Cristina Ramirez is the Assistant Library Manager at the Varina Area Library in Henrico County. She was due to receive Virginia Commonwealth University’s Unsung Heroes…
Jessi BennettMay 11, 2020
Last updated May 29, 2020. Please click through to the library website for the most recent information. You can still enjoy many digital resources from…
Jessi BennettMarch 17, 2020
Library of Virginia, Visual Studies Ephemera Collection A reminder that the Library is closed today for New Year's. We will reopen tomorrow, January 02,…
Jessi BennettJanuary 1, 2020
Even though our new combined blog only launched in the second half of this year, we already have some popular posts. Thank you for reading…
Jessi BennettDecember 30, 2019
Still looking for some good reads to gift this holiday season? Here are some of the favorite books we've read this year. Fiction "This novel…
Jessi BennettDecember 23, 2019
Jenny Lind, September 1850 (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress). Before there was Hamilton, before Beatlemania, before Elvis, there was Lindomania; and in 1850…
Jessi BennettDecember 18, 2019
E very year there are Americans who are not able to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Some of these individuals are members of…
Jessi BennettNovember 28, 2019
Next Monday is Veteran's Day. We honor veterans but we can never truly understand everything that they have experienced. At the end of World War…
Jessi BennettNovember 6, 2019
If you have not explored our "Look What We Got" Tumblr, check it out! Our tumblr is updated consistently with amazing images we have added to…
Jessi BennettOctober 30, 2019
The Library of Virginia's annual Literary Awards are now in their 22nd year! Since 1997 the Library of Virginia has honored Virginia authors in the…
Jessi BennettOctober 16, 2019
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…
Jessi BennettJune 12, 2019
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.…
Jessi BennettMay 20, 2019
Surveys estimate that over 15 percent of collections in U.S. institutions need immediate preservation or conservation attention. In order to raise awareness about the state…
Jessi BennettApril 24, 2019
