Category: Carrier Renovation News
Exhibition Opening Reception on Oct. 22: Carrier Library Art Galleries
Posted September 23, 2026
All are invited to the Carrier Library Art Galleries Opening Reception, presented in collaboration with the JMU School of Art, Design and Art History (SADAH) on Thursday, October 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. The featured exhibitions showcase art and […]
8 Reasons to Visit the Learning Innovations & Design Desk (Now in Carrier Library!)
Posted September 23, 2026
The Learning Innovations & Design Desk has moved to the 2nd floor of Carrier Library (previously located in Rose), and it has something for everyone! Here are 8 things you can do at the Learning Innovations & Design Desk: 1. […]
Welcome Home to Carrier Library: An Open House for Homecoming
Posted September 22, 2026
All are invited to a special Welcome Home Open House at Carrier Library as part of the QuadFest activities! Although this open house is designed for alumni and friends visiting for JMU Homecoming, anyone in the JMU or local community […]
Preserving history, building the future: Inside the new Carrier Library (from JMU News)
Posted September 8, 2026
Explore the transformation of James Madison University’s newly renovated and expanded Carrier Library through a series of photos. Discover how this project preserves historic 1939 architecture while delivering state-of-the-art spaces—including high-tech makerspaces, light-filled reading rooms, the Furious Flower Poetry Center, […]
Grand Reopening of Carrier Library on September 10
Posted September 4, 2026
After years of planning, renovation, and anticipation, it’s time to celebrate the Grand Reopening of Carrier Library, a renewed space for teaching, learning, and discovery at JMU. All are welcome to join President Jim, Dean Bethany Nowviskie, and our JMU […]
“Exquisite Corpse” Art Exhibit in Carrier Library’s Ground Floor Gallery
Posted September 4, 2026
Discover work by JMU students in SADAH‘s Studio Art program at “Exquisite Corpse” in the new Ground Floor Gallery in Carrier Library. The Exquisite Corpse was a Surrealist method of art making where disparate images or words were combined through […]
The Kelley Messerley Library Futures Classroom: A Home for Experimentation in the New Carrier Library
Posted August 28, 2026
JMU is renowned for providing engaged and transformative learning experiences for students. Central to this mission are the 500+ learning spaces on campus that are supported by staff and faculty members in JMU Libraries. Unlike most university libraries, JMU Libraries […]
Apply to Teach in the Library Futures Classroom in Carrier Library
Posted August 27, 2026
A Call for Teaching & Learning Experiments: The new Library Futures Classroom in Carrier Library is a flexible learning laboratory where faculty, students, and Libraries partners can explore how space, pedagogy, and technology shape learning. Faculty from all disciplines are […]
A Unique Gem in the New Carrier Library: The Grand Reading Room
Posted August 27, 2026
A reading room can stir powerful emotions—awe, inspiration, and calm can be found in this most iconic of library spaces. In the new Carrier Library, visitors to our new Grand Reading Room are discovering a gorgeous, modern, and welcoming space. […]
Take a Video Tour of JMU’s 4 Library Locations
Posted August 25, 2026
JMU’s four library locations are open and we’re ready to support you this fall, whether you’re seeking spaces for quiet focus or collaboration, specialized technology, scholarly resources, books for fun, or expert support from Libraries staff and faculty. Watch our […]
