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Exhibit gallery featuring cases with 3-dimensional elements

Behind the Glass: Building a 3-Dimensional Case Design

September 9, 2026

Authored by easchmid

The exhibit gallery in D. H. Hill, Jr. Library has 15 beautiful exhibit cases that we get to fill every year with items from our collections. This year our exhibit Reading the…

A rare book being evaluated for the exhibit

Behind the Glass: Planning a Rare Books Exhibit

April 4, 2026

Authored by easchmid

A new exhibit is opening in D. H. Hill, Jr. Library this week, and it’s all about rare books. We wanted to give you a peek at the preservation concerns and planning that go into having…

D. H. Hill Jr. Exhibit Gallery displaying Reading the Natural World exhibit

Reading the Natural World: Bibliography

April 4, 2026

Authored by easchmid

Guest author: Karina Burbank

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"Reading the Natural World" promotional graphic

Reading the Natural World: Printmaking Playlist

April 4, 2026

Authored by easchmid

Guest author: Karina Burbank

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The “Crystal” sculpture model beside a photo of Gussow using it to demonstrate the installation of the sculpture in 1983..

Elegant Enclosures: Even More Gussow Boxes

November 11, 2025

Authored by easchmid

You may remember this blog post where we discussed the intricacies of making boxes for the Roy Gussow models and studies. In March of this year, his family got in touch to…

A student looks at a rare book that is held in a book cradle during a class

How to Open a Book

August 8, 2025

Authored by easchmid

Books are beautiful objects that hold an array of information and knowledge. In Preservation we are interested in more than the knowledge they hold, but also the physical objects…

An oddly shaped stand with display items on top

Behind the Glass: Building 3-D displays for the State Fair exhibit

May 5, 2025

Authored by easchmid

This blog is part of a series of posts featuring stories from the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) exhibit “A Fair to Remember: The History of the North…

Outside of the State Fair Arena with green grass and clear skies

Recreating an Icon: 3D Printing Dorton Arena

May 5, 2025

Authored by easchmid

Guest author: Justin Haynes, Makerspace Librarian at NC State University Libraries…

A line up of bone and teflon folders and microspatulas

Tools of the Preservation Trade: Things that Lift and Fold

February 2, 2025

Authored by easchmid

Hello again from Preservation! Our work repairing and making protective enclosures for collection items requires some…

Art materials are laid out on a table in the Fishbowl Forum. Photo by Matt Domke-Latz, Libraries Communications

Creative Journaling: The joy of collective creativity

October 10, 2024

Authored by easchmid

We’ve been showing you a lot of the work we do in Preservation with collection materials. But sometimes we take…