Events at: Library of Virginia

Celebrate with the Library of Virginia as we award the Commonwealth’s highest prizes for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature and art in literature.

Join us for a virtual talk by author Richard Rothstein, who will discuss his books “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” and “Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.”

Explore Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood through a 20-stop walking tour led by local historian and radio personality Gary L. Flowers.

Celebrate Making History, our crowdsourcing program, at our annual Transcribe-a-versary!

Celebrate Making History, our crowdsourcing program, at our annual Transcribe-a-versary!

On the second Wednesday evening of each month, join a book group discussion online through Zoom at 6:00 PM. This month, we’ll discuss “The Age of Deer” by Erika Howsare.

Library of Virginia senior reference archivist Cara Griggs will provide an overview of researching women in Virginia from the settlement at Jamestown to when women received the right to vote in 1920.

Join us at the Library for a talk by historian Jody Lynn Allen on her new book, “Roses in December: Black Life in Hanover County from Civil War to Civil Rights.”

This day-long event will explore themes highlighted in the exhibition, including urban renewal, historic preservation and Black history.

Senior map archivist Cassandra Farrell will explore the spatial history of the historic document, as well as where it was published and discussed both during and after the American Revolution.