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Digitizing Newspapers: It’s Global! Digital ProjectsNewspapersThe Stacks

Digitizing Newspapers: It’s Global!

A little more than 20 years ago, the Library of Virginia performed most newspaper inventory, cataloging, and even preservation microfilming in-house. We did use online…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingAugust 4, 2021
New Books – July 2021 Virginia Authors

New Books – July 2021

The Library of Virginia's second-floor reading rooms are now open to all with no advance appointment necessary during our current hours, which recently expanded to…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherAugust 2, 2021
Commonwealth v. Fanny Archives

Commonwealth v. Fanny

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothJuly 28, 2021
Florida Connections in 1830s Richmond City Deeds Archives

Florida Connections in 1830s Richmond City Deeds

It is not uncommon to see immigration and migration references when processing local records collections, so it was not especially surprising to find a few…
Eddie Woodward
Eddie WoodwardJuly 21, 2021
Public Library Spotlight: The Great Library Bake Off Public Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: The Great Library Bake Off

Were you a pandemic bread baker? A Great British Bake Off binger? A curator of lockdown kitchen disasters? Several staff members at the Jefferson-Madison Regional…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianJuly 19, 2021
Yesterday’s Selfies Manuscripts & Special Collections

Yesterday’s Selfies

Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 4, 2020. Squeezing into a…
Dale Neighbors
Dale NeighborsJuly 14, 2021
More Than a Fresh Coat of Paint: Improving the Online Experience with LibGuides Digital ProjectsThe Stacks

More Than a Fresh Coat of Paint: Improving the Online Experience with LibGuides

The Library of Virginia has long maintained an excellent series of introductory guides to the Library’s resources and subject areas. At first, these were mostly…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJuly 12, 2021
Building The Local Government: Drawings from the Buildings and Grounds Collection Archives

Building The Local Government: Drawings from the Buildings and Grounds Collection

The Library of Virginia’s Buildings and Grounds Collection consists of selected images from the Public Buildings and Grounds series of local government records. These items…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordJuly 7, 2021
Virginia Untold Hires Grant-Funded Project Manager virginia untoldArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Virginia Untold Hires Grant-Funded Project Manager

Hi, I’m Lydia, the new Project Manager for Virginia Untold. I’m using this blog post to introduce myself and my interest in this project. Going…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothJune 30, 2021
New Books – June 2021 smoke loreThe StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – June 2021

As of May 28, 2021, the Library of Virginia’s second-floor reading rooms are open to all with no advance appointment necessary during our current hours: Tuesday–Friday,…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherJune 28, 2021
Correspondence of a Union Spy: The Elizabeth Van Lew Papers Manuscripts & Special Collections

Correspondence of a Union Spy: The Elizabeth Van Lew Papers

Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 1, 2020. Known as a famed…
Trenton Hizer
Trenton HizerJune 23, 2021
Reading Local Gossip: 7 Questions with McKenzie Long seven questionsThe Stacks

Reading Local Gossip: 7 Questions with McKenzie Long

This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJune 21, 2021
Public Library Spotlight: Enchanted Trails story walkPublic Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: Enchanted Trails

What do you do in the middle of a pandemic that will take a family’s mind off the pandemic, but still keep everyone safe from…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianJune 18, 2021
Virginia Vaccination Vacillation new kent vaccineArchives

Virginia Vaccination Vacillation

To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? That has always been the question. It is particularly timely these days as people seek, or seek to avoid,…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterJune 16, 2021
Celebrating Juneteenth in 1890 and 2021 NewspapersPublic Libraries

Celebrating Juneteenth in 1890 and 2021

IIn 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth as a Virginia state holiday. Later that year, the General Assembly unanimously voted in…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 14, 2021
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