformations of Autism,” presented by Duke University’s Dr. Jeffrey P. Baker, at 4:30 p.m. on April 9 that will explore debates over autism and how race, class and education have played into the diagnosis.
• An exhibit in the library’s fourth floor gallery, “Scientists and Their Microscopes,” will showcase a collection of microscope models used by famous scientists. A display of Civil War-era artifacts including a surgical kit, crutches, prosthetics, bone saw and medicines, on loan from The Country Doctor Museum, will also be available for viewing.

“Scientists and Their Microscopes,” is exhibited on the fourth floor of Laupus Library.

• In commemoration of the 300^th anniversary of Blackbeard’s death in North Carolina, “The Plague of Piracy” will be on display on the second floor of the library. Three replicas of medical artifacts recovered from the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck, along with other artifacts, highlight the medical history of the era.
• Traveling artifacts on loan from The Country Doctor Museum are featured in “Cabinet of Wonder,”displayed on the second floor of ECU’s Family Medicine Center.
• “Models of Care,” displayed on the first floor of ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, highlights the diverse narratives of doctors and nurses from the 19^th and 20^th centuries.
• The College of Nursing’s lobby will display “Nursing School Memories: Nursing Education in the Mid-20^th Century,” an exhibit depicting the history of three-year diploma training programs at local hospitals from 1940-1960.
• A new exhibit at The Country Doctor Museum, “Race and Medical History in North Carolina,” interprets the legacy of medicine along racial lines. Visitors will have an opportunity to see a collection of artifacts, medical receipts, ledgers, correspondence and other material related to slave medical care and the treatment emancipated slaves received from white physicians in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Opened in 1968, The Country Doctor Museum shares the history of medicine in rural America and is managed as part of the History Collections of Laupus Library. It is the oldest museum in the United States dedicated to the history of America’s rural health care and is located in Bailey.
Laupus will also continue to celebrate its 50-year anniversary throughout 2019 with special activities and events. On the last Thursday of each month through October, Laupus will offer sweet treats to library visitors.

Left, sweet treats are offered the last Thursday of each month in celebration of Laupus Library’s 50-year anniversary. Redeem one of these golden tickets, right, at the library’s service desk for a prize. Clues to their locations are posted on Laupus social media sites.