Library News Archives

Jul 20, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Teaching Resources Center rooted in versatility, technology

The East Carolina University Teaching Resources Center aims to have an array of resources available for visitors to explore. Those visitors might come as eager youngsters from the Nancy W....

Laupus Library's Jamie Bloss and Layne Carpenter look over donated items designed for migrant farmworkers.
Jun 30, 2022
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

MIGRANT FARMWORKER LITERACY

As part of a grant-funded effort to address the lack of health information for migrant farmworkers and their families, staff in Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University are...

May 03, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Goat therapy helps students lower exam stress level

Some East Carolina University students were pleasantly surprised to see goats in the library on Monday afternoon. Goats in the library? Yes, ECU Academic Library Services partnered with The Painted...

Nov 18, 2021
  • Ronnie Woodward

Faculty members embrace recognition opportunity at Author Book Awards

The Faculty Author Book Awards offered the opportunity for East Carolina University faculty to be celebrated for published works outside their traditional campus roles. Tuesday night’s two-part ceremony, honoring 77...

Apr 06, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Academic Library Services highlights staff during National Library Week

Most people think of a library as a physical place. The pandemic made clear that libraries are so much more than their buildings — libraries are the people that keep...

Apr 05, 2021
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Laupus Health Sciences Library celebrates National Library Week

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Laupus Health Sciences Library has created new and innovative ways to serve the Division of Health Sciences and members of the community by ensuring access...

Feb 10, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU Libraries negotiate new agreement with Elsevier

In a cost-saving move, East Carolina University’s libraries have signed a new contract with longtime publisher Elsevier to provide a journal package that includes the most-needed titles for faculty and...

Nov 05, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY

Laupus Library has been awarded a $75,000 grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide laptops and health education instruction to the school-aged children of migrant farmworker families in...

Oct 30, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

Virtual health disparities roundtable features ECU public health experts

A virtual roundtable hosted by Laupus Library featured three East Carolina University public health experts who presented and answered questions about health disparities in eastern North Carolina. The event, “Virtual...

Sep 14, 2020
  • Erin Ward

RARE FIND

When Terry Kingery talks about his rare book collection, one of the first things he says is, “Well, we had to add a wing onto the house for it.” Kingery...