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Through Saturday, March 8, 2014
Virginia General Assembly in Session. Parking at the Library will be very limited.
Please note that the Virginia General Assembly, the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World, will be in session for 60 days beginning January 8. Parking for Library of Virginia patrons will be very limited during that time because construction on the Ninth Street Office Building is closing the gravel parking lot at Ninth and Broad streets. |
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Film Screening: Bottle Rocket
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Place: Lecture Hall
Join us for a screening of Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket, a cult classic about a trio of friends who end up hiding out in a motel. The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. In addition to being Anderson's directorial debut, Bottle Rocket was the debut feature for brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with James Caan and Robert Musgrave. Presented in conjunction with the Library's exhibition No Vacancy: Remnants of Virginia's Roadside Culture. |
Fridday, January 17, 2014
Administrative Offices Closed
Administrative offices will be closed for Lee-Jackson Day. The lobby, reading rooms, and stacks will be open. |
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Closed
The Library of Virginia will be closed so the reading rooms can be open for the Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King Day holidays. |
Monday, January 20, 2014
Administrative Offices Closed
Administrative offices will be closed for Martin Luther King Day. The lobby, reading rooms, and stacks will be open. |
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
"Books on Broad" featuring Sarah Kennedy-The Altarpiece
Time: 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
Place: Lecture Hall
Sarah Kennedy is a professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and holds a PhD in Renaissance literature. The Altarpiece introduces us to Catherine Havens, a young nun in Henry VIII's England. Catherine has grown up knowing Henry as the "Defender of the Faith," and when he breaks up with Rome, she begins her long journey towards self-discovery. Reception (wine and cheese) 5:30–6:30 PM, book talk 6:00–7:00 PM, and book signing 7:00–7:30 PM. |
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Film Screening: It Happened One Night
Time: 6:000 PM–8:00 PM
Place: Lecture Hall
Join us for a screening of Frank Capra's 1934 classic romantic comedy, It Happened One Night, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. The film, which has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, was the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay). This story of opposites attracting—with Colbert's pampered socialite and Gable's roguish reporter forced to share a motel room for the night—remains a standard for its genre. Presented in conjunction with the Library's exhibition No Vacancy: Remnants of Virginia's Roadside Culture |
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Closed
The Library of Virginia will be closed so the reading rooms can be open on on George Washington Day. |
Monday, February 17, 2014
Administrative Offices Closed
Administrative offices will be closed for George Washington Day. Lobby, reading rooms, and stacks will be open. |
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
STRONG MEN & WOMEN PANEL DISCUSSION
John Mitchell: Life and Legacy of Richmond's
"Race Man"
Time: 7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Place: Lecture Hall, Free
Early in the 20th century, the term "race man" described a public figure who promoted the interests of African Americans on every front. John Mitchell published the Richmond Planet from 1884 to 1929 and made it one of the most influential black newspapers of its time. Greg McQuade of Richmond news station WTVR moderates a conversation on this important figure with historian Roice Luke, biographer Ann Field Alexander, and journalist Brenda Andrews.
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Through Saturday, February 22, 2014
The Importance of Being Cute: Pet Photography in Virginia
Time: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Photographs of animals dominate the web. From the cute to the ridiculous, millions of pet images are viewed and shared each day. The historical precedent for this online phenomenon can be found in The Importance of Being Cute. |
Through Saturday, February 22, 2014
No Vacancy: Remnants of Virginia's Roadside Culture
Time: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Explore the evolution of Virginia's roadside lodging along U.S. Route 1, once the main highway for travel along the East Coast, through this exhibition of vintage and current photographs. Early and mid-20th century travelers along Route 1 stopped at camps, motor courts, roadside cottages, and motels to take a break from the hours of driving. Often locally owned, these businesses were full of the local flavor of the area. Today, in the shadows of the bright lights of the Holiday Inns, Best Westerns, and the Hiltons, the remnants of Virginia's roadside culture can still be seen through its rusted signs, overgrown lots, boarded windows, and re-purposed buildings. |