Category: Carrier Renovation News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Posted April 17, 2025

Seniors, these are the dates when we expect the construction fencing on the fountain side of Carrier Library to be moved to support graduation photos. […]

Posted April 17, 2025

Do you have questions about the Carrier Library renovation and expansion?  Here are answers to the 3 questions we hear the most often: Check out our award-winning Carrier Renovation & Expansion website for news and updates, previews of the new […]

Posted April 11, 2025

With Carrier Library scheduled to scheduled to reopen for Fall semester 2026, now is a great time to get to know some of our other library spaces on campus. Rose Library is a landmark on East Campus. But did you […]

Posted April 5, 2025

First opened in 1939, Carrier Library has grown alongside James Madison University for generations. This sculptural display honors donors who continue that legacy today, supporting the Libraries’ mission through special gifts that result in “books” being placed here in their […]

Posted February 28, 2025

Join Charlie King (interim president of James Madison University) and Bethany Nowviskie (dean of JMU Libraries) on a new video tour of Carrier Library under construction! Get a glimpse of Carrier’s interiors in progress, from restored historic areas to gleaming new […]

Posted February 25, 2025

Our newest video, Revealing and Restoring History in Carrier Library, highlights the incredible work being done to preserve and restore gorgeous 1939 elements of this beloved building. Original column capitals and brackets, some recently uncovered for the first time since […]

Posted February 24, 2025

Libraries are places of connection and discovery, where students and scholars consult the wisdom of the past and help to shape the future. When the expanded and renovated Carrier Library reopens for Fall semester 2026, it will serve as a […]