A student holds a book National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting libraries' vital role in our communities. From April 7 to April 13, many libraries nationwide opened their doors to celebrate the power of literacy, learning, and the joy of reading. On the campus of Prairie View A&M University, the John [...]
Poems by Maya Angelou. Classics by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Books about slavery, Black jazz artists and dance programs at historically Black Colleges and universities. Librarian Elizabeth Brumfield thought carefully about each title before she placed them on Prairie View A&M University’s 2024 Black History Month reading list. She wanted something for everyone, and she wound [...]
Kimberly M. Gay, Head of Reference & Information Services with Prairie View A&M University, shares how libraries serve as "great equalizers" in addressing the digital and information divides.
During this Black History Month, we are learning more about options for families of color having to research their roots. Libraries, as we know, are often the key to finding answers about family genealogy. Prairie View A&M University Head of Reference and Information Services Kimberly Gay joins us.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 2, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University's John B. Coleman Library invites readers to dive deep into the vibrant world of African American history and creativity with the unveiling of not one but two official reading lists for the 2024 African American History Month. This year's national theme, African Americans and [...]
On this episode of "Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp," we visit the archives of Prairie View A&M University, where Getty Images has stepped in to help provide a platform and preservation method for photos from this exceptional HBCU’s extraordinary past.
Kimberly M. Gay, M.L.S. Head of Reference and Information Services Department; Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian II John B. Coleman Library, Prairie View A&M University What inspired you to become a librarian? I was motivated to become a librarian from my work-study job I had as an undergraduate in the Blagg-Huey Library of Texas Woman’s University. I [...]
Juneteenth is one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 4, 2023) – The Special Collections & Archives Department at Prairie View A&M University has received a $450,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funds helped establish the Digital PV Panther Project, which aims to eliminate the silences and erasures surrounding the history of PVAMU. The project is [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained [...]
