It has been a long standing tradition to honor or remember loved ones by sharing the love of reading and knowledge through a donation of a book to the library. In turn libraries have acknowledged such generosity by placing bookplates behind the front covers of these gifts. Libraries also tended to keep a record of these gifts, but those records were often never published or hard to find.

The staff of the Ethel K. Smith Library is happy to announce that it is recognizing the generosity, depth of spirit, and plain good taste of its many Friends by publishing its current list of Gift and Memorial Books on the Library's Web-site. Books given in honor to the Library, and Memorial books are on separate lists. Each list is arranged alphabetically by the person or persons the book is intended to honor or remember.

These lists are a work in progress, based on the best available records. It is the library's sincerest intent to make these records as complete and up-to-date as possible, but gaps are inevitable. The fastest remedy for any omissions or gaps can be made by contacting Ms. Nancy Williams at nwilliam@wingate.edu.

Updated August 14, 2008