Join us for the 22nd Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Celebration on Saturday, October 19, 2019, honoring Virginia authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—with featured speaker Brian Noyes, noted cookbook author and owner of the Red Truck Bakery.

Thurs & Fri, October 3 & 4, 2019

This innovative competition brings together multidisciplinary teams to take new and existing datasets and turn them into actionable information. Register your team—or come see the team presentations on Friday afternoon.

The Letterpress, the Woodblock,

and the Watermark: Book Arts in Archives

and Special Collections

A contest to inspire literal and figurative out-of-the-box ideas for cultural heritage collections.

The UncommonWealth blog shares stories from the Library of Virginia. Learn about what we do, why we do it, and how our efforts relate to current issues and events. Visit today

and start exploring!

Become a member and support the Library's programs, events, and exhibitions. Receive discounts at the Virginia Shop and a subscription to Broadside, the Library's quarterly magazine.

New Virginians: 1619–2019 & Beyond

Explore the immigration and refugee experience and Virginia's increasing diversity through video interviews with first-generation newcomers and personal items that represent their stories. In the Exhibition Gallery through December 7, 2019.