Windows magazine fall/winter 2023

December 18, 2023


The University Libraries is pleased to announce publication of the fall/winter 2023 issue of Windows magazine. You can receive Windows in print by becoming a Friend of the Library. Learn more by contacting a member of the Library Development Office.

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Featured stories

student poses for a photo in front of large floor to ceiling windows with sun shining brightly through. The UNC Bell Tower stands in the background.

Through Student Eyes

In these stories, we share with you a variety of student perspectives, allowing them to tell you in their own words how the University Libraries makes a difference in their studies and their lives. We hope you enjoy this look at the University Libraries through student eyes.


Jack Ahern

Meet Jack Ahern

The self-described “numbers geek” is the University Libraries’ new director of annual giving.


Group photo of women standing in front of a building with a sign that says Penn Center Welcome

Archivists Guide Undergrads on Historical Journey

A Maymester class about the Penn Center began in Wilson Library and ended 300 miles away on South Carolina’s coast.


Illustrations of JACQUELYN DOWD HALL and John Powell

Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Fellowship honors pioneering scholar of the South

The endowment created by John Powell ’77 will support emerging scholars working with primary sources at Wilson Library.


2 young white women lean over large books, examining a paper foldout. Recent Acquisitions Evening on April 27, 2023 in Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Speed Date with a Book

Wilson Library’s second Recent Acquisitions Evening was filled with generosity, gratitude and wonder.


Fenley and Alfred Hamilton

Carolina’s libraries connect a dad and daughter

Friends of the Library Board member Alfred Hamilton ’94 and his daughter Fenley ’25 find inspiration and belonging at the University Libraries.