Heard Libraries Communications

September 11 – December 7, 2017 Andres Serrano (American b. 1950)“Jewel-Joy Stevens, America’s Little Yankee Miss,”2003 Digital chromogenic print 24″ x 20″Gift of Melissa and Scott Tannen, BA ’99 Courtesy Andres Serrano The photographic portrait, with its roots in early nineteenth-century France, has continually challenged how… Read More

Don’t miss the Libraries’ Annual Ice Cream Social on Sept. 7 from 1-3 PM in the Community Room of the Central Library. Create your own sundae with Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and meet the librarians who will help you on your scholarly path to academic success.  … Read More

Wayne Cristaudo and Guan Beibei The Vanderbilt Library is fortunate to have important distinctive collections that draw scholars for consultation and research. Two interesting international scholars recently visited the Bandy Center to use resources related to the study of Charles Baudelaire. Wayne Cristaudo, Professor of Political Science at Charles Darwin… 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

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