Monday, April 20, 2009

Conserving the Commonwealth: The Early Years of the Environmental
Movement in Virginia by Margaret T. Peters
 
Introduction by Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources
 
Time: Noon-1:00 PM

Place: Conference Rooms

FREE EVENT

In honor of Earth Day, Margaret T. Peters, historian and publication
manager at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources from 1968 to
2002, discusses and signs Conserving the Commonwealth. She describes the
earliest days of Virginia's environmental movement, recounting the
efforts of a farsighted group of leaders to preserve Virginia's
priceless resources-open land, waterways, and historic sites-and to
create new parks within reach of all the state's citizens.

 

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First Family by David Baldacci


Thursday, April 30, 2009 
Time: Noon-1:00 PM 
Place: Lecture Hall,  FREE EVENT 

Internationally best-selling author David Baldacci discusses and signs
First Family, featuring former Secret Service agents Sean King and
Michelle Maxwell. The kidnapping of a child from a birthday party at
Camp David sets in motion this suspenseful national security nightmare.
A book signing follows the talk. 

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Attend and Win the Featured Book!

The Library of Virginia will hold a drawing for a FREE COPY of the
featured author's work at each of its Book Talk events. Registration
takes place before each event. You must be present to win.

 

Copies of the featured book are available in the Virginia Shop at the
Library of Virginia: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwedo/shop.htm
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The Library of Virginia is located at 800 East Broad Street in downtown
Richmond.  Free parking is available underneath the building.

 

www.lva.virginia.gov <blocked::http://www.lva.virginia.gov/>  

804.692.3500

 

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Tameka B. Hobbs

Program & Education Coordinator

Education and Outreach Division

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000

804.371.2126 - office

804.692.3814 - fax 

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