Read the write up on the first book by Lenore lHart "The Raven's Bride" Book sounds good - will have to try to find it at library! -----Original Message----- From: Hobbs, Tameka (LVA) (LVA) <[log in to unmask]> To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Mar 3, 2011 4:00 pm Subject: [VA-ROOTS] March Events at the Library of Virginia March Events at the Library of Virginia Books on Broad" Featuring Lenore Hart: The Raven's Bride hursday, March 10, 2011 ime: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM lace: The Virginia Shop The March installment of Books on Broad will feature Lenore Hart on her atest novel, The Raven's Bride, about the mysterious and confounding elationship between Edgar Allan Poe and Sissy Clemm, his great love and onstant companion. The book explores love, loss, the afterlife, and merican literature's most haunted and demonized literary figure, by magining the real, beating heart of the woman who loved and inspired im-and whose absence ultimately destroyed him. Light refreshments (wine nd cheese) served, 5:30-6:15 pm; author talk and discussion, 6:15-7:00 m; book signing, 7:00-7:30 pm. afayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General ednesday, March 16, 2011 ime: Noon-1:00 PM lace: Conference Rooms Historian Marc Leepson will discuss and sign his new book about the arquis de Lafayette, an icon of American-and French-history. Leepson ffers an insightful account of the great general, whose love of liberty nd passionate devotion to American and French independence shine in the ages of history. Born into an aristocratic French family, made ieutenant in the French Royal Guard at age 14, and married into the oyal family at 16, he traveled to the colonies at his own expense to ight in the American Revolution. By age 20, he was embraced by George ashington and Thomas Jefferson, who became his life-long friends. o Collect, Protect, and Serve Book Release hursday, March 17, 2011 ime: 4:00 PM-7:30 PM lace: The Virginia Shop Tameka Hobbs will sign copies of To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind he Scenes at the Library of Virginia. The Library of Virginia is the ldest cultural institution in the state and the official archive (a lace where history is kept) and library of the Commonwealth. In the ook To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind the Scenes at the Library of irginia, Archie the Archivist, Libby the Librarian, and Connie the onservator guide young readers through a visit to the Library of irginia. The book lets children explore some of the Library's most mportant holdings-an early copy of the Declaration of Independence, the tatute for Religious Freedom, and documents connected to famous irginians like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, and dgar Allan Poe. They will learn how archivists, librarians, and onservators battle against the threats to historical documents like the rchival Enemies-Mildred Mold, Bartholomew B. Bug, and Liquid Lenny-to eep Virginia's history safe for the future. he first 50 elementary teachers will receive a FREE copy of the book. he Virginia Shop will be offering a special discount to educators hroughout the evening. argaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from tlanta to Hollywood ednesday, March 23, 2011 ime: Noon-1:00 PM lace: Conference Rooms Authors Ellen F. Brown and John Wiley, Jr. will discuss and sign their ew book,Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey rom Atlanta to Hollywood. This entertaining and informative account races Gone With the Windfrom its origins in the Civil War-era xperiences of Mitchell's relatives through its status today as a pop ulture icon that still generates impressive profits for her estate. 011 Virginia Women in History: Program and Reception hursday, March 24, 2011 ime: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM lace: Lecture Hall & Lobby Free but reservations required. Seating is limited. Call 804-692-3900 by arch 18 to RSVP. oin the Library of Virginia as it recognizes eight outstanding Virginia omen-past and present-who have made important contributions to irginia, the nation, and the world. A reception follows the program. ponsored by Dominion. traight to the Source Conference riday, March 25, 2011 ime: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM lace: Conference Rooms The Friends of the Virginia State Archives hold their annual spring onference at the Library. For fee and registration information, contact [log in to unmask] ----------------------- he Library of Virginia is located in historic downtown Richmond at 800 ast Broad Street. There is free parking for these event in the ibrary's underground garage, which is accessible from either Eighth or inth streets. For more information, please call 804-692-3592. For more on other upcoming events at the Library of Virginia, visit ttp://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm> . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ameka B. Hobbs rogram and Education Manager ducation and Outreach Services Division ibrary of Virginia 00 E. Broad Street ichmond, Virginia 23836 04.371.2126 - office [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Online educational resources from the Library of Virginia are available t VirginiaMemory.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/shaping_the_constitution . 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