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“A Prosperous Season”: The 1920 W. Grossmann and Son’s Seed Catalog

If you have a home garden, you may have engaged in a time-honored annual ritual—flipping through the pages of a favorite seed catalog and selecting…

Rebecca SchneiderMay 6, 2020

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New Books – April 2020

At the time of this posting, we remain closed to the public as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. However, these…

Donna PletcherApril 27, 2020

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Wrap Up the Week with More Virginia Poetry

Welcome to week 3 of our exploration of Virginia Literary Award Poetry Winners and Finalists. This week we feature LVA runners up Bob Hicok and…

Nan CarmackApril 24, 2020

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Virginia Literary Award-Winning Poetry During National Poetry Month

This week, we explore the poetry of Claudia Emerson (1957-2014). Emerson served as the 2008-2010 Poet Laureate of Virginia, and won the Pulitzer Prize in…

Nan CarmackApril 17, 2020

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Celebrate National Poetry Month with LVA Literary Award Winners and Nominees

Poetry offers so much--thought and lyricism, nuggets of truth (both our own and the poet's) as well as a lens through which we can see…

Nan CarmackApril 10, 2020

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New Books – March 2020

Although we are not open to the public at the moment of this posting these books will be ready for you when we re-open! A…

Donna PletcherMarch 28, 2020

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New Books – February 2020

Did you know that you can check out books from the Library of Virginia? If you are looking for books about Virginia we've got you…

Donna PletcherFebruary 24, 2020

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Publishing Anne Spencer: The Crisis, February 1920

One hundred years ago, the first published work of Virginia poet, librarian, and activist Anne Spencer appeared in the February 1920 issue of The Crisis.…

Rebecca SchneiderFebruary 19, 2020

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New Books – January 2020

Did you know that you can check out books from the Library of Virginia? If you are looking for books about Virginia we've got you…

Donna PletcherJanuary 27, 2020

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Eliza House Trist & Thomas Jefferson: A Friendship and a Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration

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…

Karen ChaseJanuary 8, 2020

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Uncovering Homegrown Histories During Picture Book Month

From The Wreck of the Old 97 by Clara G. Fountain (Womack Press, Danville, Va., 1976) Libraries and schools across the world celebrate Picture Book…

Rebecca SchneiderNovember 20, 2019

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22 Years of Celebrating Virginia Authors!

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

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Poe, Richmond, and the Universe

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…

Richard KopleyJanuary 16, 2019

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"Horrors of a Nature Most Stern and Most Appalling": Exploring LVA’s Sci-Fi Collection

The Library of Virginia’s most celebrated holdings include a seemingly innumerable quantity of family histories, government records, genealogical information, priceless historical documents, scores of scholarly…

Mike BinghamFebruary 21, 2018

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"You Say It’s Your Birthday:" Virginia’s Executive Mansion Turns 200

On 16 March 2013, Virginia’s Executive Mansion celebrated its 200th anniversary with a birthday party at the Library of Virginia. The highlight of the event was a…

Roger ChristmanMarch 20, 2013