Category: Carrier Renovation News

Posted December 7, 2023

3SPACE has moved from Carrier Library to Lakeview Hall room 1102, and it is now available to faculty to request for their courses. What is it? 3SPACE is the first general-education college 3D printing classroom in the U.S. It offers 3D printing access […]

Posted December 6, 2023

Here’s a riddle: How do you move 100+ staff offices, over 3,000 furniture and technology items, and a whopping 400,000 books out of a busy JMU building without disrupting the students studying there? This was the enormous task we undertook […]

Posted November 13, 2023

Did you see the images of the future Carrier Library in the Fall 2023 issue of Madison Magazine? Check out the story to see artist’s renderings of the interior and exterior and to learn more about the Carrier renovation and […]

Posted October 24, 2023

View the decorative column capitals that have adorned Carrier Library since 1939. Most were hidden since the 1960s when they were covered by drop ceilings. […]

Posted October 16, 2023

After a temporary closure to move out of Carrier Library, the Special Collections Reading Room is available by appointment in its temporary location on the second floor of Burruss Hall. Plan a visit to Special Collections. What is Special Collections? Staff and […]

Posted September 12, 2023

Curious to see how construction on Carrier Library is coming along? Check out this before-and-after aerial video of the project site from mid-May to early August! Want more construction updates? Check out the construction site camera for photos taken at […]

Posted August 21, 2023

Construction on Carrier Library is progressing on schedule! New images: We’re excited to share photos of the construction progress on our website, where you’ll also find a link to the site camera from the construction team! This recent construction photo […]

Posted August 14, 2023

Get a preview of the future Carrier Library in this 47-second video about the Carrier Library renovation. For more info, check out our Carrier Renovation website (which just won another award!).

Posted July 27, 2023

Our Carrier Renovation and Expansion website was selected as the winner of a public relations award from the American Library Association! The award “recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated […]

Posted July 19, 2023

If you’ve walked by Carrier Library lately, you’ve probably noticed some changes! The left picture shows the exterior of the 1980s portion of the building being removed! The beautiful curved entrance on the right is an artist’s rendering of what […]