Year: 2021

A new student exhibit at Central Library explores the connection between disease and isolation while drawing parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lia Okenkova, a junior cognitive studies and educational studies major from Naples, Florida, created “Depictions of Leprosy: Isolation for the Ages,” which features art and literature from the… Read More

The Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries told us they wanted to see new acquisitions, and we listened! Please join our curators as they highlight items added to Vanderbilt’s distinctive collections this past year. This Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries event is Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, Noon–1:00 p.m. CST on Zoom. Register… Read More

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated by French artist Gustave Doré, 1884, Vanderbilt Special Collections Get in the Halloween spirit by viewing All Hallows: Witches, Magic and Things that go Bump, an online exhibit built by Teresa Gray, curator of Special Collections. The exhibit features a first American… Read More

Introducing the News Desk banner on the Walker Management Library’s homepage.  Providing one stop access to popular and scholarly business literature, including the Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review; and check out “more BIZ news” for a list of all our most popular online… Read More

We wish that we could be together in-person for our annual Halloween Open House in the Wilson Music Library, but we invite you to take the party to-go! Halloween Party To-Go bags will be available from Blair Academy Ambassadors in the main lobby from 4-8 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 25,… Read More

There has been a lot of conversation lately about the rampant spread of misinformation and each of our individual roles and responsibilities in combating it. Fact-checking and evaluating information with a critical eye is more important now than ever, to stop the flow of disinformation. Librarians are available to… Read More

On October 6, the Ambassador to the United States from Colombia, Juan Carlos Pinzón, visited having asked to see the libraries’ rare special collections on Colombia. Paula Covington, the Latin American and Iberian Studies Librarian and Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, prepared a wide range of the treasures… Read More

The October Primary Source is now out and available here. Read More

Have you been thinking about becoming a mentor for a Buchanan Library Fellowship? If so, now is the time to submit a proposal for the spring 2022 semester.  Mentors work with librarians and students on projects that build research skills. Students earn $1,000 for the semester’s work and present their… Read More

Happy National Friends of the Libraries Week! The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries invite you to join us for two upcoming events: Friday, Oct. 22, Noon–1:00 p.m.    A curatorial talk highlighting the current exhibit Out of the Vault. Email Special Collections to register. Read more+ Friday, Nov. 5,… Read More