Halloween is a holiday traditionally celebrated each year on October 31. The tradition dates to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celtic new year began on November 1st, and… Keep reading
Past Library Exhibit
Exhibit Opening: All Hallows: Witches, Magic, and Things That Go Bump
Strengthening Ties: Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Founding of Vanderbilt University – Fall 2019
This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. This semester, students examined journals, codes of conduct, admissions logs and letters in the Special Collections… Keep reading
Food for Health and Wealth: Five Centuries of Recipes and Cookbooks from the History of Medicine Collections – August – October, 2019
August 9-October 12, 2019, Central Library (Fourth Floor Lobby) Vanderbilt’s History of Medicine Collections is home to thousands of cookbooks, receipt books, and collections of home remedies. This exhibit, featuring… Keep reading
Nikki Giovanni Pop Up Exhibit – August 2019
Nikki Giovanni: Black Feeling, Black Talk Central Library Lobby August 2019 Nikki Giovanni (b. 1943) is one of America’s most respected African American poets. A poet, essayist, activist and educator,… Keep reading
143 Years of Commencement Exhibit
April 2019 Central Library Lobby The first Vanderbilt University Commencement took place in the chapel of the Main building, now known as Kirkland Hall, on June 20, 1877. The fledgling… Keep reading
Creative Women: Marshall Chapman and Mildred Haun – March – July 2019
March-July 2019, Central Library (Fourth Floor Lobby) Half of this exhibit, The Iconoclastic Marshall Chapman, features letters, photographs, posters, song lyrics, tour memorabilia, and other artifacts highlighting Marshall Chapman’s life… Keep reading
Our Crowd: Student Life at the University of Nashville – Spring 2019
March 27, 2019-October 31, 2019, Central Library (Second Floor Gallery) This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. University life in the 19th century… Keep reading
The Iris at Vanderbilt and Peabody – March – July 2019
March-July 2019 Have you ever wondered why the iris is featured on Vanderbilt’s graduation mace or heard Nashville called “Iris City”? The iris is our official state flower, but at… Keep reading
African American First Editions from the 20th Century – November 2018 – March 2019
November 14, 2018-March 15, 2019 Throughout the 20th century, African American writers consistently gave voice to their experiences through powerful poetry and prose. From the bold voices that came out… Keep reading
The Daily Diary of the American Dream: The History of Nashville’s Newspapers – November 2018 – March 2019
Newspapers have been the daily backdrop to public life throughout the history of the United States, functioning as the Fourth Estate of American democracy. By the beginning of the twentieth… Keep reading
