VOLUNTEER: Making History with the Library of Virginia

Volunteer with us! The Library of Virginia acquires, preserves, and promotes access to unique collections of Virginia’s history and culture. With more content and research moving online, they seek to make digital documents as accessible as possible by crowdsourcing their contents.

Volunteers will transcribe handwritten pages and historical newspapers by reading the text and typing it into digital form. Join us for a volunteer session to learn how you can help make historical documents more searchable and usable for researchers now and in the future.

The session will include an introduction to the Library and a website demonstration to help you get started.

Participate in enhancing access to collections of over 400 years of Virginia history, people, and culture. From peace to wartime, wedding announcements and world-changing events, and court records to letters home, there will be something for everyone. Help us tell the narrative of all Virginians—the famous, infamous and even anonymous—and join us in Making History.

This Volunteer Event is Free and Open to Everyone! Both members and non-members are welcome to join. Space is limited, so please claim your free ticket through the Trying to Adult RVA website to secure your spot. RSVPing elsewhere does not guarantee your place.

You can claim your spot.

Parking: Located below the building with entrances located on 8th and 9th streets. Parking is validated at the front desk and is free for all library patrons.