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Weinstein Author Series Features the Poetry Society of Virginia on May 15
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Enjoy an evening of poetry with members of the Poetry Society of Virginia in celebration of the group’s Centennial Anniversary Anthology of Poems by Member Poets on Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. A book signing will follow this free event.
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Society members Dr. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Poet Laureate of Virginia, 2006–2008; Bill Glose, 2023 Virginia Literary Award for Fiction winner; Edward W. Lull, editor-in-chief of the anthology; Kathy Smaltz, Prince William County’s Poet Laureate, 2016–2018; and Ron Smith, Poet Laureate of Virginia, 2014–2016, will read from their works and discuss their craft.
The Carole Weinstein Author Series supports the literary arts by bringing both new and well-known authors to the Library of Virginia through online or in-person events.
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Profile: Librarian of Virginia Dennis T. Clark
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State Librarian Dennis T. Clark’s experience with academic and research libraries — and with library expansion projects — informs his leadership of the Library of Virginia. Learn about Clark’s background and his thoughts on the future of the agency in a profile article on our blog, The UncommonWealth.
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May Is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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The Library of Virginia is commemorating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with a display of documents and photographs in the Library’s Local History and Genealogy Room showcasing Governor Mark Warner’s 2005 trade mission to Japan and India.
Learn more about Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture through a series of posts to be published this month on our blog, The UncommonWealth, and find research resources in our newly updated Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resources Guide.
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Film Screening & Discussion Explore 1963 Danville Civil Rights Protest
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Join us on June 6 at 5:30 p.m. for a free screening of The Movement, a documentary about the peaceful Civil Rights protest in Danville on June 10, 1963, that was met with violence by police and became known as Bloody Monday. A panel discussion with protest participants will follow the film.
Film producer Jonathan Parker will introduce the screening and Karice Luck-Brimmer, a historical content producer on the film and the Community Initiatives Program associate for Virginia Humanities, will moderate the discussion. After the remarks, guests can interact with the panelists, enjoy refreshments and view a collection of records related to the demonstrations. This event is presented by the Library of Virginia and Virginia Humanities.
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June 8 “Knit In” Combines History & Camaraderie
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Worldwide Knit in Public Day encourages knitters to come together to enjoy one another’s company and teach beginners how to knit. Join us on Saturday, June 8 at 10 a.m. for a free “Knit In” at the Library of Virginia!
Bring your knitting project to work on and view historic knitting patterns — as well as items newly created from them — and other items from our collections related to fiber crafts. See a sock-knitting machine and other demonstrations and listen to knitting-related lectures. Enjoy refreshments and register for door prizes! The event’s lectures will be livestreamed for those who can’t attend.
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Sandra G. Treadway (right) received the VPC 2024 Newsmaker of the Year Award on April 20 from Julie Campbell (left), VPC member, president of the National Federation of Press Women, and former editor of Virginia Cavalcade, a magazine published by Library from 1951 to 2002.
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Sandra Treadway Honored as Virginia Professional Communicators’ Newsmaker of the Year
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Librarian of Virginia emerita Sandra G. Treadway was honored as the Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2024 Newsmaker of the Year at the group’s spring conference held at the Library on April 20.
Given annually to a nominee who has made significant news in the past year or throughout their career, the award was presented in recognition of Treadway’s 45-year career, during which she helped the Library move into new headquarters, reach new and underserved audiences, and embrace the complexity and breadth of the commonwealth’s history.
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Smokey Bear Reading Challenge Is Available Through Virginia’s Public Libraries
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America’s public libraries celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday this year with the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge. Complementing the 2024 Collaborative Summer Library Program theme of “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” the challenge engages youth in reading about wildfire prevention, forests and natural resource careers while they explore their local environment.
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Through support from the Library of Virginia, the state’s public libraries are enrolled in the challenge and have access to a digital toolkit containing a reading list, a challenge log, posters, bookmarks, sticker and button templates, coloring sheets and challenge completion certificates.
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LVA On the Go Visits Buchanan, Chesterfield and Fairfax Counties
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