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Destroying Public Records: RM-3 Basics

Per the Virginia Public Records Act (VPRA), every agency, regional authority, and each branch of local government must report the destruction of their public records…

Emily JohnsonNovember 27, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – November 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherNovember 25, 2024

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: July-August 2024

Established in 1990 and jointly sponsored by the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Court Clerks Association, the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) is…

Tracy HarterNovember 20, 2024

Archives Education & Programming The Stacks

Records of a Paper Genocide

Editor's Note: Nora Birchett interned as part of the Library's Transforming the Future of Libraries and Archives Program in the Summer of 2024. She worked with…

Nora BirchettNovember 13, 2024

Archives Conservation Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

One Step Up and Two Steps Back: 25 Years of Addressing the Library of Virginia’s Archival Backlog

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Virginia state budget amendment that funded 17 new Library of Virginia positions “to eliminate the 54-year backlog…

Roger ChristmanOctober 23, 2024

Digital Projects The Stacks

Happy Birthday UncommonWealth!

In September of 2019, the Library of Virginia combined two previous blogs to create The UncommonWealth. Over 1,400 posts and 780,000 views later we have…

Library of VirginiaOctober 11, 2024

Archives Digital Projects Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

Express Yourself: Virginia Archives Month 2024

October means Halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, and most importantly Archives Month! This Virginia Archives Month we are highlighting the relationship between self-expression and archives with…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemOctober 2, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – September 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherSeptember 30, 2024

Archives The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: June 2024

My previous Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Road Trip post covered locality travel for May, so this is June’s travelogue. Back in late April…

Tracy HarterSeptember 25, 2024

Archives Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

Findability: The Role of Catalog Records and Finding Aids

The Library of Virginia has more than 50,000 collections and continues to grow. The Library’s archivists preserve those collections for future generations and then make…

Karen KingSeptember 16, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – August 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherAugust 30, 2024

Archives Digital Projects Education & Programming The Stacks

Inclusive Indexing: Gabriel’s Conspiracy Documents in Virginia Untold

Editor's Note: This summer, Transforming the Future of Libraries and Archives intern Kade McGrail assisted in several different projects for the Library’s Virginia Untold project.…

Lydia NeurothAugust 28, 2024

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: Summer 2024

Have I mentioned that this was going to be an unusually slow travel season for me? Until recently, my courthouse visits had been sporadic and…

Eddie WoodwardAugust 21, 2024

Archives The Stacks

A Quick Guide to Records Management

This post acts as a mini-FAQ on some of the essentials of records management in Virginia, including hot topics like physical storage, retention schedules, and…

Library of VirginiaAugust 14, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – July 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherJuly 29, 2024