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VUIT will offer walk-up support at a new Tech Hub in Vanderbilt’s Central Library beginning Monday, Oct. 13. The Central Library Tech Hub is located on the south end of the main service desk in the fourth-floor lobby. Read More

Wolters Kluwer Health and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a new collaboration that will help support medical breakthroughs and improve access to scholarly research. Read More

Premium access to Overleaf Professional, an online tool designed to make scientific and technical writing simpler and more collaborative, is now available to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff free of charge, courtesy of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

The human mind’s susceptibility to suggestion and the trance-like state of hypnosis are the subjects of a new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. "Power of Suggestion: The Hypnotism Library of Dr. Albert Moll" is on view at Special Collections and University Archives through mid-February 2026. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have received a prestigious National Leadership Grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The award, valued at more than $121,000, was made through the IMLS’ Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.  Read More

The 2025 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in partnership with Humanities Tennessee Oct. 18–19, will connect faculty, students, alumni and others with university ties to a vast community that shares their love for creative expression. Read More

A new collaboration between the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and the Google Books initiative will make it possible for users worldwide to access works that are rare, out of print, or generally unavailable outside the Vanderbilt library system. Read More

The McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies is launching a new speaker series this fall designed to help students and others take a critical look at media influences and foster a healthy relationship with technology. “Reimagining Expertise” will examine what it means to be an “expert” in the year 2025. Read More

Local and regional makers of comics, zines, and more will be at the 2025 Nashville Comic Arts Festival hosted by Vanderbilt University on Saturday, Oct. 4. This free event, which is open to the public, will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the fourth-floor main lobby of Central Library. Read More

Young people and their families will explore science, engineering and coding through hands-on autumn-themed activities at Fall Into STEAM, hosted by Vanderbilt’s Peabody Library on Saturday, Oct. 25. Read More