The Alexandria Library has earned the Gold Standard of Excellence from the Virginia Public Library Directors Association. The award is the organization's...
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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 the public...
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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 National...
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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 been revealed.
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It got a little lost among the rush of news late last year, but we finally have an answer to what shut down the Alexandria Library's electronic services...
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, research institution in Alexandria, Egypt, that took its inspiration from the Library of Alexandria of Classical times.
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Fire, water and poison in the Library of Alexandria · The internet is fragile, and other dangers are now looming on top of the loss of our digital memory · Tu...
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Where to find a Little Free Library in Northern Virginia. Sharing boxes allow you to take, borrow, and exchange books. Little Free Libraries.
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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 over centuries.
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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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