Peabody
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Vanderbilt collaboration gives Metro students hands-on lessons in quilting, community
An after-school program at Nashville’s Ida B. Wells Elementary this spring encouraged students to explore the intersection of cultural heritage, literature and STEM skills through the art of quilting. Read MoreJun 25, 2025
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Vanderbilt Peabody Library’s new Reflection Room promotes meditation and mindfulness
A reimagined space at the Peabody Library will provide student, faculty and staff groups on campus a serene setting in which to meditate, reflect and practice mindfulness. Read MoreMar 7, 2025
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Creativity and collaboration: Tiffeni Fontno champions knowledge sharing and lifelong learning
As director of Peabody Library, Tiffeni Fontno supports Vanderbilt’s educational mission not only by helping students and faculty access critical resources for learning and research but also by finding innovative ways to collaborate with stakeholders on and off campus. Read MoreFeb 19, 2025
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Heard Libraries strengthen engagement with Metro Nashville Public Schools through innovative literacy initiatives
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are playing an active role and offering novel solutions to promote literacy initiatives within Metro Nashville Public Schools. Read MoreJan 28, 2025
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Peabody Library hosts fall workshop series
The Peabody Library will offer in-person and virtual workshops this fall on a variety of topics designed to boost your research skills and portfolio. Read MoreSep 16, 2024
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Peabody Library offers info sessions for new students
Peabody librarians will host in-person and virtual info sessions from Aug. 27 to Sept. 10. Participants will explore the library's spaces, collections, resources and website—everything they need to know to get started using the library. Read MoreAug 22, 2024
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Celebrate literacy in April by taking immersive ‘Story Stroll’ on Peabody College’s campus
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are inviting young readers and their families to visit the campus of Peabody College of education and human development in April for the first in a series of fun, immersive storytelling experiences called “Story Strolls.” The Story Stroll… Read MoreApr 8, 2024
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Heard Libraries to support ‘Dare to Be Me’ book events for young readers, hosting an author reading Oct. 23 and sponsoring elementary school outreach Nov. 3
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will welcome children’s authors Kaci Bolls and Nathan Meckel on Oct. 23 for a reading and songs from their new book Dare to Be Me (The Collective Book Studio, 2023). The event, which is co-sponsored by the… Read MoreOct 16, 2023
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New GIS Lab at Heard Libraries provides major computing boost to geospatial visualization and analysis at Vanderbilt
Credit: Shutterstock.com The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have opened a new Geographic Information Systems Lab in Peabody Library that gives Vanderbilt University scholars a significant computing edge in the rapidly growing field of geospatial visualization and analysis. Designed to uncover relationships, trends and… Read MoreOct 5, 2023
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Red Bicycle Coffee opens new location in Peabody Library
Nashville-based Red Bicycle Coffee has opened a new location within the Iris Cafe in Peabody Library. Offering a variety of delicious coffee drinks, breakfast items, sandwiches and crepes, Red Bicycle is open 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday. Online ordering for pickup is also available. Read MoreSep 18, 2023