Library News - November 2008 Archives

Overcoming Life's Challenges and Championing Diversity
November 6, 2008 5:00 pm
Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium,
1217 E. Marshall St., Richmond, VA


Dr. Claudia Thomas will present "Overcoming Life's Challenges and Championing Diversity," on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 5:00 pm in the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium. Dr. Thomas was the first African-American female orthopaedic surgeon in the United States, the 2008 recipient of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Diversity Award, and is the author of God Spare Life.

A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. This event is free and open to the public. To R.S.V.P. or request special accommodations, call (804) 828-4640 or email Sarah Amick at seamick@vcu.edu. Directions and Parking

This event is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library and the MCV Campus Programs, University Student Commons & Activities. More information about other Friends of the Library events is available on the Special Events page.

VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival
November 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
University Student Commons, Richmond Salons
907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA
Directions

VCU welcomes 2008 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award winner Travis Holland, his agent, Amy Williams, and his editor, Dial Press Vice President Susan Kamil, as they trace the journey of Holland’s masterful “The Archivist’s Story” from first draft to literary sensation.

The reading and book discussion are free and open to the public, as well as the book signing and reception immediately following. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, please call Sarah Amick at (804) 828-4640 prior to Nov. 12, 2008.

The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, is sponsored by the VCU Department of English, James Branch Cabell Library Associates, VCU Friends of the Library, VCU Libraries, VCU Honors College and the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences.

Library Lite All Nite
24/5 Hours
November 30 - December 16, 2008
James Branch Cabell Library

The James Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus will be open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week during exams. This expanded service is called Library Lite All Nite.

From Sunday, November 30 through Tuesday, December 16, Cabell doors will open at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday and remain open until our regular Friday evening closing time at 9pm. Saturday hours will remain unchanged during Library Lite All Nite - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This service will provide 24/5 access to the library building and offer Circulation and Information services, individual study on the 3rd and 4th floors, group study in designated areas, and computerized resources including the library catalog, databases, Internet access, and Microsoft Office applications. The B-8 Computer Lab will also be open during the 24/5 hours.

Sunday through Thursday nights, all patrons entering James Branch Cabell Library after 10 p.m. are required to show VCUCards to gain admittance. A complete listing of operational hours for Cabell Library and Tompkins-McCaw Library is available online.

For more information about Library Lite All Nite and for a complete listing of available services, please visit this Web site.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
Special Collections and Archives Reading Room
509 North 12th Street
Richmond, VA 23298-0582
804-828-0636

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

VCU Libraries will celebrate the contributions that MCV Campus authors have made to the scholarly literature. This event is free and open to the public.

Parking is available for a fee in the Patient/Visitor parking deck. To RSVP, or to request special accommodations, please call (804) 828-4640 or e-mail Sarah Amick by December 8, 2008.

This event is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library.