Build your summer reading list
Did you miss last week’s “What’s everyone reading?” Community Zoom event but would like some suggestions for building your summer reading list? Here are some of the books that were discussed by Ward Tefft of Chop Suey Books, VCU Libraries staff, and Richmond community members. Titles include new releases by VCU alumni, 14th century pandemic […]
Planned gift will establish a Dean’s Endowment for VCU Libraries
Elizabeth Roderick and John Kneebone are the type of couple that libraries dream about. She is a retired librarian currently enrolled in VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, working toward a Post-Baccalaureate Certification in Urban Revitalization (after already earning a Master’s in Public Administration and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nonprofit Management […]
Stroll Virtually Through Our Stacks
While our doors are closed there are still ways for the public to enjoy some of what VCU Libraries has to offer. Do you miss strolling the stacks of the library and seeing what else is on the shelf next to the book that you are looking for? If so, check out the “Virtual Browse” […]
Happy Preservation Week: Join us for a Zoom event
Libraries, museums and other collecting institutions mark Preservation Week April 27-May 2. Started in 2005 with a survey of collecting institutions and now celebrating its 10th year Preservation Week is an initiative of ALCTS, a division of the American Library Association. Preservation Week brings awareness to the state of collections requiring care. Perhaps the American […]
Friends Book Club Zoom discusses “Palaces for the People” by Eric Klinenberg
The Friends of VCU Libraries Book Club has selected sociologist Eric Klinenberg’s 2018 book Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. The club will meet via Zoom at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17. The event is free and the public is invited. To gain […]
Misinformation During the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Dana L. Ladd MS, Ph.D., AHIP | Health and Wellness Librarian | VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library, Tompkins-McCaw for the Health Sciences During the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis, information abounds from various sources including websites, social media, television, and even from friends and family members. A simple search on Google for […]
VCU Libraries cancels events and meetings until further notice
Because of coronavirus precautions, many events and meetings scheduled to be held in James Branch Cabell Library and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences have been canceled. The VCU Office of the President currently mandates that all university events with a possible attendance of 100 or more people be canceled, rescheduled, or moved online until […]
Book donations suspended until further notice
To help protect the health and safety of donors, volunteers and VCU Libraries staff, the libraries will not accept donations of books or other materials until late April at the earliest. Check back at this blog for updates. While many people are staying home during the COVID-19 outbreak, some may turn to housekeeping chores, such […]
Veteran and longtime VCU Libraries employee reflects on Womens’ Veterans Week
Staff and faculty bring a variety of experiences and backgrounds to the workplace with them. Kathy Parker-Moore is one of the few if not the only female veterans employed at VCU Libraries. The third week of March is Women Veterans Week in Virginia, presenting an opportunity to ask Parker-Moore a bit about her experiences. She […]
A Letter to the Friends of VCU Libraries
Senator Mark Warner congratulated the Friends of VCU Libraries recently with a letter recognizing their award as the best Friends of the Library group in Virginia in 2019. The award was announced in June. It is the first time in 25 years that an academic library Friends group has received this honor.
