Art Display in the Library

The Arts in the Library Committee at Hunter Library is pleased to feature sample works of students in the BS.ED and MAT in Art Education degrees. Both degrees are offered through the School of Art & Design at WCU. The exhibit “Works by Art Education Majors at Western Carolina University” highlights the philosophy of the program, which emphasize a hands-on approach to art education. Students in the programs are exposed to a variety of art and techniques. The exhibit is free to the public and it is located near the elevator on the main floor of the library. The exhibit will be available until June 2008.

Black History Month Display

From February 20 to April 20 Hunter Library will feature Black History Month projects of 2nd graders from Cullowhee Valley School (CVS). Because of limited space, only a sample of the projects is available in Hunter Library. The rest of the projects can be viewed at CVS. For the projects, the students were asked to research an African American and describe his or her achievements. Students used a variety of formats to present the information in a creative way. Hunter Library Display Committee thanks CVS second grade teachers for sharing their students' work.

Leisure Reading's new site

Hunter Library’s Leisure Reading collection has made its way to the Web! Now you can find out what’s new and noteworthy with Leisure Reading anytime, anyplace. Then come to the library with a head full of ideas, take a closer look at what we have, and find something (or three things!) to take home with you today. Features of the brand new Leisure Reading site include reviews from our esteemed panel of leisure reading selectors, a list of the newest titles to hit our shelves, and the chance to share your thoughts (no doubt brilliant ones) about your latest leisure read. And if that’s not enough, the new site also gives you links to information on award-winning titles in all the genres, places you can go for suggestions on what to read next, and buzz by everyone from NPR to Stephen Colbert about the newest books. Spend some time on the site and if you have comments or questions, you can send them to Heath Martin at hmartin@email.wcu.edu.

Access to Blackwell Journals Now Available!

Hunter Library is pleased to announce full-text online access to Blackwell Publishing journals. The full text to over 800 scholarly journals in science, technology, medicine; social sciences and humanities; and medicine and nursing will be available via the library catalog. Access for most journals begins in the mid-1990s.

Craft Revival exhibit in the Hunter Library

“Craft Revival: The Story, The People, The Crafts” is an exhibition currently on view in the lower stairwell of the Hunter Library. The exhibition introduces the story of the Craft Revival, a movement to produce and sell handcrafted items during the early part of the 20th century. The story is more fully told on the Hunter Library’s website, “Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past & Present.” The website features over 100 pages of text explaining the movement, the people who participated, and the crafts that they made. Paired with the web-based story is a digital collection of over 2,000 images submitted by seven regional Heritage Partners: the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown; the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, both in Cherokee; the Penland School of Crafts near Spruce Pine; and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, located in the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville. The online archive provides the visitor with a firsthand look at period documents, vintage photographs, and images of craft objects.

The Mountain Heritage Center and the Hunter’s own Special Collections are two Western Carolina partners in the project. George Frizzell, Head of Hunter’s Library’s Special Collections, has produced an online travelogue showing the region as it appeared in the 1910s. The travelogue was assembled from a railroad travel guide and is illustrated with period postcards. The Mountain Heritage Center has uploaded images of artworks that rotate for a 360° view. Other Hunter Library faculty and staff working on the project include Tim Carstens, Melissa Young, and Ginny Daley. Anna Fariello and Bil Stahl head up the project. The exhibition will remain on view until mid March.


A second, related exhibit has been on view since July 2007 at the North Carolina Welcome Center on I-26 north of Asheville. This Craft Revival exhibit “Telling our Story” is illustrated with objects on loan from the Mountain Heritage Center. Both exhibits were designed and produced by project leader, Anna Fariello. The website is accessible from: http://craftrevival.wcu.edu