News, announcements, updates, and happenings in the UVA Library
WEBSep 9, 2024 · June is here and Pride Month is upon us again! This is the month when we honor queer history and the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 in Manhattan, New York, that set an already-burgeoning gay rights activist movement into high gear. Here in Charlottesville, we get to celebrate Pride twice! Once in June ...
December | 2021 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBDec 1, 2021 · Announcing Friends of the Library. Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2021. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more.
Research Sprints are underway: Faculty and Library experts work ...
WEBMay 23, 2022 · Andrea Denton, Research and Data Services Manager at Health Sciences Library, is part of a team that supports a project on visitor centers commissioned by various government organizations. The project aims to understand the political agendas behind these buildings and their concepts of place.
July | 2021 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBMonthly Archives: July 2021 What to expect at the Library in fall 2021. Update: Beginning Monday, August 9, UVA is requiring masks in all indoor spaces, including libraries, regardless of a person’s vaccination status.
May | 2021 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBMonthly Archives: May 2021 Librarian is awarded grant to start collection of pandemic-related children’s books. Education and Social Science Research Librarian Ashley Hosbach has been awarded a grant of $8,739 from the Jefferson Trust to build a collection of 119 children’s books related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December | 2020 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBDec 2, 2020 · “The past is not done with us yet” – Juneteenth in the 21st century. Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020.
January | 2022 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBJan 2, 2022 · Follow changing perceptions of gender in “Gender: Identity and Social Change” The Library’s new online resource “Gender: Identity and Social Change” examines the history of gender in the English-speaking world, beginning with coercive enforcement of gender roles in the nineteenth century and moving through twentieth century activism toward a more inclusive …
Virginia Magazine Examines Changes to the Role of the Library at …
WEBJun 5, 2017 · In a feature article “Next Chapter,” Virginia Magazine looks at change in the library system at UVA that began with its founding in the Rotunda and continues today with the growth of digital media and the evolution of the way library space is used by faculty, grads, and undergrads. According to University Librarian John Unsworth, the print collection will continue to grow but will likely ...
October | 2021 | UVA Library News and Announcements | Page 2
WEBAppreciations of Albert Small. Albert H. Small, namesake of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, died on Sunday, October 3 at the age of 95.
Annual Report 2021 | UVA Library News and Announcements
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2021. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! This week, we’re highlighting stories about how the Library works to build connections in our profession.