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Connecting People with “Wow” Moments: 7 Questions with Scott Dodson seven questionsThe Stacks

Connecting People with “Wow” Moments: 7 Questions with Scott Dodson

This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksMay 18, 2020
A Refugee’s Journey from Cambodia to California: Kuy So’s Unclaimed Property File Refugee from Cambodia to CaliforniaArchives

A Refugee’s Journey from Cambodia to California: Kuy So’s Unclaimed Property File

What can a handful of documents left behind in a safe deposit box reveal? In the case of Kuy So, it is the story of…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 15, 2020
On the Road for Woman Suffrage Manuscripts & Special Collections

On the Road for Woman Suffrage

After founding the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia in November 1909, eager suffragists had managed to organize a few local leagues, but in 1912 the…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterMay 13, 2020
“We continue to become more interconnected as a planet”: Public Library Spotlight with Cristina Ramirez Public Libraries

“We continue to become more interconnected as a planet”: Public Library Spotlight with Cristina Ramirez

Cristina Ramirez is the Assistant Library Manager at the Varina Area Library in Henrico County. She was due to receive Virginia Commonwealth University’s Unsung Heroes…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettMay 11, 2020
In Between: Japanese and Japanese Americans In Jim Crow Virginia ArchivesNewspapers

In Between: Japanese and Japanese Americans In Jim Crow Virginia

The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Emma Ito
Emma ItoMay 8, 2020
“A Prosperous Season”: The 1920 W. Grossmann and Son’s Seed Catalog Virginia Authors

“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 Schneider
Rebecca SchneiderMay 6, 2020
The Evolution of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Archives

The Evolution of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 4, 2020
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Archives

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Emma Ito
Emma ItoApril 29, 2020
Protecting Family and Heirlooms Conservation

Protecting Family and Heirlooms

During this time of home confinement, many of you may have decided to launch into one of those time-consuming projects that you never had time…
Leslie Courtois
Leslie CourtoisApril 29, 2020
New Books – April 2020 Virginia Authors

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 Pletcher
Donna PletcherApril 27, 2020
Wrap Up the Week with More Virginia Poetry Virginia Authors

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 Carmack
Nan CarmackApril 24, 2020
“Manifest Danger” : Smallpox Epidemics Hit 19th-Century Chesterfield Archives

“Manifest Danger” : Smallpox Epidemics Hit 19th-Century Chesterfield

Given the current coronavirus health crisis, processing a small collection of Chesterfield County smallpox epidemic records from the 19th century seemed to be a timely…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterApril 22, 2020
“I wanted to be the Librarian of Congress!” : 7 Questions with Cindy Church seven questionsThe Stacks

“I wanted to be the Librarian of Congress!” : 7 Questions with Cindy Church

This is the latest blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksApril 20, 2020
Virginia Literary Award-Winning Poetry During National Poetry Month Virginia Authors

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 Carmack
Nan CarmackApril 17, 2020
“Secure the Suffrage for Women on Equal Terms with Men” : The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

“Secure the Suffrage for Women on Equal Terms with Men” : The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

The first and largest of the state organizations that worked for woman suffrage in Virginia early in the twentieth century was the Equal Suffrage League…
Mari Julienne
Mari JulienneApril 15, 2020
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