Hello everyone,

   I know some people have had that the Sargeant Memorial Room was
closed down for a time as we moved into our new location.  We are now
open and are actually in the building right across from the Kirn Library
location.  Kirn is being torn right now for our new Light Rail system
being constructed here in the city.  Our hours have expanded and new
things have been added to the collection.

Our new hours are:
Mon to Thurs 10 - 9 pm
Friday: 10 - 5:30pm
Sat: 10 - 5pm
Sun: 1 - 5pm  

Our new address is:

235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=235+east+plu
me+street+23510&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.02446,78.134766&ie=UTF8&l
l=36.846375,-76.289658&spn=0.003112,0.004769&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A

Check out our newly digitized City Directories for Norfolk and
Portsmouth from mid 1800s to 1931.
http://www.npl.lib.va.us/SMRT/City_Directories.html

We have also added Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for entire state of
Virginia and HeritageQuest to our electronic databases.
http://www.npl.lib.va.us/SMRT/smr_home.html

  You need to register to receive a Norfolk Public Library card to
access those databases.  If you are a Virginia resident, you can sign up
for a card.  If you live outside the state, you can still register but
there will be    an annual fee.
http://www.npl.lib.va.us/faqs.html#cards

If you have research queries, you can reach us at:

Sargeant Memorial Room - Norfolk Main Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Main: (757) 664 - 7485  
Fax: (757) 664 - 7319
Email:  [log in to unmask]
Website:  http://www.npl.lib.va.us/SMRT/smr_home.html

Sincerely,

W. Troy Valos
Sargeant Memorial Room - Norfolk Main Library
 
"People need to think. They need something to think about, to stir the
imagination. Books, more than anything else, supply these needs." - Mary
Denson Pretlow



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