Take a look at our list of books selected by our Librarian for English and by UVA students currently studying contemporary Jewish fiction. Library stories, Reading list
UVA Library curators and archivists displayed Simón Bolívar’s silver and manuscripts, Fernando Bolívar’s papers, and portraits of both men that were donated to UVA in 1944 by the Venezuelan government. Culture, engagement, and community, Events, Library stories
The University of Virginia Library is delighted to announce the donation of a major gift, the Iselin Collection of Humor. Built over many years by noted collector and retired attorney Josephine Lea Iselin, the Iselin Collection will be a tremendous asset for research and learning at the University across a wide range of disciplines.
Sue Donovan was raised in Middle Tennessee, where her mother was a storyteller and worked at the county library. “We basically grew up in the library. I brought books to school to read behind the books that we were supposed to read in class,” she said. Now as Conservator for Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library, Donovan still spends her days surrounded by books, mending torn pages and repairing broken bindings. Later this month, she is offering her services to the local community, in partnership with the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (which was named the Virginia Library Association’s 2022 Library of the Year).
While Jeffersonian in appearance, the new roofs incorporate modern technology. ... Will Rourk, a technology specialist with the UVA Library, [used] his laser scanner at the roof project to take 3D scans.
The University of Virginia’s Small Special Collections Library is opening its doors for a printing event celebrating America’s 250th birthday, giving attendees their own replica of the original Declaration of Independence.
People can step back in time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. At the University of Virginia, the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library will host Revolutionary Printing on July 4.
Josef Beery has run printing demonstrations for Rare Book School at UVA for years, after he stumbled into an interest in printing and rare books decades ago as a UVA student. On July 4, Beery will print replicas of the Declaration of Independence for the public at “Revolutionary Printing,” an event that the UVA Library is hosting in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Wednesday afternoon, June 17, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded University of Virginia’s Edgar Shannon Library an award to celebrate advancements in sustainability through better buildings.
