Category: Carrier Renovation News
New Photos of Carrier Library’s Transformation in a Short Video
Posted February 14, 2025
We’re excited to share new images showcasing the remarkable transformation occurring in the heart of campus as the Carrier Library renovation and expansion project progresses smoothly and on schedule. Check out our short video featuring architectural renderings of the future Carrier Library […]
10 Tips for Finding Great Study Spaces at JMU
Posted February 11, 2025
Even during midterms and finals week, there are plenty of empty seats available all over campus if you know where to look! In fact, JMU offers study spaces in over 30 buildings! Here are 10 top tips for finding good […]
Calling All Podcast Listeners
Posted January 27, 2025
Have you discovered JMU’s new podcast, Being the Change? It features interviews with members of the JMU community that take place right in our Audio Recording room in Rose Library! Today, we’re excited to share four episodes that highlight projects […]
Graduates of the past change Carrier Library’s future (from JMU News)
Posted January 24, 2025
When Stan Jones (’54) enrolled at Madison College as a day student, he walked the sidewalks of his childhood from home to work, class and back home again. His daily route passed by the campus library, which quickly became his […]
Get Books Delivered to A Campus Mailbox
Posted December 12, 2024
Did you know that staff, faculty, and doctoral students can have library books delivered directly to their campus mailbox? This service includes books and other items from JMU Libraries or Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! For JMU Libraries books: Enter your work address […]
JMU receives $2.5M gift for new library wing (from “Virginia Business”)
Posted December 12, 2024
James Madison University has received a $2.5 million gift for the new wing of its Carrier Library. Alexandria residents Stan and Rosemary Jones provided the donation, which the Harrisonburg public university announced in late November. A 1954 physics and math […]
The Library of the Future (from the “Being the Change” podcast)
Posted December 5, 2024
The Carrier Library renovation currently underway is a stunning project that will ultimately grace campus with a facility befitting JMU’s rise. Join Dean of Libraries Bethany Nowviskie and members of her team to hear more about this exciting addition to […]
‘It’ll be there long after we’re gone’: Carrier Library wing to be named after alumnus (from The Breeze)
Posted December 5, 2024
Stan (’54) and Rosemary Jones donated $2.5 million to JMU in Nov. 2024 to be put toward the current renovation of Carrier Library. In appreciation, the “new” wing of Carrier Library will be named after the couple, according to a […]
We Deliver! Campus Mail and Scanning Services
Posted November 23, 2024
Get Books Delivered to a Campus Mailbox Did you know that you can have library books delivered directly to your campus mailbox if you are a JMU faculty/staff member or doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]
Couple invests $2.5M to name new wing of Carrier Library (from JMU News)
Posted November 13, 2024
Seventy years after graduating from Madison College, Stan Jones (’54) and his wife, Rosemary Hayes Jones, name the expanded wing of Carrier Library with a $2.5 million gift to the university. When Stan Jones (’54) enrolled at Madison College as […]
