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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include a seemingly innumerable quantity of family histories, government records, genealogical information, priceless historical documents, scores of scholarly…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