News, announcements, updates, and happenings in the UVA Library

‘Political resistance and cultural pride’: celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

By UVA Library |
A colorful array of book covers and photography
UVA Library staff members are recommending a few books and artworks that highlight different aspects of the Hispanic/Latino experience, from “Chicano Frankenstein” to “Things We Lost in the Fire.”

Hispanic heritage month, Reading lists

Fall 2026: Welcome and Library 101!

By UVA Library |
Person wearing headphones studies at a library table between tall bookshelves.
Check out this overview of the UVA Library system and its offerings to help you make the most of your Fall 2026 semester.

Featured resources

‘Immediate and practical’: Library Sprints teams supercharge faculty projects

By Molly Minturn |
This image features a collection of logos from various organizations surrounding a central map of Virginia. Notable names include the University of Virginia, Virginia Institute of Autism, and Charlottesville City Schools. The logos represent a diverse range of community and educational groups.
A team of UVA Library experts recently collaborated with faculty from UVA’s Center for Community Partnerships to expand and refresh an important youth directory, just one example of the successful Library Sprints program.

Featured resources, Grants and special projects

University of Virginia Library brings researchers LeapSpace, an AI tool grounded in over 20 million peer-reviewed articles

By UVA Library |
A person with curly hair and headphones works on a laptop at a table next to a large window with a view of greenery. A red water bottle and a white can are on the table.
LeapSpace, from Elsevier, is a tool designed to leverage AI in the full research workflow.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), News and announcements

Remembering Patrick Oliphant

By Jeff Hill |
The renowned political cartoonist Patrick Oliphant has died at the age of 90. The Library remembers Oliphant, his career, and the magnificent archive of his work that he gifted to the University of Virginia in 2018 and which is housed in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.

Exhibits, Library stories

UVA Library news from around the world

  • NBC29 News

    UVA Library is combining tradition with technology in an effort researchers say will help preserve and expand access to Guna culture for a global audience.

  • UVA Today

    The UVA project took about two years and involved research in UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library; trips to Monticello, Montpelier and Highland; and working with the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.

  • WRIC ABC 8News
    The Library of Virginia and the University of Virginia will host a talk in late September about the role libraries play in an increasingly AI-driven world.
  • UVA Magazine

    How four UVA alumni helped shape the “golden age” of puzzles. Plus: Play our three UVA-themed games (with Library-related clues!).

  • UVA Today

    “The idea is to train an artificial intelligence model to help with this speech recognition into text, and that requires a significant data set,” said Lisa Blackmore, the faculty director of UVA Library’s Digital Humanities Center. “This project is a great example of how AI can be used in experimental and creative ways as part of socially engaged research.”

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