There is more to a book than its cover especially when that book is a person. WCU Hunter Library held its first Human Library on Oct.10. A Human Library is people talking and learning from others of different backgrounds. Readers will be able to “check out” human books, allowing them a chance to ask about […]
The library within: Hunter Library’s “special collections”
May 9, 2023 by
Have you paid a visit to Western Carolina University’s “restricted section” in Hunter Library? If not, you’re not alone. Most students haven’t and few actually know where it’s located. According to the website, Hunter Library houses over 620,000 volumes in print, nearly 18,000 media items, and over 1.5 million items on microform. What many don’t […]
WCU vs. mold … and the mold is winning
March 9, 2023 by
Mold is a problem at Western Carolina University. After our story about it in the Hunter Library that took 10 months to clean, we are finding some more buildings with similar issues that have been growing mold for longer than two years. The TV and recording studios are on the first level of the Center […]
Mold outbreak in Hunter Library finally under control
February 17, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in print for the Western Carolinian. Mold is not an unusual thing and as WCU Faculties manager, Joe Walker says it is a naturally occurring process. For the Hunter Library it was a ten-month clean-up project and over 15.000 bound journals tossed in the big dumpster at the back of […]
Hunter Library celebrates in honor of National Coming Out Day
October 26, 2022 by
WCU’s Hunter Library celebrated LGBTQIA+ History Month and National Coming Out Day on Tuesday, Oct. 11 with the second annual Drag Queen Story Hour event featuring Drag Queens Beulah Land and Rubella Werk. Among the books read aloud at the event were children’s books that are authored by writers of the LQBTQIA+ community and are […]
Mountain Heritage Center: A regional heart of Appalachian traditions
May 3, 2022 by
Story co-written/produced with Charles Gadie Walking through the door, visitors are greeted with a smile from the student workers at the front desk and a sense of curiosity. Many wondering ‘what is this hidden place’. The Mountain Heritage Center is Western Carolina University’s museum of southern Appalachian history and culture. Currently in their gallery exhibit, the […]
