Reinventing the Public Library

Reinventing the Public Library

JMRL Flourishes in the Digital Age The ways that we get our information have changed dramatically during the past several decades. With the rise of the internet in the mid-90s, the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the ever-increasing influence of social media,...
Enlightened Spaces

Enlightened Spaces

An Old Library Gets a Makeover Photos by Tom Daly, courtesy of UVA Library Alderman Library opened its doors in 1938, replacing the Rotunda as the University of Virginia’s main library. For generations of patrons, Alderman was a charming place for research and study....
A Lasting Imprint

A Lasting Imprint

Alison Dickie turns the page after three decades with albemarle Magazine The year was 1991. The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Michael Jordan won the first of his six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. The internet’s first website went...
Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

Camp Holiday Trails focuses on the child, not the illness In the mid-1960s, three pediatricians from the University of Virginia, Dr. Peter Houck, Dr. Elsa Paulsen, and Dr. Robert Selden, shared a vision for a camp where children with medical needs could experience the...
Guide to Summer Fun

Guide to Summer Fun

Summertime in central Virginia can be hot and humid. But it also can be a lot of fun. From ways to cool down on our local waterways to old-school entertainment at drive-in movies and video arcades, we’ve got you covered. Vineyards The wine industry in Central Virginia...
The Scottish Thistle

The Scottish Thistle

A symbol of luck, prosperity, and strength. Photographs by Robert Llewellyn The Scottish thistle, named a resilient weed by some and claimed bold and beautiful by others, is a biennial plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle. It is from the family...