Programs & Exhibits
Upcoming Events at the Jones
Unwrapping History: Caring for Holiday Cards and Wine & Cheese Reception
Tuesday, December 30 @ 3:30 p.m. (workshop) & 4:30-6:00 p.m. (reception) in the JML Reading Room
A special workshop on organizing your holiday cards with Archivist Gwen Wells, plus a private Wine & Cheese with reception Carolyn G. Frazier.
**Please note that this event requires an RSVP; reception limited to age 21+**
Lynchburg GLAM meet-up
For staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums
January 22, 2025 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Lynchburg Museum, 901 Court Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Non-Fiction Book Group discusses "Margaret Fuller" by Megan Marshall
January 28, 2026 @ 10:30AM at Westminster Canterbury Hume Room
The Lady Librarians of Lynchburg
January 29, 2026 @ Westminster Canterbury (WCL residents only)
A presentation about the professional women behind the Hill City's first public library with Executive Director Deborah Smith
READ: What does it mean to read free in Central Virginia?
On exhibit in the Reading Room, October 7, 2025 - March 6, 2026
Funded by the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund
Documenting & Restoring Virginia's Houses
March 11, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m. JML Reading Room
History lecture with Travis McDonald
JML on the Road
March 20, 2026
Co-presentation at the 16th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium @ William & Mary
"Together, Lynchburg Stands - with Courage, Dignity & Joy"
JML on the Road
April 30 - May 2, 2026
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Richmond, VA
JML presents: "When Churches Die: the Archivist as Doula"
Past Events at the Jones
Workshop on Forgotten Research Facts for 1750-1850
Click icon to see presentation slides from July 13, 2024
Workshop on Finding Ancestors: Colonial Era Research
Click icon to see presentation slides from June 15, 2024
Exhibits
READ: What does it mean to read free in Central Virginia?
An historical exhibit about censorship from 1660-1960
On exhibit in the Reading Room, October 7, 2025 - March 6, 2026
This exhibit is funded by the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund
"Four Women: A Dunbar Branch Centennial"
2024-2025
Click on the Flyer to View the Online Exhibit
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