December 2020 Newsletter

6,000 Miles with Our Traveling Exhibitions

During the pandemic, we're continuing to bring the Library to you! The Galax–Carroll Regional Library is just one of many public libraries throughout Virginia that host the Library of Virginia's traveling exhibitions. Drawn from our on-site exhibitions, these traveling versions go on the road to reach more than 100,000 Virginians each year. Although the pandemic stalled this program during the first half of 2020, exhibitions coordinator Barbara C. Batson has still clocked more than 6,300 miles delivering Teetotalers & Moonshiners: Prohibition in Virginia, Distilled; New Virginians: 1619–2019 & Beyond; True Sons of Freedom; and our current offering, We Demand: Women's Suffrage in Virginia, around the commonwealth. Check our Calendar of Events to see if one of these traveling exhibitions will be in your area.

Make Your Calendar–Year–End Contribution—Today!

We extend appreciation and thanks to our patrons and donors for making the Library's work possible. December 31 is quickly approaching. If you have not yet renewed your support or if you would like to join for the first time, we hope you will do so—today.

Looking for a way to maximize your giving? The Library of Virginia Foundation is a qualified public charity and can accept IRA charitable rollovers. This tax–free option applies to donors who are at least 70–1/2 years old. You can make a qualified distribution up to $100,000 per person per year. To learn more, please call the Foundation at 804.692.3592.

Nominate Your Favorite Virginia Authors & Books for the Literary Awards

Now is your chance to nominate books for the 2021 Library of Virginia Literary Awards. The deadline for all nominations is February 10, 2021. Books eligible for the awards must have been written by a Virginia author or, in the case of nonfiction, cover a Virginia subject. A Virginia author is defined as a writer meeting one or more of the following qualifications: a native–born Virginian, an author living in Virginia, or an author whose permanent home address is in Virginia.

Entries may be submitted in the following categories: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Reference works, anthologies, documentary editions, children's and juvenile literature, photographic books, self–help books, and "how–to" books are not eligible for this award. Entries for the 2021 awards must have been published and distributed between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Four copies must be submitted for each book nominated. Entry forms may be submitted online HERE. You may also print and complete the nomination form and mail it to: The Library of Virginia Literary Awards, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219–8000. For more information about the Library's Literary Awards program, please call 804.692.3535.