"A Human Library?" I first became aware of this concept while preparing for an interview with Bina Venkataraman about her book, The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking…
Guest ContributorNovember 13, 2023
This is a condensed excerpt is from a longer article, "From Berkeley to Beloved: Race and Sexuality in the History of Book Censorship in Virginia”,…
Guest ContributorOctober 6, 2023
So begins the first entry in the oldest surviving volume from the Henrico Parish vestry records. That entry describes the meeting of six of the…
Guest ContributorSeptember 27, 2023
Mob violence against perceived threats to a local community has been a staple of US history, with its long tradition of vigilantism and “popular justice,”…
Guest ContributorSeptember 13, 2023
StoryCorps, a groundbreaking oral history organization, has given over 640,000 Americans across all 50 states the chance to record conversations about their lives and preserve…
Guest ContributorSeptember 1, 2023
Before I begin describing what exactly the Books on Wheels service is, I want to give you some context regarding the community Augusta County Library…
Guest ContributorAugust 14, 2023
Imagine your favorite necklace clasp broke, but you don’t have small tools to repair it. While it may not be worth enough to take to…
Guest ContributorJuly 10, 2023
On Saturday, April 22nd, Virginia Beach Public Library’s (VBPL) Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library transformed into Jay Gatsby’s West Egg mansion to host the Great…
Guest ContributorJune 12, 2023
In 2022, the Public Library Association (PLA) awarded $1.1 million to 160 public libraries across the United States to conduct digital literacy workshops in their…
Guest ContributorMay 8, 2023
The mission of the Newport News Public Library is to "Connect, Inspire, Enrich, and Empower". We continually seek ways to engage with our community, in…
Guest ContributorApril 10, 2023
Sandra Beasley is the author of Made to Explode, winner of the Housatonic Book Award; Count the Waves; I Was the Jukebox, winner of the…
Guest ContributorApril 7, 2023
Many public libraries offer a collection of non-traditional items to check out called a “Library of Things,” ranging from musical instruments to board games to…
Guest ContributorJanuary 9, 2023
In my youth, there were square glass boxes on almost every corner. It was a common feature that flourished in most cities and even rural…
Guest ContributorDecember 12, 2022
A little over nine months ago, I attended a professional development webinar on podcasting. I was feeling, to put it frankly, down in the dumps.…
Guest ContributorOctober 10, 2022
