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Posted January 19, 2016

The Little Gallery Underground has a new exhibit entitled Blues: Music You Feel and Hear featuring photographs of blues performers taken by Greg Versen. The exhibit went up on January 11th and will be on display until March 7th. The opening […]

Posted January 11, 2016

Tired of swiping left or right?  Want to start the new year with a new relationship?Let us help you find true love with Blind Date with a Book!Library staff hand-picked these titles to win your hearts.   Don’t judge a book […]

Posted December 1, 2015

The traditional pattern of growth changed dramatically during the mid-twentieth century. Younger and increasingly affluent families moved from established city neighborhoods to newer suburban neighborhoods. In pursuit of customers and cheaper land, stores and businesses began making a similar shift […]

Posted November 6, 2015

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans region is still recovering and JMU Alternative Break volunteers continue to lend their support. This book display celebrates the community and volunteer efforts to recover the region, and examines different environmental, social, and political […]

Posted October 15, 2015

JMU Libraries & Educational Technologies is pleased to present an exhibit in celebration of Carrier Library’s 75th Anniversary: Dressing for Education: Carrier Library’s Diamond Jubilee 1939-2014. The exhibit runs now through Spring 2016 and is open during public hours in the […]

Posted October 14, 2015

Booooo-ks! From monsters, to mummies, witchcraft to extraterrestrials, the new book displays at Carrier Library and Rose Library focus on the paranormal myths and realities that surround Halloween. With possible origins in Gaelic harvest festivals as well as the Christian holiday of […]

Posted September 2, 2015

In Carrier Library, we are featuring a locally-sourced book display on the theme of Food & Food for Thought: Feed Your Global I.Q. This display is in celebration of JMU’s 2015 International Week, which will focus on food. This year’s JMuse Café events will […]

Posted September 1, 2015

“Research indicates that diversity in the physician workforce impacts the quality of care received by patients.”. Association of American Medical Colleges, 2014 Disparities in health care quality are a result of several factors, including the diversity of our patients. Rural […]

Posted April 17, 2015

By Mary Ann Mason, Graduate Assistant in Special Collections Stokesville, Virginia If you happen to be traveling through the North River Gap of Augusta County, Virginia, you wouldn’t think there was anything unusual about the area. However, something might catch […]

Posted April 13, 2015

(Harrisonburg, Virginia) –This week, the JMU Libraries joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than warehouses for […]