Category: Giving to JMU Libraries News
Feature Friday: JMU’s Black Comic Book Collection (Brian Flota)
Posted February 12, 2021
In 2015 and 2016, Brian Flota of JMU Libraries donated over 10,000 comic books to JMU. These are housed in Special Collections–the arm of the Libraries that restores and handles the most rare, fragile, and valuable items. Since then, Flota […]
Singularity: A Dense Soul
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 […]
Feature Friday: Celebrating Simms and Black History in Harrisonburg
Posted February 5, 2021
The Lucy F. Simms School was once a pillar of the Black community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. From 1939-1966, the Lucy. F. Simms School was a thriving public school for Black children in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. While its closure during desegregation […]
Paying It Forward
Posted September 1, 2020
In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]