Year: 2017

Come to the Wilson Music Library on Wednesday morning, August 23rd, for pastries, coffee, and a look at a number of our special collections (with gloves, of course). Read More

The Walker Management Library, is thrilled to announce our reopening on Monday, August 21st. Some highlights of the new space include: • The main reading room, with a fireplace as a focal point, is a great place for contemplation. With all the movable furniture, we can have larger groups gather… Read More

Mayor Barry attends the Opportunity Now Youth Celebration at Nashville Fairgrounds Vanderbilt’s Opportunity Now interns are shown working in the library’s Special Collections, l-r: Tanderious Williams, Hermela Demas and McKenna Mimms. Three high school interns worked in Special Collections this summer as part of  … Read More

The Library has acquired The George Clulow collection, one of the greatest collections of books about card games, games of chance, playing cards, and chess in the world. This collection, owned since 1903 by the U.S. Playing Card Co., complements the library’s Parkhurst and Jane Wood Bridge Collection of Books… Read More

Martin Seay, author of the lauded book The Mirror Thief, will be discussing the future of reading at Vanderbilt Central Library on Tuesday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. His novel was chosen by the NY Times as a Notable Book of the Year, as well as being named… Read More

For the first time, Vanderbilt Libraries will have a presence at the Southern Festival of Books, a three-day event celebrating the written word. The festival will be held in downtown Nashville on October 13-15. The Festival annually welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the nation and… Read More

Welcome, and welcome back, to all of our faculty, staff, and students! It’s been a busy summer at the Peabody Library – we’ve added two fantastic new staff members, Shahpar Kamtarin and Amy Corbitt, and upgraded furniture in several study rooms and around the Library. As you’re settling back into… Read More

In the summer before their freshman year, student athletes tour the libraries, meet librarians, and engage in competitive exercises designed to teach information literacy. This video about Vanderbilt Athletics’ Summer Bridge Program features more than one shot of the visit featuring a tour of our online resources, followed by… Read More

The Divinity Library had Phase 1 of their new furniture installed today! Looking forward to it getting lots of use in the new school year. Read More

Paré, Ambroise. Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise Paré. Lyon: Pierre Rigaud, 1652. History of Medicine Collection, Eskind Biomedical Library  [Detail]From 16th century alchemical treatises to 20th-century breakthroughs saving millions of lives, this exhibition explores the evolving roles of medicine and healers and how these changes affect the way we live and work… Read More