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Help Virginia Beach Libraries Write the Next Chapter

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 HRMessenger Staff City of Virginia Beach, library, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Va

VBPL is hosting listening sessions throughout February, so residents can provide input. Welcome to 2025 — an exciting year to

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Juneteenth Holiday Closings and Schedules

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 HRM Staff Celebration, city news, City Offices Closures, closing and schedule, holiday, Holiday closings and schedules, JUNETEENTH, library, Newport News Juneteenth Community Parade, Recreation centers, Virginia

By: City of Newport News City offices, libraries & recreation centers – closed Monday, June 19 Garbage, recycling and bulk waste

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The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Unveils I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 HRM Staff #local, 1960-1970, African American, American History, Art, Civil Rights Movement, Hampton Roads Area, historic, History, I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, library, Museum, news, Norfolk, Photograph, Photographer, Photography, Photojournalist, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center, Public works street maintenance, south, Virginia, William Ferris

The 1960-1970 decade was a momentous time for the civil rights movement in the American South.  It was a historic

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January Updates from the Library

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 HRM Staff CD'S, dvds, Grissom library, library, Newport News, Newport News Public Library

By: City of Newport News Friday Hours Added for Friends of the Library BookstoreSupport the Newport News Public Library by

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Join the NNPL Summer Reading Challenge!

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 HRM Staff library, Newport News, Newport News Public Library, pearl bailey library, Summer Reading Challenges, teeny tiny farm petting zoo

By: City of Newport Participants are eligible to win weekly prizes This summer, the Newport News Public Library is inviting

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Painted Rocks

June 7, 2018 HRM Staff Art, library

Come rock with us at the Princess Anne Area Library, and learn interesting facts about this fun fad. Paint and

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Portsmouth’s Manor Branch Library Temporarily Closed

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 HRM Staff library, Manor Branch Library, porstmouth library closed, Portsmouth

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