NOTE: Please explore our Civic Conversations web pages for documentary film suggestions, questions, and resource links to facilitate these discussions with your groups and virtual chats. We hope to return to in-person Civic Conversations at the Library in the future.
Click to view each topic’s resources and discussion questions:
- A Conversation about Monuments
- A Conversation about Freedom Riders and Nonviolent Activism
- A Conversation about Feminism
- A Conversation about Xenophobia
- A Conversation about Incarceration
- A Conversation about LGBTQ+ Identities in America
- A Conversation about Belonging in America
- A Conversation about Equity in Education
This small-group discussion series encourages informed conversations around complex topics affecting Virginia. As the archival repository for our state, the Library has a historical perspective to bring to these topics as well as a desire to promote a safe and neutral space in which these conversations can be fostered.
The Library is not currently hosting in-person Civic Conversations, but resources from past events are available to facilitate similar group discussions.
Follow the Library’s Events on Facebook for updates or visit our Events Calendar. For more information, you may also contact Cindy Marks at cindy.marks@lva.virginia.gov or 804.692.3726.