Stringfellow appointed to Federal Depository Library Program task force
Vanderbilt University's Federal Depository coordinator, Will Stringfellow, has been appointed to a federal task force studying the feasibility of an all-digital Federal Depository Library Program. Read More
Buchanan Fellow explores disease and isolation in new pop-up exhibit at Central Library
A new student exhibit at Central Library explores the connection between disease and isolation while drawing parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Junior Lia Okenkova's "Depictions of Leprosy: Isolation for the Ages" features art and literature from the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery and Central Library as well as original poetry. Read More
Celebrate Constitution Day with the Vanderbilt Libraries Sept. 17
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will host events to mark Constitution Day on Friday, Sept. 17, including a public reading of the U.S. Constitution, handing out pocket Constitutions and hosting a social media photo booth. All are invited to participate. Read More
The buzz on Vanderbilt's bees
Hundreds of acres of trees, green spaces and gardens across Vanderbilt's campus support thousands of bees that live on the roof of the Jean and Alexander Heard Central Library. Read More
Library catalog and related services unavailable Memorial Day weekend
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries' library catalog will be unavailable for up to 24 hours during the Memorial Day weekend beginning Saturday, May 29, at 8 p.m. CT, due to Ex Libris moving their servers to Seattle, Washington. Read More
Heard Libraries, Women's Center Book Club: 'Giovanni's Room' Dec. 3
Join us as we explore fiction and nonfiction titles with selections focusing on literature, biography and the unfamiliar. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, we'll discuss "Giovanni's Room" by James Baldwin. Read More
Steinem encourages collaboration, cross-generational dialogue for modern feminists during Vanderbilt talk
Feminist activist and award-winning writer Gloria Steinem is hopeful about the future of feminism and its critical role in shaping society and policy around the world, she told a full house of Vanderbilt community members gathered at Central Library on Nov. 1. Read More
'All Hallows: Witches, Magic and Things That Go Bump' exhibit opens
An exhibit focused on witchcraft, magic, fantastic beasts, tarot cards and more from Vanderbilt Special Collections is now on display at the Central Library. Read More
Women's Center to host conversation with Gloria Steinem Nov. 1
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center, in partnership with the Chancellor's Lecture Series, will host Gloria Steinem, an award-winning writer, feminist activist and co-founder of "Ms." magazine, for a conversation on Nov. 1. Tickets for the event are available at the Sarratt Box Office to those with a Vanderbilt ID. Read More
Listen: Heard Libraries' cookbooks exhibit showcases historical connection of cooking and medicine
The evolution of cookbooks over hundreds of years and their connections to medicine and health are the focus of a new cross-disciplinary exhibit at the Vanderbilt Central Library. Read More
'The Iris at Vanderbilt and Peabody' topic of exhibit at Vanderbilt's Special Collections
An exhibit on the history of irises at Vanderbilt University and Peabody College is on display at Vanderbilt University's Special Collections through July 2019. Read More
NEH chair and Vanderbilt alumnus to deliver Howard Lecture
Jon Parrish Peede, BS'91, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will deliver the 2018-19 Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture at Vanderbilt's Central Library April 2. Read More
Faculty Funding and Resource Fair set for April 4
Learn more about internal funding programs and professional development initiatives for faculty during an open house at the Central Library April 4. Read More
Pulitzer Prize winner Amy Goldstein to discuss her book, 'Janesville: An American Story,' April 3
Please join author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Goldstein and Owen Graduate School of Management professor David Parsley on Wednesday, April 3, for a discussion of Goldstein's book, "Janesville: An American Story." The event is scheduled from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. Read More
Vanderbilt library spotlights two pioneering alumnae in creative arts
The pioneering roles of two Vanderbilt alumnae in the music and publishing fields—Marshall Chapman and Mildred Haun—are highlighted in exhibitions at the university's Central Library. Read More
'Our Crowd: Student Life at the University of Nashville' opens March 27
An exhibition by undergraduate students Sharonda Adams and Eric Asen, who served as Buchanan Library Fellows this spring, explores the history of Peabody College's predecessor. The students will present their findings in Central Library's Second Floor Gallery on Wednesday, March 27. Read More
Cultural historian Robert Darnton to speak on censorship and literature
Robert Darnton, the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and emeritus director of Harvard's University Library, will discuss "Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature" on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Central Library Community Room. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read More
Walkway closure at School of Nursing, Central Library
The stairs and walkway connecting 21st Avenue South to campus between the Central Library and School of Nursing will be closed beginning Thursday, Nov. 28, so that the walkway can be replaced. The work is expected to take several weeks. Read More
Heard Libraries to host Antiquarian Book and Manuscript Roadshow
The Friends of Vanderbilt's Libraries will host their own version of "Antiques Roadshow," where the public can bring everything from antique papers to modern-day novels for evaluation Nov. 7. Read More
Author of 'Cuz,' a fierce family memoir, to deliver Howard Lecture
Danielle Allen, a political theorist who has written a family memoir about the life and tragic death of her previously incarcerated first cousin, will deliver the Harry C. Howard Lecture Thursday, Aug. 30. Read More