The Stacks – The UncommonWealth

Cookbooks & Food-Related Volumes Hold Virginia Stories

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 1, 2025. The Library of Virginia’s…

Annie HattonMarch 4, 2026

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – February 2026

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Annie HattonFebruary 23, 2026

Archives The Stacks

Newly-Available Archival Accessions, October 1-December 31, 2025

The Library of Virginia maintains the most comprehensive collection of information about Virginia’s history, culture, and government. We hold more than 200 million manuscript items,…

Trenton HizerFebruary 20, 2026

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – January 2026

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…

Annie HattonJanuary 26, 2026

The Stacks

Season’s Readings!

The Vaster Wilds Lauren Groff A harrowing and thrilling tale of a young servant girl who escapes the hardships, disease, and social caste system of…

Jessi BennettDecember 17, 2025

Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

Newly-Available Archival Accessions, July 1- September 30, 2025

The Library of Virginia maintains the most comprehensive collection of information about Virginia’s history, culture, and government. We hold more than 200 million manuscript items,…

Trenton HizerDecember 12, 2025

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – November 2025

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…

Annie HattonNovember 24, 2025

Archives Conservation The Stacks

The Mystery of the Charlotte County Deteriorated Court Records

What’s the story behind the Charlotte County deteriorated loose court records housed in a miniature Plexiglas display case?The answer to this mystery begins (or ends)…

Eddie WoodwardNovember 19, 2025

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – October 2025

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…

Annie HattonOctober 27, 2025

Archives Conservation Digital Projects The Stacks

Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Chancery Records Index Turns 25!

Those words in the November/December 2000 issue of the Library of Virginia newsletter launched what would eventually evolve into one of the agency’s most-used digital…

Vince BrooksOctober 15, 2025

Archives Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers The Stacks

Happy Virginia Archives Month 2025!

Everyone knows that October is spooky season– a time for campfires, warm cider donuts, and Archives Month! This year, archives and special collections from around…

Vince BrooksOctober 1, 2025

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – September 2025

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…

Annie HattonSeptember 29, 2025

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – August 2025

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…

Annie HattonAugust 25, 2025

The Stacks

Copy That!: Reproducing Documents in the Pre-Digital Age

One of the little things that anyone born in the last 60 years has come to take for granted is the ease and convenience of…

Vince BrooksJuly 9, 2025

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – June 2025

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…

Jessi BennettJune 30, 2025