Category: Featured News
Take Your Grad Photos by Carrier Library by May 30
Posted April 17, 2025
Seniors, Carrier is photo-ready! The construction fence on the fountain side of Carrier Library has been temporarily adjusted to support graduation photos with a view of historic Carrier in the background. Get your photo between April 14 and May 30, […]
Top 3 FAQs about the Carrier Renovation & Expansion
Posted April 17, 2025
Do you have questions about the Carrier Library renovation and expansion? Here are answers to the 3 questions we hear the most often: Check out our award-winning Carrier Renovation & Expansion website for news and updates, previews of the new […]
10 Tips for Finding Great Study Spaces at JMU
Posted April 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 […]
Join the George A. Newman Symposium on May 1
Posted April 9, 2025
All members of the JMU and local community are invited to a public symposium honoring the recent publication of a novel written by trailblazing Harrisonburg Black educator George A. Newman just after his 1875 arrival in Harrisonburg. The novel, A […]
The Library Futures Classroom: A Home for Experimentation in the New Carrier Library
Posted April 7, 2025
JMU is renowned for providing engaged and transformative learning experiences for students. Central to this mission are the 500+ learning spaces on campus that are supported by staff and faculty members in JMU Libraries. Unlike most university libraries, JMU Libraries […]
Exhibit Opening Reception on April 11: Symphony of Abstraction
Posted March 31, 2025
You’re invited to the opening reception of a new art exhibit in the Music Library featuring art that illustrates the complexity, tension, and beauty of music. Music possesses an inherent beauty and structure that can deeply impact a person’s mood […]
Faculty: Apply for a $2000 Grant to Switch to Open (No-Cost) Course Materials
Posted March 27, 2025
JMU faculty, do you want to swap out an expensive textbook for an option that is open, available through JMU Libraries, or otherwise cost-free for your students? Apply by May 2, 2025 for an Open Adopt Grant, which awards $2,000 to instructors to support the integration of […]
New Feature When Searching for JMU Libraries Books on Google
Posted February 19, 2025
Good news: When you use Google to search for book titles, you can now see whether JMU Libraries has a copy of the book! Our Metadata Strategies team recently completed a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make this possible. How […]
Inquiry-Based Learning with Polling and Accessible Presentations: Workshop for JMU Faculty
Posted February 18, 2025
Join this workshop to learn strategies and methods to support interactive and inclusive class participation for all students, using inquiry-based learning pedagogy, JMU-supported polling tools, and accessible presentations inside and outside classrooms. Beyond this workshop, you can also request follow-up consultation, […]
Sea Changes Poetry Exhibit and Reception at Furious Flower
Posted February 17, 2025
Dive into Sea Changes, an immersive exhibit of Black poetry now on display at the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Curated by Bethany Nowviskie and Kimberly Gillette of JMU Libraries, this broadside exhibit explores powerful themes of endurance through shifting tides […]
