Year: 2022

Octavia Butler: Grand Dame of Science Fiction Central Library Lobby May-July 2022 Octavia Butler (1947-2006) was an American science fiction author.  In her early publishing career, she was one of the few Black women authors in a field dominated by white men.   Extremely shy as a child, she… Read More

Central Library Circulation & Government Documents congratulates our Class of ‘22 student employees on their many accomplishments and upcoming graduation. Throughout their time working at the library, these students have provided high quality circulation services and made important contributions to organizing and expanding access to the library’s… Read More

Before you leave for the summer, please return your library books to any campus library or library book drop before you depart.  If you will be in town for the summer, come see us in the libraries during our summer hours. Congratulations to all who are graduating!… Read More

Yusef Lateef posing with some of his instruments, including an oboe, flute, and baritone saxophone, Vanderbilt University Special Collections The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), have acquired the research materials of Grammy-winning musician Yusef Abdul Lateef. Lateef’s musical… Read More

The Eskind Biomedical Library is excited to announce the addition of two new databases: CINAHL Ultimate and Stahl Online! Both databases are accessible from on and off campus and allow unlimited user access. CINAHL Ultimate expands the previous CINAHL content to include more international journals, open access journals,… Read More

John T. McGill. [hand-drawn map of Vanderbilt campus], Vanderbilt University ArchivesBuchanan Library Fellowship: Telling the Story of Civil War Nashville through Storymaps Using records, maps and photographs from the Vanderbilt Special Collections and other historic Nashville collections, two Buchanan Library Fellows will create Storymap projects: interactive, GIS-based visual tools that… Read More

The Wilson Music Library will open the following hours during Summer 2022: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED We will also be CLOSED on May 30 (Memorial Day), and July 4 (Independence Day). Read More

The Management Library will be closing on Friday May 6th for the summer, as Owen gets closer to finishing its expansion. The library will reopen at the end of August. Staff will not have access to the space in any capacity throughout this time. WML staff will be working remotely… Read More

Happy Arbor Day! This beautiful campus we live and work in was first referred to as an arboretum in May 1879, and today there are approximately 190 species of trees and shrubs in the arboretum. Visit the Vanderbilt Arboretum Website for more information, and to find self-guided tree tours,… Read More

We invite you to visit the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery for these May events: ART BUILDS, Wednesday, May 4,  3:00–4:00 p.m. (the first Wednesday of the month) Join us for this months informal drop-in discussion about the art on exhibit in Skyscraper Gothic: Medieval Style & Modernist Buildings,… Read More