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Category: JMU Libraries News

Feature Friday: From Classroom to Camera – Madison’s Story

Posted September 26, 2025

Every year, students nearing the end of JMU’s Physician Assistant (PA) program are required to complete a Capstone Project. As part of the Capstone Project, students are given the opportunity to play the part of a PA in a mock […]

Explore Young Adult and Children’s Books at the ETMC

Posted September 25, 2025

If you or any children in your life enjoy young adult or children’s books, come visit the Educational Technology and Media Center (ETMC) in Memorial Hall! Here, you’ll find shelves full of picture books, young adult novels, and even board […]

photo of a shelf of children's books

JMU Libraries Offers Resources to Support Teaching, Learning, and Research with Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Posted September 19, 2025

Originally posted September 14, 2024; last updated September 19, 2025 As artificial intelligence changes the nature of work, learning, and communication, higher education is only one of many industries grappling with its ethical and practical implications. For Fall 2025, JMU […]

Are You Ready to Vote This Fall?

Posted September 19, 2025

The student vote is the decisive factor in many election races. How can we help make sure everyone who’s eligible to vote is registered to vote?  Why do students need help with voting information? Some college students are new to voting, […]

duke dog voting

Explore Open Education at the Open and Affordable Community Forum

Posted September 16, 2025

Do you want to connect with educators across Virginia to explore topics of open and affordable higher education? You’re invited! The Open and Affordable Community Forum covers issues in open education, open pedagogy, and open educational resources (OER). This free event is hosted by […]

VIVA Open & Affordable Community Forum

Furious Flower Poetry Center receives space in renovated Carrier Library (from The Breeze)

Posted September 16, 2025

Among the many additions coming to the newly renovated Carrier Library in 2026 is one room set to highlight a historic and inclusive organization: a space for the Furious Flower Poetry Center, an academic center focused on Black poetry.  The center […]

photo of carrier library's exterior from the breeze

10 Study Spots to Try at JMU

Posted September 15, 2025

We’ve all been there: you just left class, you have three discussion board posts due in an hour, and you’re too far from your regular homework spot. Lucky for you, there are so many study spots on campus. Pick what […]

Video: How to Use the Libraries During Construction

Posted September 15, 2025

Wondering how to use the Libraries while Carrier Library is closed for construction? Check out this 90-second video outlining what you need to know this fall, including information about our pickup and delivery services, the JMU study spaces map, and […]

screenshot preview of new Carrier Library overlaid with text that says Carrier Library Renovation

We Want Your Feedback 

Posted September 15, 2025

Your opinion matters! Please let us know what resources and support you need from the Libraries this year. Your answers to this quick 3-question survey will help us plan around your needs. Please help us shape our workshops and resources […]

New library spaces will serve all students (from JMU News)

Posted September 15, 2025

When Carrier Library reopens in Fall 2026, Dukes will discover new, specialized spaces open to all students and designed to enhance learning. Members of the Madison community named many of these innovative spaces through philanthropic gifts that will help bring […]

artists rendering of the Jones Wing of Carrier Library at JMU