Surely prioritizing the health & safety of the LVA staff requires
proceeding with the utmost caution.  Also, ensuring that physical
collection materials can safely be served to the public remains a problem
with few certainties that continues to concern libraries throughout the
country.

Under the circumstances, continued patience is surely more than justified.

~Jurretta Heckscher

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 10:33 AM, Stuart or Rosanne Butler <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes, anyone who has researched in the LVA knows it to be a treasure
> house of Virginia history, so why is it still shuttered to the public
> who pays for it? Surely, there must be a reasonable and safe way to open
> it back up to the many students and genealogists who need this vital
> resource to continue their research. If the many food markets and
> restaurants can open under some social distancing guidelines, so could
> the LVA in some manner.  Books do not have to circulate at present, but
> do open the microfilm section which can be done. Why has it not been
> done already? If many people don't feel safe enough to return, then let
> it open to those who feel comfortable enough to do so.
>
> Stuart L. Butler
>
> On 6/11/2020 9:32 AM, Brooks, Vincent wrote:
> > As a trusted educational institution that strives to inspire learning and
> > encourage understanding, the Library of Virginia supports Governor
> > Northam's calls last week for a more comprehensive examination of our
> > commonwealth's history. The Library houses local court records, state
> > records, personal papers, business records, newspapers, special
> > collections, books, journals, etc., that date back to the 1600's.
> > Collectively, these records contain the names of millions of African
> > Americans both enslaved and free. Taken as a whole, these individual
> > stories help to shed light on the narrative of a people that has not been
> > fully told. By actively engaging the commonwealth's divisive past, we
> hope
> > to inspire Virginians to create a unified future. Today's The
> > UncommonWealth provides information on how to discover more about the
> > African American experience found in our digital collections.
> >
> >
> >
> https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2020/06/11/facing-our-history-forging-our-future/
> >
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