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How Many Miles of Books Do We Have?

Posted November 5, 2025 in Carrier Renovation News, Featured News, General Collections News, JMU Libraries News

Interior aerial view of the collections stored in The Hub during the Carrier Library renovation and expansion project
Interior aerial view of the collections stored in The Hub during the Carrier Library renovation and expansion project

Even as we support our increasingly digital world of information, JMU Libraries maintains an impressive collection of physical materials—over 10 miles of them, to be exact!

If you are curious where the 4 miles of books from Carrier Library have been stored during our renovation and expansion, check out this recent story from The Breeze: Carrier Library books moved to ‘The Hub’ during renovations.