Media Contacts and Resources
- University Librarian John E. Ulmschneider
- President Michael Rao
- Provost Beverly J. Warren
- Building drawings and some photos of James Branch Cabell Library
- December 2011 photos of Cabell Library during exam week
Media Contacts
- Pam DiSalvo Lepley, APR
- Executive Director, Division of University Relations
- Phone: (804) 828-6057
- Email: pdlepley@vcu.edu
- Anne L. Buckley, APR
- Director, Division of University Relations
- Phone: (804) 828-6052
- Email: albuckley@vcu.edu
- Sue Robinson
- Director of Communications and Public Relations
- VCU Libraries
- Phone: (804) 828-0129
- Email: srobinson26@vcu.edu
In the News
- Have your voices heard at Cabell Life Forum April 3
- UPDATE: Building the new library for VCU's future--Preliminary designs in the works focus on student spaces
- Board of Visitors OKs $3.2 million for design of new Monroe Park library
The Details
- 162,000 square feet project
- 82,000 square feet of new construction
- 80,000 square feet of improvements to the existing building
- $47.5 million total project cost
Then and Now
1975--James Branch Cabell Library completed and designed to serve 17,000 students, seat 2,000 students and house 1 million volumes.
2012--James Branch Cabell Library serves 32,000 students, seats 1,250, and houses 2 million volumes.
From the University Librarian
“VCU’s new academic commons and library on the Monroe Park Campus will have the most prominent spot on campus of any library building in Virginia, and more students will use it each day than any other library in the Commonwealth. I cannot imagine a building anywhere in Virginia that will be more visible to students, faculty, and visitors, affect more students, or have a greater impact on student success.”—John Ulmschneider, University Librarian