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COMMEMORATING THE 19TH AMENDMENT

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
Posted in Adult, Events, Families
Please join the Law Library during the month of August as we commemorate the ratification and adoption to the US Constitution in 1920 of the 19th Amendment whereby women won […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale & Lolita

Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Welcome back to our latest installment of By Teens, For Teens. This blog post series consists of all teen-generated content. This time we have two book reviews, both written by […]
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The Declaration of Independence: The Ideals

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
What Does July 4th Mean? Some might say it is a holiday, a time for fireworks and grilling. Other people might reply “it’s when the Declaration of Independence was signed.” […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Into the Wild & A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Welcome back to our next installment of By Teens, For Teens. This blog post series consists of all teen-generated content. This time we have two book reviews for you to enjoy! […]
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VIRGINIA PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN WORLD WAR II: “ENEMIES WITHIN & WITHOUT”

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
Prisoners of War Arrive During World War II, the U.S. was “home” to over 425,000 prisoners of war (POWs). They were Japanese, German and Italians from the Axis countries  captured […]
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
Posted in Adult
Federal Legislation After unsuccessful federal legislative attempts to approve a week during the first 10 days in May as Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week, Congress passed New York Representative Frank Horton‘s House […]
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X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month

Posted about 5 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
In 2012 the State Legislature passed HJ216 2012 which designated May as “X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month”.   Genetic Disorders X & Y Chromosomal Variations are genetic disorders. […]
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COLONIAL FOUNDERS DAY: And Searching RPL’s New Catalog

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
Posted in Adult, Events
In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly designated May 14th as Colonial Founders Day.  So, I decided for this blog to give a short historical overview of Jamestown and then launch […]
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MEDICAL INJUSTICES

Posted about 5 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
Great strides in medical history have often been made as a result of research and experimentation, and the first human successes were arguably the result of successful experiments, often on […]
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Celebrate the Days – May

Posted about 5 years ago by Phil Shepard
Posted in Adult, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with
There are holidays and observations every day of the month – so many reasons to celebrate. I’m not saying there should be cake every day, but I’m not saying there […]
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