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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
Regular readers of The Uncommonwealth may notice that blogs for Records Rooms Road Trips are published about every three weeks, alternating between the experiences of…
Tracy HarterJuly 22, 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 1, 2024
This past March marked the eight-year anniversary for my colleague, Tracy Harter, and myself in our positions as Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) consulting…
Eddie WoodwardJune 12, 2024
