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The mission of the Appalachian State University Library is to assist those who pursue knowledge. Hours and calendars: https://library.appstate.edu/about/hours

08/28/2026

Freddie’s Friday Adventure!📚

Freddie spent the day exploring Special Collections! He analyzed archived materials, browsed the collections, conducted interviews, and learned more about the stories behind our resources. 🔎

Stay tuned to see where Freddie heads next! 📖🗂️

08/27/2026

We had such a great time exploring Historic Fort Defiance and the Western North Carolina Sculpture Center in Happy Valley!

From learning about the region’s history on a guided tour to experiencing local art and sculpture, it was a wonderful day of discovery and connection to our community.

Thank you to everyone who joined us—we hope you enjoyed the trip as much as we did! 💙

Fort Defiance WNC Sculpture

08/26/2026

🎉 You’re invited! Join us next week for the University Libraries Open House! 📚✨

📅 Wednesday, September 2
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Belk Library Entrance

Come enjoy free food, prizes, games, and more! 🎁🍕🎲 Plus, discover all the free resources and services your university libraries have to offer.

We can’t wait to see you there!

08/25/2026

Gus had such a great time meeting all of you today! 🐶📚

Missed him? Don’t worry! Gus will be at Belk Library & Information Commons every Tuesday from 2–3 p.m.

Stop by next week to say hello and spend some time with our favorite library friend! 💛

We’ll see you then! 👋

08/21/2026

Happy First Week of Classes, Mountaineers! 🏔️📚
The University Libraries are so excited to welcome you back to campus!

We’ve loved seeing students—both new and returning—back in the libraries and getting the semester off to a great start.

Freddie especially had a blast meeting everyone! 🐻 We hope you enjoyed the popcorn, freebies, and, of course, spending some time with us.

Here’s to a new year filled with new friendships, great memories, lots of learning, and plenty of Freddie! 💛

08/17/2026

📚✨ New teachers, new resources, new adventures!

As summer came to a close, the Reich College of Education welcomed 100+ new educators to campus for a day of workshops designed to help them prepare for their first year in the classroom. 🍎✏️

We were excited to welcome these future educators to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC) in Belk Library, where they explored the many resources available to support their teaching—and picked out some brand-new, FREE, high-quality children’s books to help build their classroom libraries! 📖💙

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to “shop” with us! We’re cheering you on as you begin this exciting new chapter.

Have a wonderful school year, educators! 🍎📚

08/11/2026

🎉 Welcome, Honors College Students! 🎉

Today we had the chance to sponsor trivia and prizes at the Honors College Community Engagement event! This event welcomed incoming honors students to campus and gave them a fun way to connect, compete, and learn a little university history along the way.

📚 The Library wrote the questions for Round 2, putting everyone’s knowledge of university history to the test!

🏆 And a huge congratulations to the winning team across all three rounds of trivia: The Plott Hounds! 🐾

👏 Congratulations to Kaelyn, Abigale, McKenzie, Eva, Alex, Alexis, Kaylie, and Joe!

We’re excited to welcome all of our students back for another great year. Here’s to a semester full of new connections, new discoveries, and maybe a little trivia along the way! 📖✨

Trivia GoMountaineers

08/07/2026

Intercession hours! 📚

📍Belk Library & Information Commons
🕢 Monday–Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: Closed

🎵 Music Library
🕘 Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: Closed

✨Hickory Library
🕘 Monday–Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: Closed

We hope to see you before classes start!

07/29/2026

Last week, Sue Polanka, Dean of Libraries, hosted another wonderful book club at Watauga County Public Library! 📚

This discussion featured The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. Thank you to Watauga Public Library for hosting us and providing such a welcoming space for the conversation!

Missed this book club? Don’t worry—more are on the way!

And don’t forget: Kate Quinn is coming to Boone! ✨

📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026
🕡 6:30 p.m.
📍 Grandview Ballroom, Kidd Brewer Stadium

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Visit this link to register!
https://appstate.libcal.com/event/16942675?hs=a

07/24/2026

🎉 Join us for an unforgettable evening with bestselling historical fiction author Kate Quinn!

We are excited to announce the 2026 Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Lecture, featuring the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical novels.

📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Grandview Ballroom, Kidd Brewer Stadium; 135 Jack Branch Drive.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
To register, please click the link below:

https://appstate.libcal.com/event/16942675

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