Public libraries have always been a safe place to facilitate challenging thought and promote community and personal growth. Many patrons have formed their identity through…
Guest ContributorApril 12, 2021
Governor L. Douglas Wilder Records Available for Research
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the records of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder have been fully processed…
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Poetry. Heart music, soul song. There is something about this particular arrangement of words that digs a deeper meaning out of a word, a phrase.…
Nan CarmackApril 9, 2021
The 2013 film 12 Years a Slave adapted the historical memoirs of Solomon Northup, a free African American from New York who was kidnapped and…
McKenzie LongApril 7, 2021
In honor of National Library Week, I took a whirl through the Library of Virginia’s published holdings related to librarianship and library services. As the…
Rebecca SchneiderApril 5, 2021
In case you missed it, 14-20 March 2021 was Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of open and transparent government and citizen engagement in government decision-making.…
Kathy JordanMarch 31, 2021
The Library of Virginia is now open by appointment only. During this initial reopening phase, researchers will be able to use the collections by appointment…
Donna PletcherMarch 29, 2021
