The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherAugust 29, 2022
The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherJune 27, 2022
Suzanne Stryk views her assemblages as more than just art. In the preface to her book The Middle of Somewhere: An Artist Explores the Nature…
Library of VirginiaJune 24, 2022
Globally and locally, whether pregnant women have the right to choose who attends them during pregnancy and birth is a lively and often contentious topic.…
D'Anne GrahamJune 8, 2022
The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherMay 23, 2022
The earliest people to hike the Appalachian Trail in Virginia did not have the same experience as those walking it today. In fact, for those…
Library of VirginiaMay 20, 2022
Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 1, 2022 Writer Barbara Diggs discovered…
Guest ContributorMay 4, 2022
George Washington and the Irish : Incredible Stories of the Irish Spies, Soldiers, and Workers Who Helped Free America / Niall O'Dowd Thomas Jefferson :…
Donna PletcherApril 25, 2022
For the final week of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to present our LVA Virginia Literary Award winning poet, Annie Kim, as our guest…
Guest ContributorApril 22, 2022
For the majority of United States' existence as a nation, the focus of academic history has been on the actions and achievements of educated, well-to-do…
Library of VirginiaApril 20, 2022
The Library of Virginia is a favorite haunt for genealogists, tracking down their ancestors with great hopes of finding a notable person in their family…
Nan CarmackApril 15, 2022
Bill Glose was born into a military family, moving frequently overseas, but found home at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. An ROTC Hokie, Bill…
Nan CarmackApril 8, 2022
Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” Virginia’s own Rita Dove advances this thought:…
Nan CarmackApril 1, 2022
The Library of Virginia first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherMarch 28, 2022
