Year: 2011

Well it’s pretty much done. The Central Library renovation project has been completed and what a triumph it is. It’s hard to believe how much was accomplished in such a short time. Check out the slideshow to see . And don’t forget to vote for your favorite name… Read More

See “green” elements of the 2010 renovation of the 2nd and 4th floors.            … Read More

On Feb. 18, 2011, the Times Literary Supplement reviewed Jim Lovensheimer’s book South Pacific: Paradise Rewritten (Oxford University Press, 2010). The full review is available at the Music Library service desk. The reviewer, Judith Flanders, commented on Lovensheimer’s book as the first book in a series that will be offered… Read More

In 2010 the Central Library underwent an extensive renovation that repurposed a number of spaces to address student, faculty, and alumni needs. Among those spaces is our new café, housed on the south end of the Library’s fourth floor. The adjoining wireless terrace, complete with covered tables and chairs, has… Read More

The Music Library will be open three Saturdays in April from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. to give students extra time to use the music library resources and study for final exams: Saturdays April 2, 9, and 16: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The music library will offer these additional… Read More

On Feb. 23rd from 12-1 PM at the Peabody Library Fireside Room, Dale Cockrell, Blair School of Music faculty member and founder of Pa’s Fiddle Recordings, LLC, will talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books that reference 127 songs and constitute one of the best and most detailed memoirs… Read More

Peabody College Library is proud to feature Blair professor Dale Cockrell and his Pa’s Fiddle Project in its series of informal lunch-hour discussions in the Fireside Reading Room on Wednesday, Feb. 23, noon to 1 p.m. ( ( more )… Read More

The Vanderbilt Library will co-sponsor a presentation by Dr. Richard Arum (Professor of Sociology & Education, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development), “Undergraduate Learning and Post-College Outcomes: Findings from the College Learning Assessment Longitudinal Project.” The event will be held in the Community Room on… Read More

Full article about the library’s new outdoor electronic exhibit available here. Read More

By LIZ FURLOW Central Cafe A new cafe opened in Central Library on Wednesday, and many students are enjoying the convenience it offers. Situated to the right of the main entrance, the cafe is the latest addition to the renovated library and offers students the opportunity to buy… Read More