Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia at its current location
Location800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23219
TypeGovernment of Virginia
EstablishedJanuary 23, 1823 (January 23, 1823)
Collection
Size2.3 million books, periodicals, newspapers, and government documents
60 million digital records
82,000 cubic feet of manuscripts;
279,000 indexed chancery cases
Other information
DirectorDennis T. Clark (as of January 25, 2024)
Websitewww.lva.virginia.gov
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The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government. The Library is located at 800 East Broad Street, two blocks from the Virginia State Capitol building. It was formerly known as the Virginia State Library and as the Virginia State Library and Archives.

Formally founded by the Virginia General Assembly in 1823, the Library of Virginia organizes, cares for, and manages the state's collection of books and official records, many of which date back to the early colonial period. It houses what is believed to be the most comprehensive collection of materials on Virginia history, government and people available anywhere

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