Our favorite books read in 2025
As the end of the year approaches, we asked UVA Library staff to recommend their favorite books they read in 2025. All are available from UVA or JMRL. Happy reading!
Hours change and holiday closures
Library hours change as the semester winds to a close, and all locations will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1. Please check hours before visiting, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!
Touring the Vault
A Centennial Retrospective of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
ABCs of the UVA Library
An exhibition to showcase our rich and assorted collections, highlighting the staff who make those materials discoverable and accessible. On view in the Small Special Collections Library through June 13, 2026.
“Anne Spencer: I Am Here!”
Celebrating the life and legacy of Anne Spencer — Harlem Renaissance poet; civil rights activist; librarian and educator; avid reader and prolific writer. On view through June 14, 2025 in Special Collections.
Through a Harlem Renaissance Poet’s Garden, and Into Her Work and Life
A new exhibition at the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections sheds light on an often-overlooked Harlem Renaissance poet in UVA’s backyard.
This Halloween, Curl Up With These Haunting Reads From UVA Library
This scary season, if you find yourself on a midnight dreary without a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore to ponder, the University of Virginia Library has recommendations for you.
UVA reopens its main library after a massive 3.5-year construction project
In 2018, UVA administrators decided they would take on one of the most challenging renovations in school history: expanding, reorganizing, and overhauling Alderman Library.
Rare Book School Receives $3.1m Donation, Largest In Its History
Rare Book School at the University of Virginia has received a $3.1m donation to endow a full-time curatorial chair for the School’s teaching collection and exhibitions program. It represents the largest single gift in Rare Book School’s 41-year history.
The Music Beat: These Students Are Rocking Out in the Library
A library might seem an unlikely venue for music popular with 20-somethings, but it’s found a home at the University of Virginia’s Clemons Library.