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This Fall, we're curating a display about Lynchburg and World War 1.
We'll highlight posters, letters, objects, and reports from the Great War, and shares how Lynchburg residents were a part of the war effort at home and in Europe.
The exhibit in the Reading Room launches on October 20.
We'll highlight posters, letters, objects, and reports from the Great War, and shares how Lynchburg residents were a part of the war effort at home and in Europe.
The exhibit in the Reading Room launches on October 20.
September 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This Fall, we're curating a display about Lynchburg and World War 1.
We'll highlight posters, letters, objects, and reports from the Great War, and shares how Lynchburg residents were a part of the war effort at home and in Europe.
The exhibit in the Reading Room launches on October 20.
We'll highlight posters, letters, objects, and reports from the Great War, and shares how Lynchburg residents were a part of the war effort at home and in Europe.
The exhibit in the Reading Room launches on October 20.
We love when retired librarians volunteer to share their expertise with our cataloging projects!
Over the summer, Ginny and Marge were photographing, numbering, labeling, describing, and inventorying our art collection.
Over the summer, Ginny and Marge were photographing, numbering, labeling, describing, and inventorying our art collection.
September 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We love when retired librarians volunteer to share their expertise with our cataloging projects!
Over the summer, Ginny and Marge were photographing, numbering, labeling, describing, and inventorying our art collection.
Over the summer, Ginny and Marge were photographing, numbering, labeling, describing, and inventorying our art collection.
The Jones will be at Party on Pierce today!
Stop by our booth between 2-5pm to say hi, and learn about upcoming programs and always available services like our Memory Lab.
www.psglyh.org/events-progr...
Stop by our booth between 2-5pm to say hi, and learn about upcoming programs and always available services like our Memory Lab.
www.psglyh.org/events-progr...
September 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The Jones will be at Party on Pierce today!
Stop by our booth between 2-5pm to say hi, and learn about upcoming programs and always available services like our Memory Lab.
www.psglyh.org/events-progr...
Stop by our booth between 2-5pm to say hi, and learn about upcoming programs and always available services like our Memory Lab.
www.psglyh.org/events-progr...
A big thank you to Katie J. and the Lynchburg Police Department for hosting Lynchburg GLAM last night!
Volunteers and staff from cultural heritage organizations had an up close tour of the police museum and facility. We also learned about the work to preserve and share the department's history.
Volunteers and staff from cultural heritage organizations had an up close tour of the police museum and facility. We also learned about the work to preserve and share the department's history.
September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A big thank you to Katie J. and the Lynchburg Police Department for hosting Lynchburg GLAM last night!
Volunteers and staff from cultural heritage organizations had an up close tour of the police museum and facility. We also learned about the work to preserve and share the department's history.
Volunteers and staff from cultural heritage organizations had an up close tour of the police museum and facility. We also learned about the work to preserve and share the department's history.
A reminder that Lynchburg GLAM ('galleries, libraries, archives and museums') meets up this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Lynchburg Police Department museum.
Lynchburg GLAM is a free networking group for staff and volunteers. We gather every few months to connect across our institutions.
Lynchburg GLAM is a free networking group for staff and volunteers. We gather every few months to connect across our institutions.
September 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A reminder that Lynchburg GLAM ('galleries, libraries, archives and museums') meets up this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Lynchburg Police Department museum.
Lynchburg GLAM is a free networking group for staff and volunteers. We gather every few months to connect across our institutions.
Lynchburg GLAM is a free networking group for staff and volunteers. We gather every few months to connect across our institutions.
The Non-Fiction Book Group will meet on October 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Westminster Canterbury.
We'll be discussing Rhys Isaac's Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790.
Discussions are free and open to the public.
We'll be discussing Rhys Isaac's Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790.
Discussions are free and open to the public.
September 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The Non-Fiction Book Group will meet on October 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Westminster Canterbury.
We'll be discussing Rhys Isaac's Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790.
Discussions are free and open to the public.
We'll be discussing Rhys Isaac's Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790.
Discussions are free and open to the public.
Save the date for our October local history lecture with Joe Stinnett.
"Leaving America Behind: The Lynchburg Colonization Society"
Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m.
The Jones Reading Room
Lectures are always free and open to the public at 2311 Memoral Avenue, 2nd floor.
"Leaving America Behind: The Lynchburg Colonization Society"
Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m.
The Jones Reading Room
Lectures are always free and open to the public at 2311 Memoral Avenue, 2nd floor.
September 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Save the date for our October local history lecture with Joe Stinnett.
"Leaving America Behind: The Lynchburg Colonization Society"
Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m.
The Jones Reading Room
Lectures are always free and open to the public at 2311 Memoral Avenue, 2nd floor.
"Leaving America Behind: The Lynchburg Colonization Society"
Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m.
The Jones Reading Room
Lectures are always free and open to the public at 2311 Memoral Avenue, 2nd floor.
It's an impromptu photo studio!
Photo documenting, describing, and inventorying art is a challenge when many of the works are large and behind glass. Vols. Marge and Ginny borrowed some cardboard to assist in glare control, while Archivist Gwen went up the safety ladder to document their solution.
Photo documenting, describing, and inventorying art is a challenge when many of the works are large and behind glass. Vols. Marge and Ginny borrowed some cardboard to assist in glare control, while Archivist Gwen went up the safety ladder to document their solution.
September 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
It's an impromptu photo studio!
Photo documenting, describing, and inventorying art is a challenge when many of the works are large and behind glass. Vols. Marge and Ginny borrowed some cardboard to assist in glare control, while Archivist Gwen went up the safety ladder to document their solution.
Photo documenting, describing, and inventorying art is a challenge when many of the works are large and behind glass. Vols. Marge and Ginny borrowed some cardboard to assist in glare control, while Archivist Gwen went up the safety ladder to document their solution.
Lynchburg GLAM gathers this Thursday, September 17 for an inside peek at the Lynchburg Police Department Museum for a tour and networking evening.
GLAM is a free group for staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in the area. Visit www.jmlibrary.org/events/lynch...
GLAM is a free group for staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in the area. Visit www.jmlibrary.org/events/lynch...
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Lynchburg GLAM gathers this Thursday, September 17 for an inside peek at the Lynchburg Police Department Museum for a tour and networking evening.
GLAM is a free group for staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in the area. Visit www.jmlibrary.org/events/lynch...
GLAM is a free group for staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in the area. Visit www.jmlibrary.org/events/lynch...
The Jones is at Roots & Reconnection at Poplar Forest today.
Stop by our booth and learn about upcoming programs, the Memory Lab, and oral history. Exec. Dir. Deb Smith shares updates on enslavement records in the collection at the Descendant Roundtable.
www.poplarforest.org/event/roots-...
Stop by our booth and learn about upcoming programs, the Memory Lab, and oral history. Exec. Dir. Deb Smith shares updates on enslavement records in the collection at the Descendant Roundtable.
www.poplarforest.org/event/roots-...
Roots and Reconnection Festival
Join the Poplar Forest’s African American Advisory Group, interpretation and archaeology staff, and the Board of Directors for the Roots and Reconnection Festival, a special event to honor, celebrate…
www.poplarforest.org
September 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Jones is at Roots & Reconnection at Poplar Forest today.
Stop by our booth and learn about upcoming programs, the Memory Lab, and oral history. Exec. Dir. Deb Smith shares updates on enslavement records in the collection at the Descendant Roundtable.
www.poplarforest.org/event/roots-...
Stop by our booth and learn about upcoming programs, the Memory Lab, and oral history. Exec. Dir. Deb Smith shares updates on enslavement records in the collection at the Descendant Roundtable.
www.poplarforest.org/event/roots-...
Check out this talk on Sunday at 2:30 p.m, planned by the Amherst County Museum. The talk by Nancy Blackwell Marion is being held at the Hamble Center.
September 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Check out this talk on Sunday at 2:30 p.m, planned by the Amherst County Museum. The talk by Nancy Blackwell Marion is being held at the Hamble Center.
We remember, together.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at 2311 Memorial Avenue, 2nd floor.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at 2311 Memorial Avenue, 2nd floor.
September 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We remember, together.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at 2311 Memorial Avenue, 2nd floor.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at 2311 Memorial Avenue, 2nd floor.
Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab. Recordings will be placed in the permanent archives at The Jones.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab. Recordings will be placed in the permanent archives at The Jones.
September 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab. Recordings will be placed in the permanent archives at The Jones.
If you have memories from that day, or want to share how the day's history affects your life now, we invite you to record a short memory in our Oral History Lab. Recordings will be placed in the permanent archives at The Jones.
Today at 5pm in The Jones Reading Room!
Join us for a lecture about the first class of nurses to graduate from Virginia Baptists Hospital with Dianne Nash and Kim Price.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Enter at the corner of Memorial and Lakeside.
Join us for a lecture about the first class of nurses to graduate from Virginia Baptists Hospital with Dianne Nash and Kim Price.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Enter at the corner of Memorial and Lakeside.
September 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Today at 5pm in The Jones Reading Room!
Join us for a lecture about the first class of nurses to graduate from Virginia Baptists Hospital with Dianne Nash and Kim Price.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Enter at the corner of Memorial and Lakeside.
Join us for a lecture about the first class of nurses to graduate from Virginia Baptists Hospital with Dianne Nash and Kim Price.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Enter at the corner of Memorial and Lakeside.
The Lynchburg Art Club and its Affiliates (1962) was researched and written by Ruth Homes Blunt, a retired E.C. Glass teacher who spent two years piecing together the club's history from old minute books, scrapbooks, and letters.
Stop by The Jones to explore this piece of Lynchburg art history!
Stop by The Jones to explore this piece of Lynchburg art history!
September 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Lynchburg Art Club and its Affiliates (1962) was researched and written by Ruth Homes Blunt, a retired E.C. Glass teacher who spent two years piecing together the club's history from old minute books, scrapbooks, and letters.
Stop by The Jones to explore this piece of Lynchburg art history!
Stop by The Jones to explore this piece of Lynchburg art history!
One of our ongoing projects at the Jones is the reorganization and cataloging of our extensive map collection.
Here, Reference Assistant K.H. Woodford is showing Joel, our map intern, the intricacies of description, while examining one of our larger oversized maps of Lynchburg and Campbell County.
Here, Reference Assistant K.H. Woodford is showing Joel, our map intern, the intricacies of description, while examining one of our larger oversized maps of Lynchburg and Campbell County.
September 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
One of our ongoing projects at the Jones is the reorganization and cataloging of our extensive map collection.
Here, Reference Assistant K.H. Woodford is showing Joel, our map intern, the intricacies of description, while examining one of our larger oversized maps of Lynchburg and Campbell County.
Here, Reference Assistant K.H. Woodford is showing Joel, our map intern, the intricacies of description, while examining one of our larger oversized maps of Lynchburg and Campbell County.
Mark your calendar for this Wednesday at 5pm and come hear about the origins of Virginia Baptist Hospital's nursing school.
The Jones Reading Room
2311 Memorial Avenue
(2nd floor above Lynchburg Public Library)
Please note that parking is limited during renovation of the public library.
The Jones Reading Room
2311 Memorial Avenue
(2nd floor above Lynchburg Public Library)
Please note that parking is limited during renovation of the public library.
September 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Mark your calendar for this Wednesday at 5pm and come hear about the origins of Virginia Baptist Hospital's nursing school.
The Jones Reading Room
2311 Memorial Avenue
(2nd floor above Lynchburg Public Library)
Please note that parking is limited during renovation of the public library.
The Jones Reading Room
2311 Memorial Avenue
(2nd floor above Lynchburg Public Library)
Please note that parking is limited during renovation of the public library.
The Jones is closed today, Saturday 9/5 in observance of Labor Day.
Remember that you can access our digital collections 24/7 at www.jmlibrary.org
Remember that you can access our digital collections 24/7 at www.jmlibrary.org
September 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The Jones is closed today, Saturday 9/5 in observance of Labor Day.
Remember that you can access our digital collections 24/7 at www.jmlibrary.org
Remember that you can access our digital collections 24/7 at www.jmlibrary.org
Only a few weeks left to see the Archives are Revolutionary display in our Reading Room!
View historical maps, books, photos, and objects from our collection. Discover the people living in Central Virginia 250 years ago - plus learn how Virginians celebrated past anniversaries of the Revolution.
View historical maps, books, photos, and objects from our collection. Discover the people living in Central Virginia 250 years ago - plus learn how Virginians celebrated past anniversaries of the Revolution.
September 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Only a few weeks left to see the Archives are Revolutionary display in our Reading Room!
View historical maps, books, photos, and objects from our collection. Discover the people living in Central Virginia 250 years ago - plus learn how Virginians celebrated past anniversaries of the Revolution.
View historical maps, books, photos, and objects from our collection. Discover the people living in Central Virginia 250 years ago - plus learn how Virginians celebrated past anniversaries of the Revolution.
The John D. Owen Jr. History Lecture series resumes at The Jones this month!
Join us on Wednesday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. to learn about the first nursing class at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Lectures are always free and open to the public at The Jones. We're located at 2311 Memorial Avenue.
Join us on Wednesday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. to learn about the first nursing class at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Lectures are always free and open to the public at The Jones. We're located at 2311 Memorial Avenue.
September 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The John D. Owen Jr. History Lecture series resumes at The Jones this month!
Join us on Wednesday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. to learn about the first nursing class at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Lectures are always free and open to the public at The Jones. We're located at 2311 Memorial Avenue.
Join us on Wednesday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. to learn about the first nursing class at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Lectures are always free and open to the public at The Jones. We're located at 2311 Memorial Avenue.
We loved hosting a visit by Randolph College's Introduction to Public History class at The Jones yesterday.
During the tour, Archivist Gwen also enjoyed sharing the original campus landscape plans for Mary's Garden, which are held in the Jones' Lynchburg Architectural Archive collection.
During the tour, Archivist Gwen also enjoyed sharing the original campus landscape plans for Mary's Garden, which are held in the Jones' Lynchburg Architectural Archive collection.
September 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We loved hosting a visit by Randolph College's Introduction to Public History class at The Jones yesterday.
During the tour, Archivist Gwen also enjoyed sharing the original campus landscape plans for Mary's Garden, which are held in the Jones' Lynchburg Architectural Archive collection.
During the tour, Archivist Gwen also enjoyed sharing the original campus landscape plans for Mary's Garden, which are held in the Jones' Lynchburg Architectural Archive collection.
Hot off the press!
The Jones September e-newsletter is on our News & Notes page. You can find it here:
www.jmlibrary.org/news-notes/
The Jones September e-newsletter is on our News & Notes page. You can find it here:
www.jmlibrary.org/news-notes/
September 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Hot off the press!
The Jones September e-newsletter is on our News & Notes page. You can find it here:
www.jmlibrary.org/news-notes/
The Jones September e-newsletter is on our News & Notes page. You can find it here:
www.jmlibrary.org/news-notes/
The Jones will be closed this Saturday in observance of Labor Day. You can access our digital collections even when we're closed - just visit www.jmlibrary.org or digital.jmlibrary.org
September 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Jones will be closed this Saturday in observance of Labor Day. You can access our digital collections even when we're closed - just visit www.jmlibrary.org or digital.jmlibrary.org
JML's Archivist Gwen is great at caring for The Jones collections are for viewing our holdings with a fresh perspective!
While reorganizing and describing our extensive collection of architectural drawings, Gwen snapped this overhead shot of oversized materials in bundles, rolls, and tubes.
While reorganizing and describing our extensive collection of architectural drawings, Gwen snapped this overhead shot of oversized materials in bundles, rolls, and tubes.
August 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
JML's Archivist Gwen is great at caring for The Jones collections are for viewing our holdings with a fresh perspective!
While reorganizing and describing our extensive collection of architectural drawings, Gwen snapped this overhead shot of oversized materials in bundles, rolls, and tubes.
While reorganizing and describing our extensive collection of architectural drawings, Gwen snapped this overhead shot of oversized materials in bundles, rolls, and tubes.
Join us in October for the next Non-Fiction Book Group discussion.
On Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. we'll discuss Rhys Isaac's The Transformation of Virginia.
Discussions are always free and open to all, at the Hume Room at Westminster Canterbury.
On Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. we'll discuss Rhys Isaac's The Transformation of Virginia.
Discussions are always free and open to all, at the Hume Room at Westminster Canterbury.
August 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Join us in October for the next Non-Fiction Book Group discussion.
On Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. we'll discuss Rhys Isaac's The Transformation of Virginia.
Discussions are always free and open to all, at the Hume Room at Westminster Canterbury.
On Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. we'll discuss Rhys Isaac's The Transformation of Virginia.
Discussions are always free and open to all, at the Hume Room at Westminster Canterbury.