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Virginia Room
Welcome to the Virginia Room!
Welcome to the Virginia Room, Roanoke Public Libraries' collection of historical and genealogical research resources. A non-circulation research library, we comprehensively collect materials for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Roanoke Valley. This includes items relating to the entire state, and to a lesser degree, those states that are closely tied to Virginia and its people by birth, immigration, migration or by boundary divisions.
Click on the links above to learn more about our collection. Interested in genealogy but never knew how to do it? Click on our Programs & Classes link to sign up for beginner genealogy classes and more.
New! In order to better serve our patrons, we have started digitizing images from our Historic Photograph Collections. Visit our growing online collection.
Roanoke Public Libraries proudly celebrates Virginia Archives Month. "Archives Month in Virginia celebrates those individuals and institutions that help preserve and make accessible the important records of our actions as citizens, as businesses, as religious groups, as governments, and as a society. The work of these institutions and individuals gives us a sense of being part of a larger picture and helps us begin to see ourselves connected to others—whether to family, community, or nation or to a group defined by ethnicity, religion, work, or play" (Library of Virginia). Visit our Programs & Classes page to learn about Down in the Old Belt: Voices from the Tobacco South, a documentary film screening on Thursday October 16 in celebration of Virginia Archives Month. Find out more about celebrations around the state by visiting the Archives Month page at the Library of Virginia website.
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