Category: Giving to JMU Libraries News

Posted April 2, 2021

In Spring 2020 when James Madison University faculty had to move all their classes online in under two weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Libraries jumped into action to provide online guides, virtual workshops, and consultation services to […]

Posted March 13, 2021

(All photos pre-COVID.) In February 2020, over 100 people packed into the lobby of Carrier Library for the grand opening of JMU’s Community Seed Library, organized by JMU Libraries. A few weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic sent many of us […]

Posted February 26, 2021

Two years before Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman made history with her performances at the 2021 presidential inauguration and Super Bowl, she took the stage at James Madison University as part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Furious Flower […]

Posted February 12, 2021

In 2015 and 2016, Brian Flota of JMU Libraries donated over 10,000 comic books to JMU. These are housed in Special Collections–the arm of the Libraries that restores and handles the most rare, fragile, and valuable items. Since then, Flota […]

Posted February 8, 2021

“The human body is something we know exists. We can see it, we can feel it, and in a literal sense, we are wearing it. It reacts to touch, pain, and most importantly music. We’ve developed dances as a reaction […]

Posted February 5, 2021

The Lucy F. Simms School was once a pillar of the Black community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. From 1939-1966, the Lucy. F. Simms School was a thriving public school for Black children in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. While its closure during […]

Posted September 1, 2020

In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]