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Turning the tide in the 1940s!💪 🇺🇸✨ As we celebrate 100 years of High Point University, join us each month as we journey through the Zenith archives to showcase a decade of HPU's history. 🕰️

1) 1942 - A group of students watches sports.
2) Top: 1947 - Cheerleaders; Bottom: 1942 - A Junior class student
3-4) 1941 - Marching Band
5) 1948 - Mary Fay Alexander, Ruth Highfill, and Marie Lloyd with Snowman
6) 1945 - Varsity Basketball Team - including Nancy Isenhour, the first female to play on a men's varsity basketball team at any college.
7) Top: 1949 Zenith Staff; Bottom: 1946 - Students studying
8) 1943 - Halloween
9-10) 1948 - Football

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“A Century of Style” is an exhibit at in the Hayworth Fine Arts Center that explores student fashion throughout HPU’s history.

HPU Library staff walked through the interactive exhibit multiple times (yes, multiple! It’s that good!).

It’s open RIGHT NOW until NOV 15, M-F 10a - 5p.

Need a break from the constant scrolling? Give yourself a moment of zen! Lock boxes are available for check out at circulation. Set the timer and forget about it!

Swinging into the 1930s! 🎶 As we celebrate 100 years of High Point University, join us each month as we journey through the Zenith archives to showcase a decade of HPU's history. 🕰️

1) 1936 Cheerleading Squad in formation
2) 1935 Athletics
3) 1939 Junior Graduation Marshalls
4) 1932 Basketball
5) 1932 Library in the top of Roberts Hall
6) 1935 Organizations
7) 1936-37 Candid shots around campus
8) 1933 Zenith drawing

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“It's about having a space to come together with people.” -Jake, Media Production Entrepreneurship major.

🪡🧵📖 We had an AMAZING time at our very first bookbinding workshop yesterday! Thanks to everyone who came out - ya’ll really brought the hands-on creativity!

If you’re interested in more events like this, click below for more paper craft workshops throughout the semester.

https://highpoint.libcal.com/calendar/workshop_series?cid=2306&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=2306&inc=0

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Happy Founder's Day! September 14th marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of High Point College. Classes began on a campus of three buildings and nine faculty members.

While we don't have a photo from the actual first day of classes in 1924, this photo includes faculty, staff, and the entire student body on the steps of Roberts Hall the following year in 1925.

Interested in learning more about Founders Day and HPU history? Click the link to read more >>>> https://shorturl.at/nqfdE

🍂📖 HPU Libraries Fall 2024 Reading Challenges are HERE! 🎉 Ready to read some good books and win some prizes? 😎🔥 It’s easy to join—just drop off your reading submissions at the Smith Library circulation desk by 5 PM on December 10! ⏳ One entry per book you read, so the more you read, the better your chances! Winners will be drawn later that night, so don’t miss out! Want more details? Head to the link in our bio for all the info.

Tag your reading buddies and let’s get this challenge started! 📚⚡️️

Stepping back to the Roaring '20s! As we celebrate 100 years of High Point University, join us each month as we journey through the archives to showcase a decade of HPU's history. 🕰️

1) 1927 - Art Class
2) 1927 - Football Squad
3) 1927 - Aeolian Choir
4) 1926 - 1927 - a year in review
5) 1928 - Aesculapius Medical Club
6) 1928 - The view from Montlieu Avenue
7) 1929 - The view from West College Drive

Have you set up Follow Me Print on your phone yet? It’s an easy way to print your photos (or papers or syllabi or doggos or friendos or whatever).📲🖨️

Oh! And don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with plenty of printers at both Smith and Wanek libraries.

It’s that time of year again - move-in weekend at HPU! As we gear up for another exciting year, let’s throw is back to some moments from move-days of yesteryear.

1) Fall 1972
2) Fall 1963
3) Fall 1971
4) Fall 1972
5) Fall 1972
6) Fall 1981
7) Fall 1981
8) Fall 1997
9) Fall 2005
10) Fall 2013

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🚧 🔨 Pardon our mess, but big things are happening on the first floor of Smith. We can’t wait to show you all of the exciting changes at the start of the school year!

Summer game night =success!!! 🎮🕹️👾🎲 Stay tuned for more game nights like this in the future!!!

🥷🤺🥊👊 Several staff members completed the RAD (R**e Aggression Defense) Program offered by HPU Campus Police and Security. RAD aims to develop and enhance the options of self defense if a woman is attacked.

If you are interested in completing the RAD Program, contact [email protected]. You must have at least 6 participants to schedule the class.

It’s official! The first five books for HPU’s Kahn School of Law are catalogued and ready to check out! We welcome the inaugural class as they join the HPU family in August!

Did you know that each department on campus is assigned a library liaison? This liaison or subject librarian can help you find resources and materials to support your research for any major on campus! Need contact info for your subject librarian? Tap the link in our bio.



Have you used a subject librarian to help with your HPU research?

Happy National Donut Day!

We might be a little biased, but we think donuts pair best with a good book. Just sayin. 🍩📕

Did you know that you can borrow materials from schools nearby with your passport? You can! Through the TALA agreement (Triad Academic Library Association) you can borrow materials from our partners and more!!! Search TALA on the HPU website to learn more! Thank you to all our TALA friends for your partnership and thank you for inspiring this post!

We don’t recommend it either….just come to the library instead ☺️

Another beautiful day at HPU! We wanted to share with you some of our favorite reads to give you some ideas about summer reading!!! Scroll through to see some of our favorite picks!!! Also, let us know what you’re reading over the summer in our comments!

You never know who you will bump into around here! 😍Library pets of Facebook! Meet Archie, the newest addition to the HPU Library Pets family! His owner is our amazing Tech Services Librarian Leanne Jernigan!

It’s National Library Week AND Stress-Less Week y’all! Come by Smith Library to celebrate libraries and stay ahead of your stress during finals! There will be exhibits, cookies, coloring, meditation, and more! See you there!