All are welcome to join on Thursday, April 4 for a grand opening celebration of The Edgar Shannon Library!
An open house, with activities from various Library areas and departments, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Activities will include interactive demonstrations, special displays of Library collections, virtual reality, and more!
Remarks will begin at 4 p.m., and speakers include University Librarian John Unsworth; UVA President Jim Ryan; State Senator Creigh Deeds; Vice Rector Carlos Brown; Professor Larry Sabato; Professor Emeritus Jerome McGann; and Lois Shannon, of the Edgar Shannon family.
Everyone is welcome to stay for a reception afterwards in the Z Society Reading Room on the second floor.
Events throughout the day include:
- Interactive virtual reality: The Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- All things data, with Research Data Services!
- Children's Literature Pop-up Library
- Digital Humanities at UVA Library
- Hands-on activities and technology demos
- Learn about unique items from the collections, with Library subject liaisons
- Open education: The future of learning
- Student life through the ages
- Student success with the Teaching & Learning team
- Take a tour of Shannon Library!
- Using the Library: Learn to reserve a room, print in the Library, and more
- Virtual Reality Demonstration
- Audiovisual Preservation: Open House
- Conservation and preservations labs: Open house
- Sustainability in Shannon Library
- Vandercook letterpress demonstration and collection display
- Virginia No-Tones Performance
- Grand Opening Public Reception
More events are still being added! See the full schedule, or learn more about the beautiful Edgar Shannon Library. We hope to see you on April 4!