Programs & Exhibits

Upcoming Events at the Jones

The Art of Travel: Highlights from the R. Chambliss Light, Jr. Papers

On exhibit in the Reading Room, June 14 - September 27, 2025

Educator Open House

August 5, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Faculty and staff at area schools, colleges, and universities are invited to visit for a tour of the collections. Learn about our resources for classes and student internship opportunities. No RSVP required.
Jones Memorial Library Reading Room

Mending Workshop with the Archivist

Spaces limited, RSVP required
August 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Jones Memorial Library, Archival Processing Office

Non-Fiction Book Group discusses "The Pioneers" by David McCullough

August 27, 2025 @ 10:30AM at Westminster Canterbury Hume Room

Colonial Churches & Their Role In Virginia

September 10, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m. JML Reading Room
History lecture with Marjorie & Joseph Freeman

Who was John Brown?

October 8, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m. JML Reading Room
History lecture with Benjamin L. Greenbaum

Lynchburg's Friends & Families

November 12, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m. JML Reading Room
History lecture with R. Chambliss Light Jr.

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

The Art of Travel: Highlights from the R. Chambliss Light, Jr. Papers

Opening in June 2025
Exhibit on display in the Reading Room, June 17 - September 27, 2025

"Four Women: A Dunbar Branch Centennial"

2024-2025
Click on the Flyer to View the Online Exhibit

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