NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 27 number 2 - Winter 2007

Library Development: Paving the Way

By Jim Ruth, NCSU Libraries Fellow

Three individuals who purchased bricks shared their stories about the Libraries at the conclusion of the program. Frank Abrams, a revered NC State faculty member and former senior vice provost for academic affairs at the university, purchased a brick in honor of his children Cameron and Bradley to ensure they would always have a place at North Carolina State University. Rebecca Swanson, associate vice provost for distance education, spoke on behalf of the entire Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) team, explaining how Tom Miller, vice provost for distance education and learning technology, inspired them. Finally, Linda Stone shared the touching story behind the brick dedicated in memory of her father, the late Roy A. Larson, an internationally known poinsettia breeder who served thirty-five years on the faculty of NC State’s Department of Horticultural Science. Stone also recalled playing hide-and-seek as a young girl among the D. H. Hill Library bookstacks.

The Libraries’ “Building a Dream One Brick at a Time” campaign officially opened in 2005 and gained momentum as 2006 came to a close. The NCSU Libraries wishes to thank all those who have already contributed by buying a brick and would like to encourage others to help support the campaign in a similar way. To find out more about how to purchase a brick, go to the Web site at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/bricks.