The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries invite the Vanderbilt University community to take part in Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that draws attention to banned and challenged books… Keep reading
Events
Celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Week, Oct. 1–7
Professor Ellen Armour to give book talk Sept. 28 on significance of digital imagery in the struggle for social justice
Ellen T. Armour, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology, will discuss her new book, Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice, at Vanderbilt… Keep reading
Constitution Day Celebration at Central Library
On Monday, September 18, Central Library will be honoring Constitution Day (September 17, which is on a Sunday this year). This date commemorates the day in 1787 when 39 delegates… Keep reading
History of early Cherokee, Chickasaw students at Vanderbilt explored in library exhibit, upcoming talks
An exhibit currently on display at Vanderbilt’s Central Library explores the lesser-known history of some of the university’s earliest students. Cherokee and Chickasaw Students at Vanderbilt, 1885–1899 is the result… Keep reading
Political historian Eli Merritt to discuss book on American Revolution’s ‘perilous politics’ Sept. 9
Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, will discuss his new book, Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution, at the Vanderbilt Bookstore from 2 to… Keep reading
Voices of Mississippi Concert, Sept. 15, 2023
The Vanderbilt University Wilson Music library will present Voices of Mississippi on Friday, September 15, 7:30 p.m., in Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Voices of Mississippi is an immersive… Keep reading
Digital Preservation & Access for Audio-visual Resources
A Two-day Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit, July 19-20 You are invited to participate in four separate sessions over two days that are meant to inform and provide a forum for… Keep reading
Vanderbilt Community Asked to Help Identify Items for Vanderbilt Time Capsule
As Vanderbilt began renovating Kirkland Hall in 2022 in anticipation of the Sesquicentennial celebration this year, a tantalizing piece of history awaited construction crews. In its cornerstone was a time… Keep reading
Social Justice and The Black Music Experience through Children’s Literature
Join us for a discussion with Carole Boston Weatherford, award-winning-author, tomorrow, Friday March 31, at Peabody Library in the Fireside Reading Room, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. In partnership… Keep reading
Sarah Masterson piano event
Event poster On April 21, 2023, in Turner Recital Hall, the Blair School of Music will be hosting guest pianist Dr. Sarah Masterson for an event titled Forgotten Genius: The… Keep reading
