The Alexandria Library has earned the Gold Standard of Excellence from the Virginia Public Library Directors Association.
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A powerful new exhibit honors one of the first civil rights sit-in protests in America. In 1939, when the Alexandria Library was only open...
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“On Aug. 21, 1939, William Evans, Otto Tucker — who was Sam's brother — Edward Gaddis, Morris Murray and Clarence Strange, individually go into...
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A new digitization project is opening access to documents that tell the story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in. With support from the...
4 months ago

This library is named for a doctor who was, I'll tell ya, a piece a work. I'll tell you the story.
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ALEXANDRIA — Although there is still a lot of work to be done, plans for what the new proposed Douglas County Library could look like have...
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The money will go to digitizing records of an early sit-in at the Alexandria library 85 years ago.
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Alexandria Library Sit-In Documents To Be Preserved With Grant - Old Town Alexandria, VA - A grant will help digitize resources associated...
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Legend says that Julius Caesar accidentally burned the Library of Alexandria in 48 B.C.E., but historians think the institute slowly declined...
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Rapides Parish Library hosts annual Creative Con! with a "Star Wars" theme. Activities included making light sabers out of pool noodles, costume contest, games...
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