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On Friday, July 25, 2025, beginning at 9:00 p.m. EDT, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will perform planned maintenance on its data center infrastructure. This upgrade is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the long-term reliability and stability of NLM-hosted services. The maintenance window is expected to last… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Libraries signed an agreement with HathiTrust in March of 2020 that provided faculty, students, and staff with online access to approximately 17% of the libraries copyrighted print circulating collections. Hathi Trust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS) was invaluable for virtual instruction and research while access to campus… Read More

If you need a quiet place to study, bookmark the list of reservable rooms in Central Library. Updated for 2020-2021 social distancing during COVID-19, this page has current details about room capacities, available rooms and a link to the EMS Room Reservation System.  Rooms can be reserved during library… Read More

In keeping with the Metro Public Health Department’s Safer at Home Order — directing all residents of Nashville and Davidson County to stay inside their homes, and immediately limit all movement outside of their homes beyond what is absolutely necessary to take care of essential need–all Vanderbilt Libraries… Read More

The violent fall of the Socialist Republic of Romania captured the world’s attention in December, 1989. As anti-Communist demonstrators ransacked party headquarters, propaganda and paraphernalia of the Ceaușescu regime were literally tossed out into trash heaps in protest. In the spirit of “contemporary archeology”, historian Paul Michelson—with family and friends—scavenged… Read More

Tuesday, April 9 is National Library Workers Day. Established in 2003 to recognize the contributions library staff make to our communities.  Please join us in celebrating library workers today!… Read More

By making a gift on Giving Day to the Libraries, you help provide exceptional opportunities for our student and faculty researchers. When you invest in the libraries, you support: The acquisition of state-of-the-art resources for scholarly research The preservation of special collections and digital archives Special programs, lectures, workshops… Read More

Due to inclement weather, the historic flag ceremony will take place in the Central Library Community Room.  Please join us as we honor the flag and our veterans and enjoy red, white and blue cookies. Read More

Peabody Library will be closed on Saturday, October 20th, due to campus construction. The Library will close at 9pm on Friday, October 19th and reopen at 10:00am on Sunday, October 21st. All Vanderbilt Libraries hours are available here. Read More

Peabody Library will be closed on Saturday, October 20th, due to campus construction. The Library will close at 9pm on Friday, October 19th and reopen at 10:00am on Sunday, October 21st. All Vanderbilt Libraries hours are available here. Read More