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Who Am I? : Local History Collections Offer Essential Answers

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

Archives

Annie Missed the Mark…Just Once

Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…

Guest ContributorMarch 17, 2021

Public Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: Rockbridge Regional Library System

Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…

Guest ContributorFebruary 8, 2021

Public Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: Library on the Go

Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…

Guest ContributorDecember 14, 2020

Public Libraries

Public Service in the New Normal: Newport News Public Library and COVID-19

Editor’s Note: The Commonwealth of Virginia’s library systems differ dramatically both in the size of their facilities and the amount of people they serve. The…

Guest ContributorSeptember 14, 2020

Public Libraries

Managing in a Pandemic

Editor’s Note: The Commonwealth of Virginia’s library systems differ dramatically both in the size of their facilities and the amount of people they serve. The…

Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2020

Public Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: Rock ‘N’ Read

This is a post in our new series highlighting the people and programs of the public libraries of Virginia. To view more posts about our…

Guest ContributorMarch 9, 2020

Public Libraries

The 2020 Census: Counting a Hard-to-Count Community

Today's guest blog post is written by Eastern Shore Public Library System Director Cara Burton. Check out the inserts to see the Census 2020 programs…

Guest ContributorMarch 4, 2020

Newspapers

“I hope to know a new and meaningful freedom”: A Crusading Newspaperman Moves On

Writing about Bruce Crawford’s 1935 departure from the newspaper industry, Louis Jaffe, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of Norfolk’s Virginian-Pilot, penned what amounted to a eulogy:…

Guest ContributorDecember 11, 2019

Manuscripts & Special Collections

A Virginian, a Tomahawk, & the American Revolution in the Old West

Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library’s collections. Gregory…

Guest ContributorJune 12, 2019

Digital Projects

A Virginia Soldier in Mexico

Ed. note: Today we have a guest post from Brexton O’Donnell, Tour Counselor, Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission, highlighting some…

Guest ContributorMarch 27, 2019

Archives

“We Were Residents of Loudoun County”

Editors’ Note: This article originally appeared in the January 2019 Loudoun County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk Historic Records Newsletter, “Little Gems.” We are…

Guest ContributorMarch 20, 2019

Archives

Before the Doughboys: American Volunteers in the Great War, 1914-1918

Ed. note: In honor of Veterans Day (observed), we have a guest post from Brexton O’Donnell, Tour Counselor, Virginia World War I and World War…

Guest ContributorNovember 12, 2018

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Tin Can Tell-All: Revealing Virginia’s Role in the Canning Trade

Canned foods have become an everyday part of our lives. Most people have at least a few cans in their kitchen pantry, but far fewer…

Guest ContributorJanuary 10, 2018

Archives

A Morbid Memento: The Trial of Kit Leftwich

In September 1895, Kit Leftwich (also known as Kit Leftridge) was indicted for the rape of Annie Fogarty, the 12-year-old daughter of his supervisor. The…

Guest ContributorDecember 6, 2017