Wynn, Audiobooks, and Attenborough: Celebrate Earth Month with the 新澳开奖 Library

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, , and blooming plants everywhere! Spring is certainly here this Earth Month.

, celebrated annually on April 22, and Earth Month allow us--as humans--to focus attention to the environment around us and our role in protecting, preserving, and being good members of our ecosystems.

While the 新澳开奖 Library has lots of resources to learn more about many aspects of Earth Month, the Phail Wynn Collection allows us to mindfully collect books and other resources on topics that "pertain... to socially responsible topics, such as ecology and the environment, cultural awareness, global citizenship, teaching tolerance, appreciating diversity, fighting poverty, and promoting world peace." Endowed from the estate of Phail Wynn Jr., who served as president of 新澳开奖 for nearly 30 years, this annual financial gift allows the library to collect resources and provides funding for our book club and reading circle texts.

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New Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection Books

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2022 marks the 15th year of the Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection at 新澳开奖 Library's Main Campus. After retiring, Dr. Phail Wynn Jr., president of 新澳开奖 from 1980 to 2007, made a great investment in 新澳开奖 Libraries to create a new, special collection: The Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection. The Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Collection touches upon social responsibility and civic engagement, including topics such as ecology and environmental studies, fighting poverty, cultural awareness

North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Endows Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Library Collection

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The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded $50,000 to the 新澳开奖nical Community College Foundation to create the Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Library Endowment. Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. served as president of 新澳开奖 for 27 years. Upon his retirement in 2007, he established The Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Collection at the 新澳开奖 Library. Dr. Wynn generously supported the collection through personal philanthropy until his passing in July 2018. The library is very proud of Dr. Wynn鈥檚