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“I’m a history nerd who brings Virginia history to the Internet” : 7 Questions with Jessi Bennett

This blog entry is the latest in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…

Vince BrooksMarch 21, 2022

The Stacks

Never-Ending Processing Leads to Permanent Accessibility: 7 Questions with Alan Arellano

This is an entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…

Vince BrooksFebruary 21, 2022

The Stacks

Looking Ahead to the Library’s Next 100 Years: 7 Questions with Elaine McFadden

This is the lates blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…

Vince BrooksJanuary 24, 2022

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

Little Giants of Tree-Planting: Appreciate a Squirrel Today!

Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. While the clever little rodents are ubiquitous in urban and suburban settings today, that was not always so. According…

Vince BrooksJanuary 21, 2022

Public Libraries The Stacks

Virtual Meets and Virtual Treats: 7 Questions with Sue La Paro

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. Entries in this series are collected under the tag 7 Questions. Other…

Vince BrooksDecember 20, 2021

The Stacks

“My friend Virginia and I got bored and decided to invent a holiday”: 7 Questions with Christine Lucas

This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksNovember 15, 2021

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections

National Native American Heritage Month

As the original inhabitants and caretakers of the land known today as Virginia, the influence of indigenous communities on the land, history, and culture of…

Vince BrooksNovember 1, 2021

The Stacks Virginia Authors

“Retired bus drivers in Martinsville…right alongside Edgar Allan Poe”: 7 Questions with Michael Bingham

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…

Vince BrooksOctober 18, 2021

The Stacks

Financial Analysis, Newsboy Caps, and Homesteading: 7 Questions with Kristen Wack

This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksSeptember 20, 2021

The Stacks

An Extroverted Introvert: 7 Questions with Tina Miller

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…

Vince BrooksAugust 23, 2021

The Stacks

Reading Local Gossip: 7 Questions with McKenzie Long

This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksJune 21, 2021

The Stacks

The Pandemic Couldn’t Cancel Crazy Sweater Day: 7 Questions with Faith Harris

This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksMay 17, 2021

The Stacks

“The cloak and dagger corporate secrecy thing helped to make it memorable” : 7 Questions with Errol Somay

This blog entry is part of a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you're interested in reading more, entries in…

Vince BrooksApril 19, 2021

The Stacks

Look Your Best and Reach Your Audience: 7 Questions with Cindy Marks

"7 Questions" is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes…

Vince BrooksMarch 15, 2021

Archives Newspapers

‘Recreational warriors’ of the Gridiron: The Olympia Football Squad

Since 1967, Americans have been gathering around their televisions at this time of year to watch the pugnacity and pageantry that is the National Football…

Vince BrooksFebruary 3, 2021