It consists of a regional library in Accomac, a branch library in Nassawadox and two affiliated libraries – Chincoteague Island Library, Inc. and Cape Charles Memorial Library. This is our story of why we need a regional library and the capital campaign which will make it happen.
This 1959 Mark 9 was donated to the Eastern Shore Public Library to help raise money for a badly needed new main library in this rural area in coastal Virginia.
We are Having a Birthday
The Eastern Shore Public Library is Turning 60!
We Are Raising Money to Build
A New Library!
Whether $20 or $20,000, your support is urgently needed to make the regional library facility a reality. Gifts may be made in one payment, or pursuant to a pledge covering a number of years. The estimated cost of the regional library is $5,300,000, and half of that amount has already been raised.
Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation has been awarded a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will support a consultant to help staff prepare the library’s archives for the Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center to be built at the new regional library in 2020.
The Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation has started a capital campaign for the Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center to be located in the regional library being built in Parksley, Virginia.
The Library of Virginia is pleased to introduce a robust offering of free digital resources for all Virginians through their local public libraries. Citizens can research, read, and learn through FindItVirginia.com.
Laura Bush's quote is as true in the current digital age as it has ever been, as libraries become both virtual and physical spaces. Free public libraries are basic to a true democracy because they provide everyone with equal access to information and place no limits on the ideas we can explore.
“I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.”
We can find almost anything on the Internet, but not everyone has access to the Internet at home, especially on the Eastern Shore. Making online access available to everyone is essential to providing equal opportunity to all our citizens.
