JUNE EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA When Janey Comes Marching Home Wednesday, June 02, 2010 Time: Noon-1:00 PM Place: Conference Rooms Laura Browder, author of Her Best Shot: Women and Guns in America and an English professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, will speak about her book When Janey Comes Marching Home. The book, which grew out of an exhibition created by Browder that combined interviews and photographs to tell the story of women in modern combat, explores the myths and cultural ideas surrounding the military, motherhood, and femininity. A book signing will follow the talk. Photographer Sascha Pflaeging also will be present to answer questions and sign books. ________________________________________ 2nd Annual Anthem Stride Through Time 10K Saturday, June 05, 2010 Time: 8:30 AM-1:30 PM The Library of Virginia is a site on this year's Anthem Stride Through Time 10k walk showcasing Richmond's treasure trove of historic sites. The six-mile course begins and ends at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. The Library of Virginia will offer a special discount in the Virginia Shop and The Land We Live In, the Land We Left: Virginia's People and The Art of Liberty exhibitions will be open for walkers to sample. ________________________________________ Coming of Age in Utopia: The Odyssey of an Idea Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Time: Noon-1:00 PM Place: Conference Rooms Paul Gaston, historian and civil rights activist, will discuss and sign his memoir, Coming of Age in Utopia, which reveals his deep roots in Fairhope, the utopian Alabama community founded by his grandfather and later led by his father. By the 1950s the South was changing and Gaston looked to enter the struggle against racial injustice. His memoir focuses on his career at the University of Virginia, where he taught from 1957 to 1997. The story Gaston tells of social change both in the city of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia is one in which he played significant roles. ________________________________________ "Books on Broad" Book Club Meeting Featuring Belle Boggs Thursday, June 24, 2010 Time: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Place: Virginia Shop Join us for an informal gathering where Belle Boggs will speak about and read from her debut collection of short stories, Mattaponi Queen. Set on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation and in its surrounding counties, the stories in this linked collection detail the lives of rural men and women with stark realism and plainspoken humor. ________________________________________ Discover the History Around the Corner or in Your Attic Saturday, June 26, 2010 Time: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Place: The Virginia Shop Author Keshia Case will be in the Virginia Shop between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm to sign copies of her latest book, Richmond: A Historic Walking Tour, and will offer walking tours of Capitol Square. Tours are free but limited to 30 participants. To reserve your space or for more information, please call the Virginia Shop at 804-692-3524. Tours depart from the main entrance of the Library of Virginia at 10:00 and 11:30 am and 1:00 pm. The event will also feature a noontime book talk and signing by Lisa Tracy on Objects of Our Affection, a sentimental look at the objects that tell the story of our family histories. Positive Vibe Cafe and the Virginia Shop will offer specials throughout the day, with discounts on featured book titles. ________________________________________ The Library of Virginia is located in historic downtown Richmond at 800 East Broad Street. There is free parking for this event in the Library's underground garage, which is accessible from either Eighth or Ninth streets. For more information, please call 804-692-3592. For more on other upcoming events at the Library of Virginia, visit http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tameka B. Hobbs Program & Education Manager Education and Outreach Division The Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 804.371.2126 - office 804.692.3814 - fax [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html