Most events are free and are open to the public. For specific locations, times, and details on the events listed below please visit our calendar of events.
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July 20, 2009 – December 5, 2009
Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
What do you know about Edgar Allan Poe? Organized in partnership with the Poe Museum, this exhibition commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Poe, America’s first internationally renowned author. |
Docent-led Tours of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Join our library docents for a tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe. Tours occur every Tuesday & Thursday, July 21–December 3, except Tuesday, September 8, and Thursday, November 27. |
Curator-led Tours of Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster
Join exhibition curator Chris Semtner for an in-depth tour of the Library of Virginia’s exhibition focusing on Edgar Allan Poe. Tours occur Wednesday, September 23, Wednesday, October 7, Thursday, November 19, and Tuesday, December 1 |
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Riesling Retribution: A Wine Country Mystery
Ellen Crosby will launch the fourth in her mystery series featuring wine and great descriptions of the Virginia wine country. Crosby is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. The Riesling Retribution continues the saga of Lucie Montgomery, a wine and history aficionado, who owns and operates a vineyard, a winemaking operation, and a catering business on a historical site near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. A tornado not only destroys some of Montgomery's newest grapevines, but also unearths a grave in abandoned field on her property... |
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison
Dwayne Betts will speak about and sign A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison. Betts was a good student from a lower-middle-class family when, at 16, he and a friend carjacked someone... He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds, he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in Virginia. A Question of Freedom is a coming-of-age story, with the unique twist that it takes place in prison... |
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Family Day at the Library of Virginia: I Know Poe
Experience Virginia’s rich past by exploring our collection of documents representing 400 years of the state’s history. Beat the heat with an array of family fun, giveaways, and tours of the exhibition Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster. Parents and children can enjoy activities such as face painting, crafts, a scavenger hunt, and performances by the Haunts of Richmond, a haunted attraction that brings local ghost stories and legends to life. |
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Lucinda Roy, an Alumni Distinguished Professor and former chair of the English department at Virginia Tech, will discuss and sign No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech. Roy recounts the tragic events of April 2007 and the school's response to the massacre. |