Year: 2018

For highlights about the Libraries’ activities and events for Winter/Spring 2018, enjoy our Quarterly Report. QR-VUL-2018-Winter-Spring.pdf… Read More

This spring, four undergraduates worked in the library as Buchanan Fellows, curating an exhibit about propaganda using items from Special Collections.  Come explore their exhibit, Under the Influence: The Power of Propaganda, opening Thursday April 19 with a reception and informal tours with the four curator – Fellows. Read More

4/20 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 4/21 noon-5 p.m. 4/27 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 4/28 noon-5 p.m. Read More

Buchanan Library Fellows Presentations Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Central Library Classroom 418A 3:00 pm -4:00 pm Please join us on Wednesday, April 18 at 3:00 pm to hear Buchanan Library Fellows present on their spring semester projects. Over… Read More

  Photo by Joe Howell Calling all undergraduates: are you interested in becoming a Buchanan Library Fellow? Applications are now being accepted for summer and fall fellowships. The Buchanan Library Fellowship program connects undergraduate students with librarians and faculty to develop skills in a variety of areas, including geographic… Read More

Vanderbilt Libraries and the Nashville Shakespeare Festival are throwing a birthday party for William Shakespeare.  Join us on the Library Lawn for an afternoon full of fun and festivities on April 23, beginning at noon. There will be jugglers, troubadours, fight masters, and scribes on hand, as well… Read More

Thank you to everyone who made our first annual Edible Book Festival a success! Especially our judges, and everyone who voted for the People’s Choice. Here are the winning entries: Most creative:   If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Library Technology and Digital Services   Best depiction… Read More

The Silent Voices Project uses the voices of contemporary children to re-create the voices of children silenced at the hands of the Nazis. Under the artistic direction of Blair faculty member Zachary Ebin, the Toronto-based Ton Beau String Quartet performs trios and quartets by young composers based on poetry written… Read More

6:00 pm Reception, Central Library Lobby 7:00 pm Performance, Central Library Community Room This spring, the city of Nashville welcomes the Violins of Hope, a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. Lovingly restored by Israeli luthiers Amnon and Ashvi Weinstein, the… Read More

On April 2, the Libraries will be hosting an Edible Book Festival in the Community Room of the Central Library. Team and individual entries are both encouraged. Entries need not be a cake, it can be anything that is edible. Entries should relate to a book, music composition or film. Read More