Bringing the “new” Carrier to life

Posted April 5, 2025 in Carrier Renovation News, Giving to JMU Libraries News

Library Patrons Bookshelf: Donate $1,939 and have your name - or a loved one's name - immortalized in our one-of-a-kind sculptural book display that will greet Dukes in the new 56,000-square-foot Jones Wing. Give now to the Carrier Library Campaign to ensure that your book is on the donor-recognition shelf at the grand opening. Carrier Library is for everyone. Support Carrier (select this image to visit the page to donate).

“We’re past the halfway point of Carrier Library’s sweeping transformation — one that will benefit every student on JMU’s campus and match our rise to prominence as a national university.

This time next year, we’ll be busy moving in and preparing to open our doors for the Fall of 2026.

You can look forward to a renovation that honors historic details from the original 1939 library and features a lofty new atrium, technology-rich studios, spaces for collaboration, and reading rooms with stunning campus views.

At the heart of campus, the new Carrier Library will serve every student and major, support faculty research and teaching, welcome alumni home, and connect us with scholarship, media and cultures from around the globe.

I invite you to be part of it.”