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- Welcome back: Libraries buildings open to the public for research and events
June 16, 2021 — Libraries buildings on both campuses are open to all users. - 2021 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Short List and Finalists Announced
June 8, 2021 — The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Committee has recently announced the three finalists for the 2021 award. - Digital experience librarian leads Qmunity student session; Apply by June 11
June 7, 2021 — Apply by June 11 for LGBTQIA+ session. - Celebrating a Full Year of VCU Libraries Community Zooms
June 2, 2021 — The VCU Libraries Community Zooms series has evolved with the times to reflect community interests and provide meaningful content throughout the pandemic. - VCU Staff Senate honors three outstanding VCU Libraries employees
May 24, 2021 — Three exceptional staff members honored. - Thomas Inge, pioneering comics scholar and former professor, dies at 85
May 24, 2021 — Inge’s contributions of comics, art, memorabilia and letters were instrumental in the creation of VCU Libraries’ Comic Arts Collection. - VCU Libraries offers summer-long in-person exhibits exploring the past
May 12, 2021 — VCU Libraries has launched two fun in-person exhibits to catch the end-of-semester bustle. Both exhibits deal broadly with the past and provide fascinating and light-hearted perspectives on recent and ancient history. - Cabell Library's first-floor stacks to be closed to browsers this summer
May 10, 2021 — Plan ahead: First-floor stacks at Cabell will close for summer. - Physics postdoc Sean Koebley receives VCU Science Communication Award
May 6, 2021 — Award honors excellence in communicating about science. - Irene Herold named dean of VCU Libraries and university librarian; assumes role Aug. 1
May 3, 2021 — New dean brings 30 years leadership experience to VCU Libraries. - VCU Libraries' Gregory Kimbrell to lead VCU Staff Senate for 2021 term
May 2, 2021 — VCU Libraries staffer and alumnus elected Staff Senate President. - Faculty: Apply for a 2021 Affordable Course Content Award by May 20
April 20, 2021 — Awards enable faculty to create free materials for teaching. - Cabell open more hours at semester's end April 25-May 13
April 9, 2021 — End-of-semester hours and services - VCU Libraries seeks feedback on new website feature
April 8, 2021 — Students, staff and faculty needed for user-experience focus groups. - VCU librarian contributes expertise to free Southeast Health Literacy Conference April 14-16
April 7, 2021 — Health and Wellness Librarian Dana L. Ladd helps with inaugural conference on health literacy and equity. - Winning design captures connections to VCU Libraries during the pandemic
April 5, 2021 — Alumna wins 2021 VCU Libraries design prize. - 2021 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Long List Announced
April 5, 2021 — The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Committee has just unveiled the short list of the 20 top books submitted for this year's contest. - VCU Libraries employees honored for years of service
March 30, 2021 — Honorees for 2020 noted. - Food for Fines project helps food-insecure students and those with library fines
March 30, 2021 — Food for Fines now a year-round project. - VCU Publishing seeking contributions to ‘Imagining Black Futures in Richmond’
March 17, 2021 — VCU Publishing — is seeking contributions for “Imagining Black Futures in Richmond,” a curated open access anthology that will imagine and explore futures for Richmond through an Afrofuturist lens. - Library experts explore interdisciplinary graphic medicine at VCU Libraries
March 16, 2021 — Research and Education Librarian Talicia Tarver and Library Specialist for Comic Arts Cindy Jackson discuss graphic medicine in a video recording and Q&A. - Coming back to campus? Be prepared for changes in libraries
March 3, 2021 — Be prepare for changes in libraries operations for in-person return to campus. - VCU Libraries celebrates Open Education Week March 1-5
February 25, 2021 — VCU Libraries celebrates Open Education Week, a global event to share and learn about the latest achievements in Open Education worldwide. - Students: Apply by May 1 for Friends of VCU Libraries scholarship
February 23, 2021 — Inaugural Friends scholarship open for applications. - Deadline March 28: Annual design contest offers $500 prize to student or recent alumni
February 22, 2021 — The Friends resprise annual design contest. - Art goes virtual at annual Black Lives Matter show
February 16, 2021 — The Black Lives Matter RVA Art Show features works from dozens of artists that highlight inclusivity and racial justice. - Spring semester update: Expanded digital content and changes to VCU Libraries in-building services and hours
January 22, 2021 — Be aware of changes at VCU Libraries for spring 2021. - Affordable course content awards: Four new faculty projects underway
January 11, 2021 — Four new projects selected for financial awards that support creation of open, affordable materials. - Author of ‘Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America’ to deliver VCU Libraries’ 2021 Black History Month Lecture
January 11, 2021 — Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D., a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University and author of the new book, “Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America,” will deliver VCU Libraries’ 20th annual Black History Lecture. - Health Sciences Library hours will change Jan. 11
January 7, 2021 — Due to lower building traffic, operating hours at the Health Sciences Library will be adjusted effective Monday, Jan. 11. - List of enewsletters 2021
January 1, 2021 — Monthly newsletter round-up
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