Don’t
Miss Beth Macy’s Weinstein Author
Series
Talk at the Library
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Join us in person at the Library on
Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 6:00
p.m. for a talk by
award-winning journalist and best-selling
author Beth Macy on her latest work,
Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the
Future of America’s Overdose
Crisis. A complex story of public
health, big pharma, dark money, politics,
race, and class that is by turns harrowing
and heartening, infuriating and inspiring,
the book is a must-read for all Americans.
A book signing will follow the talk. The
book is available at the Virginia
Shop. The talk will also be
livestreamed on our Facebook and
YouTube
pages. Visit either page at the time of the
event.
The Carole Weinstein
Author Series focuses on Virginia
authors and Virginia subjects across all
genres and supports the literary arts by
bringing both new and well-known authors to
the Library through online or in-person
events.
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Richmond
Protest Materials Made Public
through the Library
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As part of a legal
settlement between the City of Richmond and
plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit, the Library
of Virginia has received a collection of
materials related to June 2020 protests
against police violence held at the Robert
E. Lee statue then on the city’s Monument
Avenue.
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Called the City of Richmond 1 June
2020 Protest Collection, the
materials are available to the public and
include Richmond Police Department video and
documents. A portion of the materials is
available online via the Library’s digital
system and a description of the
overall collection is available in our catalog.
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Vote
Online for the Annual People’s
Choice Awards
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Cast your vote for the Library of Virginia's
19th Annual People's
Choice Awards! The finalists
represent the most-requested fiction and
nonfiction titles by Virginia authors, or
about the commonwealth, published in 2021.
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This year’s books include a thriller that’s
on Barack Obama’s summer reading list, a
memoir from a broadcasting legend, an NPR
best-selling book of 2021 set in the most
infamous slave jail in Virginia, a humorous
take on self-help, an extraordinary
historical fiction debut, and much more.
Click the “Vote Now” button below to see the
list of finalists in fiction and nonfiction.
Winners will be announced on Saturday, Oct.
15, 2022, at the 25th Annual
Library of Virginia Literary Awards
Celebration presented by Amazon and
Dominion Energy. This yearly event honors
Virginia writers and celebrates their
contributions to the literary landscape of
our state and nation. Vote now
through Aug. 31.
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Plan
a Summer Visit to Our Exhibition
Gallery
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Explore some history this summer at the
Library of Virginia. Your Humble
Petitioner: Legislative Petitions Gave
Voice to Virginians, a free
exhibition running through Nov. 19, 2022,
reveals poignant stories of Virginians from
all walks of life that can be found in these
records. The Library’s Legislative Petitions
Collection contains a gold mine of
historical information not available
anywhere else.
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Imagine having to explain to the House of
Delegates why you want to divorce your
spouse, change your name, or take other
actions that affect your life. Virginians
had to do just that for nearly a century.
The exhibition highlights petitions that
involved deeply personal issues such as
requests by emancipated Black people to
remain in the commonwealth, offering a
glimpse into the realities of 18th- and
19th-century life. Watch staff members share
stories from a few of the petitions on
display in our “In the Gallery” video
series.
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Join
Our Celebration of Volunteer
Transcribers
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Join us next month for our annual
“Transcribe-a-versary”—the yearly
celebration of our crowdsourcing
projects—now back in person at the
Library of Virginia!
This free event celebrates the ongoing
contributions of volunteers and provides the
opportunity to give feedback to our team.
Whether you’ve volunteered with the Library
for years or are new to transcribing, we’d
love to see you on Saturday, Sep.
24, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m.
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Guided by
Library staff members, volunteers will
transcribe handwritten pages and historical
newspapers by reading the text and typing it
into digital form. Enjoy a free boxed lunch
and hear from guest speakers who will share
insights related to the collections.
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Summer
Interns Help to Transform the Future
of Libraries and
Archives
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This summer the Library welcomed the
inaugural cohort of interns in the
Transforming the Future of Libraries and
Archives program! Thanks to the generosity
of donors to the Library of Virginia
Foundation, six paid interns joined us to
work alongside Library staff members. These
college-level students have been assisting
with projects, participating in tours and
training sessions, and hearing from guest
speakers. We hope that their experiences
have inspired serious consideration of
careers in libraries, archives, or museums.
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Pictured left
to right: Gloria Rivera (fundraising and
development intern from Virginia
Commonwealth University), Giovanni Gibbs
(information security intern from James
Madison University), Atticus Johnson
(digital collections intern from
Virginia Commonwealth University),
Zillia Dollinger (manuscripts intern
from Virginia Commonwealth University),
and Cruz Galán (visual studies intern
from the University of Southern
Mississippi). Not pictured: Lizeth
Ramierez (public history intern from the
University of Richmond).
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The Transforming the Future of Libraries and
Archives Internship Program is supported by
EBSCO, the Universal Leaf Foundation, and
generous donations made to the Library of
Virginia Foundation.
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Stock
Up on Summer Reading at the Virginia
Shop
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Add
some Virginia authors or subjects to
your summer reading list with titles
from the Virginia Shop.
Whether you prefer novels, history, or
poetry, we have you covered. Shop in
store or browse online to find your next
book for the beach or pool.
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