Programs & Exhibits
Upcoming Events at the Jones
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"
Non-Fiction Book Group discusses "King: A Life" by Jonathan Eig
March 25, 2026 @ 10:30AM at Westminster Canterbury Hume Room
Lynchburg GLAM Directors & Trustees - Brown Bag Lunch & Roundtable
March 26, 2026 @ 11:30AM at Jones Memorial Library
Pre-register with director@jmlibrary.org
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"
JML on the Road
May 18 - 20, 2026
Best Practices Exchange 2026 @ Luddy School of Informatics, Indiana University Indianapolis
JML co-presents: "Beyond Efficiency: Ethical Considerations in Adopting AI for Digital Archives Metadata and Transcription"
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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