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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 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

The Management library is undergoing a complete renovation. Preliminary work began over spring break, with major demolition beginning May 5th. The tentative re-open date is August 9th. Please contact us with any questions. Check back for progress updates!… Read More

Happy Student Appreciation Week! The SEL staff would like to thank each and every student worker for their hard work, dedication and commitment to this library. We truly do have the best student workers on campus. Thank you all. Read More

Guest post by Brenda Thompson When Brooke and I first began processing the University of Nashville collection, this 1747 book (currently uncataloged) was one of the first to capture my attention — for many reasons, including the decorative clasps: The use of clasps on books dates to… Read More