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-===Collection Description===
-Has a historical map collection, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Dunmore's War Collection, and Blandford Cemetery Survey Records Collection. Also, books, periodicals, government publications, state newspapers from 1736 to present, Virginia state records from the colony's founding through the present, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, archival records, rare books, prints and photographs, and fine art.&nbsp;
+'''Collection Description'''
+The Library was founded in 1823 and is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. The collections include books, periodicals, government records (state depository library), maps, newspapers,  archival records, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, rare books, prints and photographs, ephemera, and fine art.
+'''Contact Information'''
-===Contact Information===
 Library of Virginia
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 Richmond, VA 23219
-Telephone (lobby): 804-692-3500
+'''Telephone''': 804-692-3500
+'''Library Reference:''' 804-692-3777
-Library Reference: 804-692-3777
+'''Archives Reference:''' 804-692-3888<br>Fax: 804-692-3556
-Archives Reference: 804-692-3888<br>Fax: 804-692-3556
+'''Hours'''
-<br>'''Hours'''<br>Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/Updated_Reopening_News_Release_7.24.2020.pdf by appointment only].
+* Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/Updated_Reopening_News_Release_7.24.2020.pdf by appointment only].
 '''Holidays'''
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 '''Databases & eBooks'''
-* All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_research collection of research databases]. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church family history centers. Virginia residents can [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm register for an online library account] to access many databases from home.
+*All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_research collection of research databases]. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church family history centers. Virginia residents can [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm register for an online library account] to access many databases from home.
 '''Digital Collections'''
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 '''InterLibrary Loan'''
-* The Library provides an excellent free [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/ill.php interlibrary loan service] and sends materials to libraries worldwide. Many [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/ Virginia county and city records on microfilm] are available via interlibrary loan.
+*The Library provides an excellent free [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/ill.php interlibrary loan service] and sends materials to libraries worldwide. Many [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/ Virginia county and city records on microfilm] are available via interlibrary loan.
 '''Tips'''