UVM Libraries News 08/28/2026 Beyond the Archive: UVM Libraries to Digitize Allen Family Papers UVM Libraries’ Silver Special Collections Library (SSC) has received a $50,000 donation from historian Gary Shattuck to support the digitization of... 08/26/2026 Archiving Leahy's Legacy: More of Senator Leahy's Papers Now Available Through UVM Libraries Shortly after Senator Patrick Leahy’s retirement from the Senate in 2023, three UVM congressional papers archivists began organizing his robust... 08/25/2026 The Latest at the Libraries — August 2026 Welcome back, Cats! Your UVM Libraries are ready to set you up for success with a whole host of resources, services and events in all three of our... 05/27/2026 Aaron Nichols Appointed Interim Dean of UVM Libraries Aaron Nichols, UVM Libraries director of Access, Technology and Multimedia Services and a library associate professor, has been appointed interim... 04/17/2026 Sequels, Status and the Stories We Keep: James Fenimore Cooper at the Lisman Lecture Series On Thursday, April 16 in the Billings Marsh Room, 32 literature-curious people gathered — and the conversation stretched across centuries. The... 03/23/2026 Libraries Archival Intern Finds Echoes of Modern Life in 19th-Century Vermont Letters When junior anthropology major Marcellus Walker began exploring a collection of 19th-century family letters in UVM’s Silver Special Collections... 03/02/2026 From Knitting to Community: UVM Libraries and Center for Research on Vermont Host a Talk on a Statewide Library Journey About 70 people gathered in the Stafford Hall auditorium — with another 17 joining online — for a lively event titled "Vermont Libraries Resist,"... 01/23/2026 The Third Partner in Student Research: UVM Librarians in Action Student research is often shaped by two forces: a student’s independent work and the guidance of a professor. At UVM, a third partner improves the... 01/21/2026 Libraries Book Talk to Feature UVM Faculty Authors Art historian Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio and poet/author Tony Magistrale will find a place among the stacks of Howe Library on February 12 at 3 p.m.... 12/01/2025 From Open Access Wins to Janus Debates Book Series, UVM Press Charts a Bold Future The University of Vermont Press, relaunched in 2023 under UVM Libraries, is building momentum as a diamond open access, digital publisher of... 11/03/2025 UVM Libraries' Map Collection Unlocks Stories of Place and Purpose On the ground floor of Howe Library, the Howe Library Map Room houses one of UVM’s most versatile collections—used by students, faculty, and... 10/09/2025 Dana Health Sciences Library Celebrates Exhibit on Immigration, Migration and Healthcare The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit program highlights important topics in healthcare history and makes them accessible to... 10/01/2025 Archiving Activism: Silver Special Collections Library Acquires Historical Records of VPIRG The University of Vermont Libraries’ Silver Special Collections Library, celebrated an exciting collection now available to researchers — the... 09/26/2025 Professor Emerita Dona Brown to Present on Field Notes From Vermont Eugenics Society In her recently published book, "Hill Farms: Surviving Modern Times in Early Twentieth-Century Vermont," historian Dona Brown focuses on the small... 09/23/2025 Arts and Sciences Faculty to Lead UVM Libraries Author Book Talk Three UVM faculty members will lead a discussion titled "Chats in the Stacks: Once Upon a Tale" on the enduring power and possibilities of folk and... 09/23/2025 UVM Libraries and UVMMC Partnership Provides Health Literacy Workshop to Community Members Community members recently gathered at the South Burlington Public Library to learn better ways to prepare for medical visits and to find and... 08/25/2025 Latest at the Libraries — August 2025 Your UVM Libraries are stocked with services, resources and spaces that will set you up for success this academic year. Look out for the following... 07/16/2025 Policy Requires Free Public Access to NIH-Funded Research Immediately A federal policy that came into effect on July 1 states that researchers funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) are required to make... 04/17/2025 Libraries De-Stress Week Therapy dogClark, the Libraries therapy dog, will be back on campus on Wednesday, April 30. Visit Howe Library from 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. or Dana Health... 04/04/2025 Early American Literature Project Celebrates African American Poet Phillis Wheatley In 2023, Silver Special Collections librarians Chris Burns and Prudence Doherty, English professors Elizabeth Fenton and Mary Lou Kete, and UVM... 03/31/2025 Libraries Student Worker and Aspiring Librarian Leads Media Workshops In the Center for Multimedia Development in Howe Library, you might hear the hum of 3D printers at work, find patrons immersed in virtual realities... 03/24/2025 Howe Library News Hub—A New Home for Newspapers and Magazines During spring break week, UVM Libraries staff and faculty worked diligently to move the collection of print periodicals from the second floor of Howe... 03/07/2025 UVM Libraries Archivist Shares Items From Leahy Collection on WCAX's "Across the Fence" Erica Donnis, UVM Libraries congressional papers archivist and interim director of Silver Special Collections, was recently featured on WCAX's... 02/18/2025 Upcoming Event! Panel Discussion: Local Democracy, Civic Information and the Role of a Free Press in 2025 Join the UVM Libraries and Center for Community News (CCN) for a panel discussion on local democracy and civic information. Moderated by the Director... 02/13/2025 UVM Libraries Announce the Availability of the First Part of Senator Leahy’s Papers Shortly after Senator Patrick Leahy’s retirement from the Senate in 2023, three UVM congressional papers archivists began organizing his robust...
