Category: Carrier Renovation News
Furious Flower Poetry Center receives space in renovated Carrier Library (from The Breeze)
Posted September 16, 2025
Video: How to Use the Libraries During Construction
Posted September 15, 2025
Wondering how to use the Libraries while Carrier Library is closed for construction? Check out this 90-second video outlining what you need to know this fall, including information about our pickup and delivery services, the JMU study spaces map, and […]
New library spaces will serve all students (from JMU News)
Posted September 15, 2025
When Carrier Library reopens in Fall 2026, Dukes will discover new, specialized spaces open to all students and designed to enhance learning. Members of the Madison community named many of these innovative spaces through philanthropic gifts that will help bring […]
The Top 5 Things that Future Dukes Need to Know about JMU Libraries
Posted September 1, 2025
1. JMU Libraries helps students with their academic and creative projects, for classes or for fun! We help students level up their research skills to meet the challenge of college-level assignments. But we also help them explore their creative side […]
No Permit? No Problem! 15-Minute Parking at JMU Libraries Express
Posted August 30, 2025
JMU Libraries Express (our temporary library location at 1050 S. Main Street) has four 15-minute parking spaces that do not require a permit! This makes JMU Libraries Express our best location to pick up or drop off books if you […]
Carrier Library Renovation Enters Final Year Before Fall 2026 Reopening
Posted August 20, 2025
We are just one year away from welcoming the JMU community back to a refreshed and expanded Carrier Library, with the building on track to reopen in August 2026. The project has been progressing as planned, with structural work nearing completion and […]
How to Use JMU Libraries: 2025-26
Posted August 6, 2025
You can get library services and resources in four locations and online! Learn more below or in our 90-second video. Four Library Locations JMU Libraries offers a variety of spaces for studying, working in groups, printing, and more: Rose Libraryon […]
Top Tips for Using JMU Libraries This Fall
Posted July 30, 2025
Even though Carrier Library is closed until Fall 2026 for renovation and expansion, you still have access to all the usual library services in four locations and online! Here are our top 4 tips for how to use JMU Libraries […]
The Road to Reopening: Countdown to Carrier
Posted July 18, 2025
Carrier Library is still on track to reopen in time for Fall semester 2026! As the building exterior takes shape, we are preparing to welcome you back to a more modern, spacious, and user-friendly Carrier Library in August 2026. So […]
Unlocking Creativity: Introducing the Media Studio in the Future Carrier Library
Posted June 27, 2025
The Need for Studio Space at JMU With the increasing popularity of multimedia-based assignments, the demand for media creation spaces at JMU has never been greater. As Jenna Polk, our Assistant Director of Media Production and Makerspace Services, notes: “As […]
