Category: Carrier Renovation News

Posted February 26, 2026

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 […]

Posted February 26, 2026

Your gift powers learning for all Dukes. Libraries connect people with ideas—and with opportunities to learn and grow. They’re where students and scholars draw on the wisdom of the past and help shape the future. When the expanded Carrier Library […]

Posted February 4, 2026

Throughout the Carrier Library renovation and expansion, the construction firm’s project camera captured images of the build. Now that the exterior is complete and work has moved indoors, we invite you to look back at the progress through these time-lapse […]

Posted January 16, 2026

We are on track to welcome the JMU community back to a transformed Carrier Library this August.  Major construction on the 195,000-square-foot building will wrap up in late January, paving the way for the next phase: finalizing the interiors. Over the coming months, this work will include installing new equipment and technology, receiving and placing thousands […]

Posted December 8, 2025

Hot off the presses: it’s the third edition of the JMU Libraries Magazine!  This is a very special issue: we are thrilled to highlight progress toward the restoration, renovation, and expansion of Carrier Library, set to reopen in August 2026! […]

Posted November 11, 2025

Carrier Library will reopen in August 2026! We’re so excited to welcome you back to a space that’s more inspiring, usable, and accessible than ever.  Here are 11 things we can’t wait for Dukes to discover when we hold the […]

Posted November 5, 2025

Even as we support our increasingly digital world of information, JMU Libraries maintains an impressive collection of physical materials—over 10 miles of them, to be exact! If you are curious where the 4 miles of books from Carrier Library have […]

Posted October 31, 2025

Get Books Delivered to a Campus Mailbox Did you know that you can have library books delivered directly to your campus mailbox if you are a JMU faculty/staff member or doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]

Posted October 16, 2025

Before construction, Carrier Library’s walls were lined with bookshelves filled with information from all subjects. Now, the walls are bare and the library is empty, leaving many Dukes wondering: What happened to the books? The books from Carrier were temporarily […]

Posted October 7, 2025

As you reminisce during Homecoming, imagine opening a time capsule from 1992 and glimpsing how people at JMU envisioned the future of our campus libraries. […]