MORE THAN A REPOSITORY OF BOOKS: When complete, the new Carrier will be a multipurpose learning hub featuring leading- edge learning technology and tools that are continually As we compete today with prestigious institutions for top students and professors, a building full of books is not enough. T he “new” Carrier Library must become the beacon that draws scholars and undergraduates to JMU and empowers them to transform the future. refreshed — because how we consume, interpret and disseminate knowledge changes almost daily.
North Addition and North Plaza 2025 Their audacious mission requires books and much more — an inviting physical environment that inspires learning and the sophisticated, modern tools and technology that push instruction and discovery far beyond its walls. The Commonwealth of Virginia has financed basic construction. Now private philanthropy must take Carrier Library the rest of the way to fulfill its promise.
First Expansion 1980/1991
Third floor: Grand Rea
Original Library 1939/1969
Did you know? Libraries are the top campus space students and professors consider when choosing the university right for them.
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for all of us at JMU to create the academic library that this campus needs and deserves and that befits our status as a national university. We’re all really invested in getting this right.” Bethany Nowviskie Dean of JMU Libraries
NEW PERSPE the concrete addition, repla windows with and access to Hillcrest Hous student union
THE CROSSROADS OF CAMPUS
South Addition and South Plaza 2025
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floor: Historic Reading Room with original fireplace
Third floor: Browsing Room
Sample: Naming Plaque
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