Events

Tree Talk & Walk: Peabody Campus November 1, Noon-1:00 p.m. Join us for an engaging talk given by Steve Baskauf (Vanderbilt Libraries & Vanderbilt University Arboretum) to discuss the evolution of the magnificent trees on the esplanade, followed by a walk around the Peabody College grounds. Light refreshments are… Read More

Do you remember how finger painting was so much fun? If you like making art that’s expressive and want some messy zen in your day, come to the paste paper workshop November 14th. You’ll work with mixed acrylics and paste using a decorating technique that’s hundreds of years old. Read More

Please join the Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries in celebrating the Peabody Library 100th Anniversary with remarks by Tipper Gore, Peabody College alumna, activist, author, photographer, and former second lady of the United States. Remarks will begin around 4:15pm and the event will conclude with a reception in Peabody Library’s… Read More

GIS Day 2019 – Mapping Tennessee from the Civil War to the Present Wednesday, November 13 Morning Session: Heard Central Library Room 612A (Poetry Room) Afternoon Session: Center for Digital Humanities, Buttrick Hall, 344 The theme of Vanderbilt University’s annual GIS Day is “Mapping Tennessee from the… Read More

R is a particularly useful programming language for statistical computing and data visualization. All are welcome to attend this, no experience necessary, introductory workshop series in three sessions: Wednesdays in November (6, 13, 20) 1:00 – 1:50, Team Room 15 in the Walker Management Library. After this series you… Read More

Join us for the Music Library’s Halloween Open House for Blair Academy students and families on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 4-6 p.m. We hope you’ll join us for crafts, story time, music bingo, scavenger hunts, a “stick together” art activity, mini-golf, refreshments, “Haunted Stacks,” and entertainment by our talented Blair… Read More

On Oct. 24-27, 2019, Vanderbilt will be hosting a Music Encoding Workshop & Hackathon. This Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) workshop is for newcomers and advanced users alike. All are welcome to participate, and there is no charge to attend. There will be lectures and hands-on encoding practice each day. Registration… Read More

Peabody Library hopes you will join us in celebrating the 100th Birthday of the Library. Our next event, on Thursday, October 17th, from 4:00-6:00 pm, is a catered reception featuring champagne and refreshments. We hope you will join us to toast and celebrate the historic nature of this Carnegie… Read More

A reception for the “Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” exhibit will occur in Special Collections on Friday, October 11, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. An exhibit marking fifty years of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University will be on display in Vanderbilt University’s Special Collections… Read More

Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the contributions of self-identifying women to science, technology, engineering, and math. So to celebrate their achievements, Vanderbilt Libraries and the Wond’ry are gathering at the Wond’ry on Tuesday October 9th to share their work on Wikipedia’s pages. While Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website in… Read More