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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