Category: Exhibits

Posted September 15, 2021

As the current crisis in Afghanistan continues to unfold, you may want to understand the situation better or learn how to support Afghan people. Our new Read About Afghanistan book display, selected by Yasmeen Shorish, helps highlight the history, heritage, […]

Posted September 1, 2021

Visual Capitalist released its first Generational Power Index (GPI) earlier this year, and it got Elizabeth Price, JMU’s Business Librarian, thinking about what we know about Generation Z so far. In this book display, you’ll find 12 books, selected by […]

Posted June 23, 2021

Browse our latest virtual display to explore the expansive umbrella of Black science/speculative/fantasy fiction. You’ll find an array of books, movies, and music emerging from Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, Afrosurrealism, and related genres. The display is up in Carrier now (late September 2021)!

Posted May 5, 2021

With the current political climate and racial violence that has flooded both social media and many news outlets during the past year, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the amount of negativity received, read, or heard from all aspects […]

Posted April 2, 2021

The exhibit “Playlist: Wavelength,” opens Friday, April 2, in The Little Gallery Underground as part of Harrisonburg’s First Fridays Downtown. The exhibit features 18 works by JMU SADAH (School of Art, Design and Art History) Drawing 104 students under the […]

Posted March 26, 2021

Perhaps you have noticed a beautiful display of vintage women’s clothing in the lobby just inside the historic entrance of Carrier Library, near the life-size statue of Joan of Arc.  The historic clothing exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the […]

Posted March 23, 2021

COVID-19 is accelerating change across the healthcare ecosystem, according to Deloitte’s 2021 Global Health Care Outlook. Recenl examples of innovation include Amazon expanding its telehealth offerings and GM partnering with Ventec to scale up ventilator production. For March 2021, Elizabeth Price curated 12 books […]

Posted March 23, 2021

The JMU Libraries stands in solidarity with our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) colleagues, students, neighbors, family members, and friends. We recognize the longstanding, deep roots and harmful impact of anti-Asian rhetoric, discrimination, and misinformation in our country, […]

Posted February 8, 2021

“The human body is something we know exists. We can see it, we can feel it, and in a literal sense, we are wearing it. It reacts to touch, pain, and most importantly music. We’ve developed dances as a reaction […]

Posted February 8, 2021

What do women in American politics have to say about their lives, work, passions, and areas of expertise? Find out in these works—memoirs, academic books, letters, essays, dissertations, and more. Visit the display here