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Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month and Health Literacy Month (Book Display)
Posted October 8, 2024
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Health Literacy Month! Health literacy is the ability of individuals to find, understand, and use information to make health-related decisions for themselves and others. There are numerous health literacies, including sexual, mental, and personal. […]
Watch Carrier Library Take Shape on Construction Camera
Posted October 4, 2024
Have you checked out the Carrier Library construction camera? It takes photos throughout the day so you can see what the construction team is working on! Select from two camera views on the dashboard, then check out these cool features: 1. The “Time […]
International Pronouns Day: October 15, 2025
Posted October 1, 2024
Happy International Pronouns Day! What is International Pronouns Day? Celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday of each October, International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Why are personal pronouns important? Referring to people by […]
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month
Posted September 30, 2024
All October long, join us in celebrating the creations and contributions of members of the expansive LGBTQ+ communities. LGBTQ+ History Month was first recognized in 1994 and aims to champion the stories, histories, historical figures, and civil rights movements of […]
Discord & Dialogue: Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse on Campus and Beyond (Book Display)
Posted September 27, 2024
How do people move from discord to dialogue? How can civil discourse help us move forward despite disagreements? How can complex issues and challenges be explored and debated productively? There are no easy answers to these questions, whether in the […]
Places to Study or Work While Carrier is Closed
Posted September 26, 2024
Places to Study or Work in JMU Libraries While Carrier Library is closed for renovation and expansion, you still have four library locations to use! Check out this list of the top 15 places to study or work in JMU […]
Feature Friday: Getting Black Humanities Research on the Map
Posted September 19, 2024
For the last nine years, JMU faculty member Mollie Godfrey and former faculty member Seán McCarthy have been working alongside local Harrisonburg community members and students on a project to recover the histories of a local Black teacher–Lucy F. Simms–and […]
JMU Libraries Making Headlines: Recent Features and Collaborations
Posted September 17, 2024
In case you missed them, here are recent stories by local media and JMU News that feature projects supported by JMU Libraries: Find these stories and more on our JMU Libraries in the News page.
The Future Anatomy Room at Carrier Library: Enhancing Engaged Learning at JMU
Posted September 16, 2024
Among the many exciting features of the renovated and expanded Carrier Library will be a state-of-the-art Anatomy Room. Here, JMU students will experience “hands-on learning” in the truest sense as they use three-dimensional anatomical models such as skeletons, hearts, skulls, […]
Celebrating the Worlds of Black Poetry (Book Display)
Posted September 13, 2024
The first Furious Flower Poetry Conference was held in 1994, bringing together dozens of Black poets, including the legendary poet Gwendolyn Brooks, to James Madison University’s campus. Due to the overwhelming success of that initial conference, the Furious Flower Poetry Conference has been […]
