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Recommended reading for Jewish American Heritage Month 2023

By Molly Minturn |
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

A closer look: Alumni explore Bolívar Collection during ‘Juntos’ weekend

By Molly Minturn |
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

Introducing the Iselin Collection of Humor

By Jeff Hill |

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.


Library stories, News and announcements

Have a book in need of repair? Check out the Community Book Clinic!

By Molly Minturn |

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).


Events, Library stories, News and announcements, Preservation

Join us for a special event: “Keep the Music Playing!”

By Amber Lautigar Reichert |

The UVA Library welcomes members of the Charlottesville community to celebrate eighty years of Music Department history!

Join us at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, for celebration and performances reflecting on musical recordings dating as far back as the 1940s. The celebration marks completion of a digitization project, making these recordings available for years to come. The event will take place in the auditorium of Harrison/Small; doors open at 1:30.

The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. It is presented by the University of Virginia Library and sponsored by the UVA Arts Council.


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