Year: 2026

Winston, the rather awe-inspiring St. Bernard, will be present at the Music Library from 12-2 p.m. on October 5, 2026, along with his handler, Johanna. We are told he will not be signing autographs in ink, but feel free to stop by anyway!… Read More

The complete papers of pioneering Colombian intellectual and cultural activist Manuel Zapata Olivella are now available to the public, and access has been expanded to the papers of his sister, master dancer and folklorist Delia Zapata Olivella, thanks to archival efforts by Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. Read More

Many writers and performers with Vanderbilt ties will be featured at the 2026 Southern Festival of Books, which returns to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library and Archives Oct. 17–18. Read More

The Nashville Comic Arts Festival, a free event celebrating independent comics, graphic novels and zines, will return for a third year to Vanderbilt University’s Central Library on Saturday, Oct. 3. Read More

Vanderbilt Law School now has access to Vincent, vLex’s legal AI platform. Vincent combines generative AI with vLex’s collection of legal materials to support legal research and a range of litigation, transactional, and document-analysis tasks. Vincent’s research tools allow users to ask legal… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Peabody Library will host “STEAMrolling into Discovery,” part of the 10th annual Tennessee STEAM Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. Read More

The Heard Libraries, in collaboration with key university partners, are making 2026–27 the Year to Unplug—a sustained, institution-wide effort to cultivate a campus culture of reading, reflection and community. Read More

We’re excited to share that DepoSim is now available at the law school. Vanderbilt is the first law school to offer AltaClaro’s AI-powered deposition simulation to students, through a partnership announced in September 2026 that pairs platform access with integration into VAILL… Read More

Jeff Kinney, author and illustrator of the juggernaut middle-grades "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series, will appear at Vanderbilt University on Saturday, Oct. 24, to celebrate the release of the 21st book in the series, "Fight or Flight." Read More

Grammy and Emmy award-winning entertainer Harry Connick Jr. will discuss his debut book, "Babe: Elaboratio–A Tribute to My Mother," on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Vanderbilt University. Read More