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The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping 94 VA public #library systems meet information needs, incl. LVA's providing websites for 25 rural libraries. LVA services for VA libraries: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDND/ IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldnd/l…

IMLS, LSTA, and Public Libraries uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/05/1…

Registration is open for the Library of Virginia's Brown Teacher Institutes in July. This year we are visiting Virginia DOE Superintendent regions 2, 3, 5, and 7. Learn more about this year's institutes and register here: edu.lva.virginia.gov/brown/brown-in… #educators #teachers

Th May 29 12PM - LVA #booktalk by historian Jody Allen on her new book, “Roses in December: Black Life in Hanover County from Civil War to Civil Rights.”Book signing will follow. FREE! Register at lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/14479752 #CivilRights #BlackHistory #VirginiaHistory

The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping VA #library systems meet info needs that keep VA’s govt. transparent & accessible to its citizens. LVA's archive of VA governance sites: virginiamemory.com/collections/ar… IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldnd/l…

We will crowdsource the indexing. Interested in getting involved? Sign up for a free account at fromthepage.com/lva & follow the links to the "Virginia Untold: Free Registers (indexing)" site.

Last week, LVA's #VAUntold project manager Lydia Neuroth traveled to Charlotte Co. to facilitate the loan of the county’s "Register of Free Negroes," 1794–1865. LVA will scan the register & return the original.

“It’s Gonna Be A Gosh Darn Good Affair”: The Lackey USO Club uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/05/0…

Deadline extended - May 18! Apply for an LVA 2025 #teacher research #fellowship! Stipends are $3k & this summer we are looking for 1 fellow each from regions 2, 3, 5 & 7. Explore the history of #Black Virginians in relation to Richmond's Jackson Ward. edu.lva.virginia.gov/brown/brown-fe…

“Combustible Rubbish:” Colonel Blanton Duncan and Confederate Currency uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/05/0…

The 2nd Wed each month, 6PM join our virtual #bookgroup via Zoom. May 14 - "The Plinko Bounce" by Martin Clark. Upcoming - "Walk Through Fire" by Sheila Johnson & "Simply Lies" by David Baldacci. lva.virginia.gov/public/literar….

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025 uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/05/0…

The @US_IMLS provides critical federal funding to US #libraries, helping 94 VA public #library systems, giving E-Rate discounts to bring affordable internet and telecom services where most needed. LVA resources: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDND/ IMLS & LSTA in VA: lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/ldnd/l…

The day-long event offered a display of maps from our collection, guided tours of the exhibition “Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826,” map evaluations & conservation assessments along with the #VirginiaHistory #cartography presentations.

The recordings from our recent Map Day cartographic history scholars are now available on YouTube (@LibraryofVa/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@LibraryofVa/v…) & photos from the event are on LVA's Flickr page flickr.com/photos/lvaeven….

Searching for Nelly, Harriet, and Juno – Part 2 uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/04/3…

Thank you to everyone who came out to the discussion between @SenatorTimKain1 & @HOMEofVA executive director Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick to hear about work supporting Virginia’s housing rights. You can see more photos from the evening on our Flickr at flickr.com/photos/lvaeven…

April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Are you familiar with #LynchburgVA poet Anne Spencer? She was associated with the #HarlemRenaissance & hosted many #AfricanAmerican writers & artists at her home as they traveled in the segregated south. Her Changemakers bio: edu.lva.virginia.gov/changemakers/i…

New Books – April 2025 uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2025/04/2…