About

I help faculty, students, and our community utilize the Libraries’ vast resources and services. I love connecting people to libraries, and love cross-departmental collaborations. Please reach out to me with any ideas you might have for how the University Libraries can best serve you! In my free time, I create mosaics and jewelry.

Education

• MSIS, University of North Texas, 2015
• BA, Rhodes College, 2008

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Graduate Student Outreach Librarian, January 2025-Present
• Coordinator, Community Relations, UofM, July 2019-March 2020
• Assistant Professor, Research & Instructional Services Librarian, UofM, July 2017-July 2019
• Adjunct Librarian, Research & Instructional Services, UofM, October 2016-June 2017

Research Interests

• Librarianship
• User Experience
• Digital collections
• Art, music, film histories
• Visual arts

Publications

• Scott, R., & Varner, B. (2020). Exploring the Research and Library Needs of Student-Parents. College & Research Libraries, 81(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.81.4.598
• Varner, B. (2017). Black Power in Bluff City. [Review of the book Black Power in the Bluff City: African American Youth and Student Activism in Memphis, 1965-1975.] Tennessee Libraries, 67(2). https://www.tnla.org/page/TL67_2_bookreviews