University of Virginia Library

06/01/2026

A few good reads for hitting the road ... or the beach ... or the couch. Enjoy!

From spicy romances to alien adventures, the University of Virginia Library staff recommends page-turners perfect for summer travel. https://uvatoday.me/3RS7rgd

05/30/2026

ICYMI!

We the People(hood)

For Jewish American Heritage Month, Director of Technology Solutions Carla Arton and Economics & Commerce Research Librarian Nicholas Cummins celebrate 250 years of Jewish America with works tracing an arc across American history: from the search for religious freedom, to migration and community building, to participation in civic life, and finally to ongoing reflection on identity and belonging.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/we-peoplehood-250-years-jewish-america

05/25/2026

CALL FOR ART PROPOSALS!

Deadline is coming up fast but there's still time to apply!

Have you, your lab, or your colleagues or collaborators created a striking image, schematic, model or other visual element related to produced research? We invite submissions for an exhibition celebrating the visual language of research at UVA.

Submissions should be derived from existing research. No new creation of works is required.

NOTE: The deadline for submissions is Friday May 29, 2026.

Details at https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/art-research-calls-proposals-celebrate-visual-language-research

05/23/2026

It's Memorial Day weekend — just a reminder that we'll be closed on Memorial Day itself, Monday the 25th.

As always, check library.virginia.edu/hours for Library hours.

05/21/2026

Shelving the books, walking the Lawn
Celebrating recently graduated Library student workers!

With Final Exercises in the past, we put together a Q&A with four graduating Library student workers about their plans for the future, their favorite part of working at the Library, advice to Library users, and more.

Read the full Q&A at UVA Library news: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/shelving-books-walking-lawn

05/20/2026

‘Buried Cause’: In a new book, two UVA librarians analyze the unearthed Robert E. Lee monument cornerstone box

Conservator Sue Donovan was on the team who opened the 134-year-old commemorative box that had been buried beneath the Lee statue. Historian Ervin L. Jordan Jr. analyzed the contents inside for clues about the lives of Black Richmonders in the 1890s. Both had much to say about what they found.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/buried-cause-new-book-two-uva-librarians-analyze-unearthed-robert-e-lee-monument

05/18/2026

🎶 A, B, C, D, E, F, G … 🎶

The Small Special Collections Library Reading Room is closed this week as staff work on special projects, but the Harrison/Small building is open, and it’s a great time to catch the “ABCs of the UVA Library” exhibition before it closes on June 12. Curated by staff, the exhibition showcases the Library’s rich and varied collections and highlights the people who make those materials discoverable and accessible. From Artist’s Books to Zines, with everything in-between.

The building and gallery are open this week, 9-5 Monday-Friday. Stop by!

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, UVA

05/15/2026

Finals Weekend is here! Congratulations from all of us at the UVA Library to all those celebrating this weekend. You've earned it!

05/14/2026

CALL FOR ART PROPOSALS!

Have you, your lab, or your colleagues or collaborators created a striking image, schematic, model or other visual element related to produced research? We invite submissions for an exhibition celebrating the visual language of research at UVA.

Submissions should be derived from existing research. No new creation of works is required.

The deadline for submissions is May 29, 2026.

Details at https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/art-research-calls-proposals-celebrate-visual-language-research

05/11/2026

Tuesday, May 12
4 pm in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library.

The University of Virginia Library with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello are pleased to present the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Distinguished Lecture with Vincent Brown, Charles Warren Professor of American History, Harvard University.

"How Do You Remember the Days of Slavery?: A Screening and Discussion" will include a 20-minute documentary following Professor Vincent Brown, as he travels to Jamaica at the invitation of the Jamaican Ministry of Culture, to speak at the island’s second annual Chief Takyi Day in St Mary Parish. The little explored history of Chief Takyi has long fascinated Professor Brown. In 2020, after more than a decade of dedicated research across multiple continents, he published his award-winning book, Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War, shedding crucial light on the brutally suppressed revolt which paved the road to abolition.

Register at the link: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/8c1ksMv7/g/FWcA9tQfTV/the-2026-thomas-jefferson-foundation-distinguished-lecture-4a8YKaYKb6/overview