Library closed on Saturday, July 19, 2025
The Library will be closed on Saturday, July 19, 2025, for building maintenance.
The Library will be closed on Saturday, July 19, 2025, for building maintenance.
We provide relevant and useful educational material on Virginia’s history, culture, and people to the Commonwealth’s educators, students, and lifelong learners of any age.
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Join us for a free teacher workshop and open house on Friday, Aug. 1. Learn about our collections and resources and how to use them in the classroom. Tour our new exhibition, "House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History," and join a conversation between educator Dr. Emma Violand-Sánchez and writer David Bearinger on their new book, "Dreams and Shadows: An Immigrant's Journey."
Learn more and registerOur Brown Teacher Institute offers professional development for teachers in history and civics for all public, private, and homeschool K-12 educators in Virginia.
Learn moreVirginia educators can join us for a summer research opportunity to produce educational resources in support of the Library of Virginia’s ongoing exhibition and education programs.
Learn moreThe Library honors distinguished Virginians each year during Black History Month in this program sponsored by Dominion Energy Virginia. Find this year's honorees, request posters for your classroom or library, participate in our annual student contest, or nominate an honoree.
Learn moreLearn about our rich history and explore primary source documents from the Library’s collections while touring our facilities and exhibition gallery.
CONTACT USWant to learn more about some of the Library's educational resources in person, but don't live near Richmond? Check our schedule of LVA On the Go events to see if we're making a visit near you. LVA On the Go brings some of the Library's vast resources and staff expertise to events at public libraries and other local organizations across the Commonwealth.
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