Rose Library and Music Library to Temporarily Close June 19 Through July 5

Posted May 9, 2026 in Carrier Renovation News, Featured News, JMU Libraries News

We are excited to welcome you back to Carrier Library starting Monday, August 3! To ensure Carrier opens on schedule, we must briefly close two of our other locations to redistribute technology, books, and offices across the library system.

Please note the following temporary closures:

• The Music Library will be closed June 19 through July 5.
• Rose Library will be closed June 19 through July 5. The Makery and our Equipment Loans service will remain closed until August 3, as they are relocating to Carrier.  

Because of these closures, borrowing and returning our books and other physical items will be limited this June and July.

Facilities Available During These Closures

While these facilities are closed, you may still:

• Visit the Educational Technology & Media Center in Memorial Hall to access its books, materials, and spaces.

• Swipe into the Rose Library 24/7 Space using your JACard to access printers, study space, bathrooms, and a computer lab.

• Use the book drop outside of Rose Library (pictured above).

Services Available During These Closures

We are here to help! During the closures, you can still:

• Ask the Library for help via email and phone

• Collaborate with your department’s liaison librarian

• Consult with our experts

• Get help with Canvas, educational technology, academic software, and instructional design

• Partner with us on classroom instruction to help your students build skills in research, data management, information literacy, and more

• Submit Course Reserves – electronic only for Summer; electronic and physical for Fall

• Submit Interlibrary Loan requests – ILL will provide items available in electronic format only from June 19 through July 5

• Submit Scan & Deliver requests for articles or book chapters to be sent electronically

• Request streaming video content for your courses

Online Resources Available 24/7

You can also continue your research using our online resources at any time, even while our physical facilities are closed.

Thank You!

We appreciate the grace the JMU community continues to show as we manage the moves during this final, complex phase of the Carrier renovation.

Please contact Ask the Library with any questions.

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