UNC Music Library

07/27/2025

Welcome Thi!!!

Meet Thi, Carolina's new Music and Performing Arts Librarian! 🎸

In her new role, Thi will lead the Music Library, developing programs and services to meet the needs of scholars, creators, performers and music lovers in the Carolina community! She will also be the liaison librarian for programs in the fields of music and performing arts.

In her spare time, Thi enjoys playing jazz electric bass in local bands (or in her office during a break).

Say hi to Thi!

01/05/2025

Remembering legendary guitarist, singer, and songwriter Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten on her birthday. Born on this day in 1893 in Chapel Hill, NC. Photo by Irene Young taken at Cotten's 90th Birthday Celebration (January 5, 1983) at Folk City, 130 West Third Street, NYC. From the Mike Seeger Collection #20009, Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC University Libraries.

Researching Elizabeth Cotten? Visit UNC Libraries' Elizabeth Cotten Research Guide to Archival and Library Holdings https://guides.lib.unc.edu/elizabeth-cotten/home researched and written by Library graduate assistant Tatiana Hargreaves.

11/23/2024

Join us at Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill Library 5pm December 9th to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme with a lecture by UNC Department of Music's Mark Katz on Jazz Kissa (cafes that specialize in the playing and appreciation of recorded jazz) and an introduction to A Love Supreme by Rahsaan Barber followed by a vinyl listening session.

10/16/2024

The music library’s furniture and offices made their way from Wilson to Davis Library today. Have you visited our new location?

10/02/2024

Spread the word. The UNC Music Library is on the 3rd floor of Davis Library. Check out this great video of our collections and services in our new space!

The UNC-Chapel Hill Music Library is located on the 3rd floor of Davis Library and features a wide variety of services for patrons. Interim Music Librarian S...

08/30/2024

The 2024 digital edition of Notes from the Hill is live! Volume 22 contains stories about fascinating research and performances from across the department. Explore the full of this issue today at https://tarheels.live/notesfromthehill.

08/30/2024

08/28/2024

08/23/2024

New entrance decorations for our new location, the 3rd floor of Davis Library. Come visit us this Fall! Additional space improvements on the way + public programming. Many thanks to Aleah Howell for her design work!

08/08/2024

Today is August 8th (8/8) and 2024 is the 88th Anniversary of UNC's Music Library! Let celebrate with a master of the 88 keys!

The two highly decorated jazz legends could barely fit their instruments behind the Tiny Desk. But once they did, their unique musical chemistry took over.