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Library of Virginia inspires learning, ignites imagination, creates possibilities, encourages understanding, and engages Virginia's past to empower its future.

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The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping 94 VA public #library systems meet information needs, incl. LVA's providing websites for 25 rural libraries. LVA services for VA libraries: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDN… IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldn…
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IMLS, LSTA, and Public Libraries uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…

IMLS, LSTA, and Public Libraries

In 1996, then president Bill Clinton signed the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). This act provides federal funding for libraries through the Grants to States programs, administered in each...

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Registration is open for the Library of Virginia's Brown Teacher Institutes in July. This year we are visiting Virginia DOE Superintendent regions 2, 3, 5, and 7. Learn more about this year's institutes and register here: edu.lva.virginia.gov/brown/b… #educators #teachers
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Th May 29 12PM - LVA #booktalk by historian Jody Allen on her new book, “Roses in December: Black Life in Hanover County from Civil War to Civil Rights.”Book signing will follow. FREE! Register at lva-virginia.libcal.com/even… #CivilRights #BlackHistory #VirginiaHistory
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The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping VA #library systems meet info needs that keep VA’s govt. transparent & accessible to its citizens. LVA's archive of VA governance sites: virginiamemory.com/collectio… IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldn…
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Last week, LVA's #VAUntold project manager Lydia Neuroth traveled to Charlotte Co. to facilitate the loan of the county’s "Register of Free Negroes," 1794–1865. LVA will scan the register & return the original.
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We will crowdsource the indexing. Interested in getting involved? Sign up for a free account at fromthepage.com/lva & follow the links to the "Virginia Untold: Free Registers (indexing)" site.
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“It’s Gonna Be A Gosh Darn Good Affair”: The Lackey USO Club uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…

“It’s Gonna Be A Gosh Darn Good Affair”: The Lackey USO Club

The United Service Organizations is a nonprofit organization that provides military service members and their families with support, services, and entertainment.

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Deadline extended - May 18! Apply for an LVA 2025 #teacher research #fellowship! Stipends are $3k & this summer we are looking for 1 fellow each from regions 2, 3, 5 & 7. Explore the history of #Black Virginians in relation to Richmond's Jackson Ward. edu.lva.virginia.gov/brown/b…
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“Combustible Rubbish:” Colonel Blanton Duncan and Confederate Currency uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…

“Combustible Rubbish:” Colonel Blanton Duncan and Confederate Currency

Colonel Blanton Duncan: printer of Confederate currency, lawyer, planter, politician, and scoundrel.

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The 2nd Wed each month, 6PM join our virtual #bookgroup via Zoom. May 14 - "The Plinko Bounce" by Martin Clark. Upcoming - "Walk Through Fire" by Sheila Johnson & "Simply Lies" by David Baldacci. lva.virginia.gov/public/lite….
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025 uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025

The Library of Virginia is observing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

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The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping 94 VA public #library systems, giving E-Rate discounts to bring affordable internet and telecom services where most needed. LVA resources: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDN… IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldn…
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The recordings from our recent Map Day cartographic history scholars are now available on YouTube (youtube.com/@LibraryofVa/vid…) & photos from the event are on LVA's Flickr page flickr.com/photos/lvaevents/….
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The day-long event offered a display of maps from our collection, guided tours of the exhibition “Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826,” map evaluations & conservation assessments along with the #VirginiaHistory #cartography presentations.
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Searching for Nelly, Harriet, and Juno – Part 2 uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…

Searching for Nelly, Harriet, and Juno – Part 2

In my February blog post I promised to follow-up with a particular discovery in the case of three women who self-liberated from their enslavers in Frederick County, Virginia.

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Thank you to everyone who came out to the discussion between @SenatorTimKain1 & @HOMEofVA executive director Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick to hear about work supporting Virginia’s housing rights. You can see more photos from the evening on our Flickr at flickr.com/photos/lvaevents/…
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April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Are you familiar with #LynchburgVA poet Anne Spencer? She was associated with the #HarlemRenaissance & hosted many #AfricanAmerican writers & artists at her home as they traveled in the segregated south. Her Changemakers bio: edu.lva.virginia.gov/changem…
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New Books – April 2025 uncommonwealth.virginiamemor…
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