Exactly 85 years after five Black men were arrested at a Northern Virginia library during a civil rights protest, the Alexandria Library unveiled a new traveling exhibition, detailing the events, ...

In the summer of 1939, an event unfolded in Alexandria, Virginia, that represents a fight for educational access and freedom that continues to this day. On the morning of Aug. 21, 1939, five young ...

The Library of Alexandria was the classical world’s greatest repository of knowledge. How much was lost when it vanished in late antiquity?

This library is named for a doctor who was, I’ll tell ya, a piece a work. I'll tell you the story.>> See the video archive of Fritz's stories This library is named for a doctor who was, I’ll tell ya, ...