Year: 2010

Students, even though we’ll slow down during the summer, Maymester courses will begin, some students will stay in town, and faculty members will be lovingly creating or modifying syllabi. The Music Library will be open (9 to 5 on weekdays) and library materials will be needed. Due dates still apply,… Read More

During exams, the Peabody and Science & Engineering libraries have extended hours. Peabody:  Open continuously April 25, 11 am – May 6, 6 pm Science & Engineering:  Open continuously April 25, 9 am – May 6, 9 pm… Read More

Photographs from weeks 15 and 16 have been posted to the Library’s renovation webpage.  Construction crews have been busy getting the 8th floor closer to completion as office walls and other areas have been painted, door and window framing is going up, and floors are being patched in preparation… Read More

Students from Mel Ziegler’s art installation class have been busy installing artwork recently in many of our libraries. The exhibit, titled Can You Hear Me Now? is on display now through May 14 in the Central, Peabody, Music, and Science and Engineering libraries. The opening reception will be… Read More

While students through the years have sought out libraries as places for quiet learning, an increasing number of today’s young people use libraries for collaborative study sessions and instruction classes. (more)… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Central Library will undergo $6 million of interior renovations that will address 21st-century teaching and research needs for students and faculty while enhancing the experiences of community visitors. (more)… Read More

Enjoy three new works of art in the Music Library this month: An oil painting by Hunt Slonem featuring blues guitarist Buddy Guy is on permanent exhibit in the Music Library. This work was a gift from the artist to Vanderbilt University and the Blair School of Music. Hunt Slonem… Read More

Do you need extra time to finish up that paper or study for an exam?  If the answer is yes, take advantage of the Music Library’s extended hours in April and early May.  Beginning on April 3, the Music Library will be open on Saturday afternoons from 12-5:00.  On Friday,… Read More

Join Jacob Thornton from the Census Information Center and Larry Romans from Government Information & Media Services for an overview of the 2010 Census at Noon on Census Day, April 1, in the Peabody Library Fireside Reading Room. The presentation will cover the basics of the Census, including why we… Read More

Vanderbilt University is planning a $6 million renovation of its Central Library. Provost Richard McCarty, Dean of Libraries Connie Vinita Dowell and university architect Keith Loiseau are quoted. (more)… Read More