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Posted February 13, 2018

Just in time for Giving Day 2018 (on March 13) check out the newest book display in Carrier Library.  Learn more about the power of giving, who gives, ways to give, and the difference it can make.

Posted February 13, 2018

A new book display is dedicated to library resources that support ethical reasoning — both in an academic sense and also for personal decision making — including some really fun reading for inspiration. In addition to visiting the display, you […]

Posted February 9, 2018

This Valentine’s Day, tell your elected representatives about the issues you’re passionate about. We’re making it quick & easy to write to your governor and members of Congress. Stop by Rose or Carrier Library’s lobby, choose a pre-addressed Valentine if […]

Posted February 7, 2018

This is the third year that we have participated in the annual “Color Our Collections” event, when libraries, museums, special collections, archives & other cultural institutions share free coloring pages based on items in their collections. Our 2018 coloring book features […]

Posted February 2, 2018

Colors of the Show I have been a live painter for four years now, painting at various shows and music festivals across the United States. Music has always been one of my biggest inspirations for creation. Because of my experiences […]

Posted February 2, 2018

Check out Special Collections’ new exhibit, “Black and White on Bluestone Hill: JMU’s Racial History in the Archives.” From our institution’s founding as the State Normal and Industrial School for (white) Women in 1908, to its integration in 1966, and […]

Posted February 1, 2018

Join us for the Color Our Collections event, February 5-9, 2018! Led by The New York Academy of Medicine, the event invites you to download images from library and cultural institution collections, color them, and share them on social media using the event […]

Posted February 1, 2018

On January 22, 2018, nine faculty members from diverse disciplines at JMU were awarded Accelerating Creative Teaching (ACT) Grants. This grant, sponsored by JMU Libraries and Educational Technologies, provides opportunities to encourage innovations in teaching and share instructors’ creativity in engaging student learning […]

Posted February 1, 2018

We are pleased to announce that the full run of Madison Magazine and its predecessor, Montpelier, can now be viewed in JMU Scholarly Commons.  These publications, produced by JMU’s University Communications and Marketing, showcase stories of the JMU community’s engagement with ideas and the world […]

Posted January 18, 2018

Thomas Edison once said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” We all will fail thousands of times in our lives. The ability to learn from our failures, and to be resilient when moving forward from […]