Vanderbilt University continues to celebrate its Sesquicentennial with new events and exhibits across campus, as well as a new virtual platform that allows alumni, friends and fans of the university to… Keep reading
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Celebrate the Sesquicentennial through Vandyverse virtual platform, interactive photo mural
Banned Books Initiative reading group to discuss ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ on Oct. 25
The Banned Books Initiative partner offices host reading groups throughout the year, each focusing on a different banned or frequently challenged book. Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 3… Keep reading
Heard Libraries to host book talk with Jen Ellis, maker of Bernie Sanders’ mittens, on Oct. 24
Do you remember the famous meme of Bernie Sanders and his mittens at President Biden’s inauguration? Join us as author Jen Ellis discusses her new memoir, Bernie’s Mitten Maker, and… Keep reading
Heard Libraries to support ‘Dare to Be Me’ book events for young readers, hosting an author reading Oct. 23 and sponsoring elementary school outreach Nov. 3
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will welcome children’s authors Kaci Bolls and Nathan Meckel on Oct. 23 for a reading and songs from their new book Dare to Be… Keep reading
New GIS Lab at Heard Libraries provides major computing boost to geospatial visualization and analysis at Vanderbilt
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have opened a new Geographic Information Systems Lab in Peabody Library that gives Vanderbilt University scholars a significant computing edge in the rapidly growing… Keep reading
Heard Libraries expand cultural preservation efforts with membership in international Digital Preservation Coalition
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their commitment to preserving cultural heritage by joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, a prestigious U.K.-based nonprofit that works with global partners to… Keep reading
Celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Week, Oct. 1–7
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
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
Heard Libraries showcase digital preservation expertise at Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit
Since it began recording nightly news broadcasts in 1968, the Vanderbilt Television News Archive has amassed more than 62,000 hours of video content. That is the equivalent of more than… Keep reading
New Digital Lab enhances Heard Libraries’ resources for teaching and learning
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their resources for teaching and learning with the recent launch of the Digital Lab, an initiative that equips Vanderbilt University faculty, students… Keep reading
