Library Press Releases

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Library of Virginia Announces Nominations Are Open for the 2026 Virginia Literary Awards
Free Documentary Film Screenings at the Library of Virginia Explore Stories of Displacement in Connection With the “House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History” Exhibition
Senior Map Archivist Cassandra Farrell Presents a Virtual Talk on the Spatial History of Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author and Historian Kathleen DuVal Presents a Virtual Talk on Her New Book, “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America” 
Library of Virginia Implements Website Upgrades to Enhance Accessibility
David and Michelle Baldacci launch the ‘Civil Discourse and Collaboration Initiative’ with VCU and the Library of Virginia
Virginia Humanities Fellow Donovan Schaefer Presents a Virtual Talk on “Nationalism & Cosmopolitanism in the Creation of Richmond’s Confederate Monuments”
Justene Hill Edwards, Isabel Banta, Jennifer Chang and Carter Higgins receive Virginia Literary Awards
Library of Virginia to Screen a Segment From the “Historic Homes of Virginia” Documentary Film Series
Historian Charles H. Ford to Discuss His Book “Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion” at the Library of Virginia
Virginia Archives Month Celebrates Photography in the Archives
Discussion With Acclaimed Culinary Historians Michael W. Twitty and Leni Sorensen Added to Library of Virginia’s 2025 Carole Weinstein Author Series 
Author David Poole to Discuss His Book “Trusted Source: How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization” at the Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia Receives Virginia Law Foundation Grant to Conserve a Revolutionary-Era Government Journal
Library of Virginia Receives NEH Grant for Critical Storage and Preservation Upgrade of Archival Materials
Library of Virginia to Award Honorary Patron of Letters Degree to Acclaimed Musician Damien Geter
Library of Virginia Appoints Scott B. Weingart as Chief Technology Officer
Library of Virginia Presents a Free Educator Workshop & Open House on Aug. 1
Dr. Emma Violand-Sánchez and Co-author David Bearinger to Discuss Her Memoir “Dreams and Shadows: An Immigrant’s Journey” at the Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia Mobile Programming Van to Visit Franklin County Public Library System’s Rocky Mount Branch
Library of Virginia Mobile Programming Van to Visit Wythe-Grayson Regional Library’s Wythe County Branch
Library of Virginia Announces 12 Finalists for 28th Annual Virginia Literary Awards
Library of Virginia Launches Redesigned, User-Centric Website
Library of Virginia Mobile Programming Van to Attend Picnic in the Park in Poquoson, Virginia
“Justice for Ourselves” Book by Library of Virginia Staff Members Earns Richard Slatten Award
Library of Virginia Announces Nominations Are Open for the 2026 Art In Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award
New Exhibition Highlighting the History of Richmond’s Jackson Ward Neighborhood to Open at the Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announce Winner of Annual Art in Literature Award
Library of Virginia Receives National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Grant to Support Conservation and Digitization of Founding-Era Records
Library of Virginia Mobile Programming Van to Visit Roanoke Public Libraries’ Williamson Road Branch
Cast Your Vote for the Library of Virginia’s Annual People's Choice Awards
Virginia Humanities Fellow Tev’n Powers Presents a Virtual Talk on His “Fugitive Data Portraits: Self-Emancipation in Virginia” Research Project and Website
Book Talks on Revolutionary-Era History at the Library of Virginia Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
Library of Virginia Mobile Programming Van to Visit the Mechanicsville Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library System
Book Talk With Jody Lynn Allen Explores the History of Black Life in Hanover County
Library of Virginia Receives Notification of NEH Grants Termination
“Finding Edna Lewis” Documentary Film Screening and Discussion Offered at the Library of Virginia
Book Talk With Historian Marc Leepson Explores the Story of a Vietnam Prisoner of War Hero
Library of Virginia mobile programming van to visit Thomas C. Boushall Middle School in Richmond
Virtual book talk with historian Robert K.D. Colby explores slave trading in the Civil War South
Library of Virginia Announces 2025 Carole Weinstein Author Series Featuring David Baldacci, Adriana Trigiani and Other Well-Known and New Authors
Richmond Cemetery Collaboratory Symposium at the Library of Virginia Explores Long-term Care of Cemeteries
Library of Virginia Announces $2 Million in Court Record Preservation Grants for 2025
Library of Virginia’s Genealogy Workshops Help Discover Family History in Virginia
Music performance and book talk at the Library of Virginia explore Jimmie Strother and the Virginia songster tradition
Library of Virginia and VA250 Commission Partner on Public Engagement Activities for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
“Bridge of Spies” Film Screening and Discussion offered at the Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia celebrates Black History Month with two events related to Virginia Opera’s world-premiere production of “Loving v. Virginia”
Author Linwood Norman to discuss his book “When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond: Strong-Arm Politics in Virginia’s Capital City” at the Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia Presents a Virtual Talk on Making the “General Map of Virginia”