Most events are free, take place at noon in the conference rooms
at the Library of Virginia, and are open to the public. For details on the events listed below please visit our calendar of events.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Richmond, Like Rome, Was Built on Seven Hills: Fact or Legend?
In this book-release event, co-authors Brooks Smith and Wayne Dementi will introduce and sign Facts and Legends of the Hills of Richmond... |
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Because the Cat Purrs: How We Relate to Other Species and Why It Matters
Janet Lembke, natural historian and author of numerous essays in Audubon, Sierra, and The Southern Review, will discuss and sign copies of her new book... |
Friday, November 14, 2008
The Monacan Nation of Virginia: Past, Present, and Future
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Rosemary Clark Whitlock, author of the new book The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia: The Drums of Life, along with members of the Monacan Nation whose interviews are part of the book... |
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"In Conversation He Was Quite Unrestrained": Visitor Accounts of Thomas Jefferson
Ellen C. Hickman, editorial assistant with the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, will discuss contemporary visitor accounts of Thomas Jefferson and Monticello that offer interesting insights on the former president in his retirement years... |
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Under the Clock: The Story of Miller & Rhoads
George Bryson, a Miller & Rhoads veteran of 39 years, and Earle Dunford, longtime city editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, will discuss and sign their behind-the-scenes look at the famous department store... |
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A Visit with Mr. Thomas Jefferson and the Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
Bill Barker of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will portray Thomas Jefferson speaking on his Notes on the State of Virginia and work by his father, Peter Jefferson, on the Fry–Jefferson map of Virginia created in 1751... |
Through Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Gone Fishin’ Exhibition
Take Me Fishing is a collection of writings by 50 preeminent authors who donated their works for the benefit of conservation and education... |
Through January 3, 2009
Richmond by Rice Exhibition
This selection of images from the Adolph B. Rice Photograph Collection documents Richmond during the 1950s. Rice's commercial studio in Richmond served businesses, industry, and state and local governments, with assignments ranging from studio portraits and advertising shots to aerial views... |
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The Library of Virginia celebrated the beauty and power of the written word on October 18 at the 11th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Celebration hosted by Adriana Trigiani. This year’s winners are R.T. Smith for the poetry prize for Outlaw Style: Poems; Wesley C. Hogan for the best work of nonfiction for Many Minds, One Heart: SNCC’s Dream for a New America; and for the first time since the inception of the awards, two authors, Helon Habila and Janet Peery, are winners of the 2008 Library of Virginia Literary Award for the best work of fiction...
The Library of Virginia has placed more than 200 photographs of Richmond taken by Adolph B. Rice onto Flickr, the Internet photo-sharing Web site. This effort is in conjunction with our exhibition Richmond by Rice, which is on view in the lobby through January 3, 2009...