Susan Sharpless Smith

For the past month, I’ve been pushing Christmas to the back of my mind and to the bottom of my priorities list. Using my “first due, first do” philosophy of prioritization, I refused to think about getting ready for the holidays until after the Kiawah race weekend. Then I realized I didn’t even have 2 [...]

On October 10th we held our second annual Wake the Library 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. In just two years, it has become our main fund raiser to gather funds for our semi-annual Wake the Library finals event. Once again, Erik, Mary Beth and I shared honors as the race directors. This year we [...]

Mary Lib’s Retirement Party Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie It’s been a very busy time since I returned from ALA in Denver. We have a number of projects going on: new copiers (Thanks to Erik and Tim), Gov. Docs/Microtext consolidation (Thanks Roz, Mary S., Elizabeth N., Erik, and Carolyn), Digital Forsyth changes, Institutional Repository start up, [...]

Wake the Library 5K Banner Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie For months, Erik and I have been planning the first annual Wake the Library 5K. As athletes, we’ve both competed in many races. But we quickly learned that coordinating a race is a complex, time consuming endeavor. So, naturally, we were nervous about all the things [...]

Starbucks: Grand Opening Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie After 6 months of planning, meetings, and rapid decision making processes, ZSR Library held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovation of major spaces over the summer. Most welcome is the addition of a full-service Starbucks which is already popular after 1 week of operations!

Susan Exits the Tent for the Next Lap To help publicize our upcoming “Wake the Library 5K” and to help charity, ZSR Library fielded a team to compete in the “Hit the Bricks” event. From 11 am to 7 pm, up to 10 members of a team took turns running/walking around the Hearn Plaza brick [...]

View from the Seating Area Friday, I moved offices at work. This was part of my new team reorganization and the office I am now living in was one that was built “for me” 12 years ago. When I came to ZSR Library in 1996, it was to take a newly formed position that was [...]

Students Take a Break Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie Tonight was the first night of our semi-annual Wake the Library week. During exam week at Wake Forest, we keep the library open 24 hours a day so students can study here all night if they want. At 1 am, we provide a “snack” to however many [...]

Lynn Watches from the Back Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie Twelve years and counting, and the third year of this version of freshman ThinkPad orientation. We have two presentations on a Sat. morning during the orientation week with half of the class at each one. Students are introduced to the various issues that they need to [...]