April 7, 2009
You have just finishing filing your federal taxes after a frantic scramble to gather canceled checks, W-2
forms, medical and business expenses documentation, receipts for charitable contributions and records
of contributions or distributions from IRAs, pension or annuities. There has to be better way!
On April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon, records analysts from the Library of Virginia will show you that better
way to keep your records. The Library will present a free workshop for members of the public addressing
the challenges of and strategies for maintaining personal records. The Managing Your Records
workshop will concentrate on how to keep and organize important medical and financial records and
avoid identity theft. Participants will learn what records they need to keep and how long they need to keep
them. Advice will be offered on creating a personal health record and safeguarding important personal
papers. Archivists will be available to answer questions on preserving documents related to family history.
There is limited, free parking for the workshop in the Library’s underground deck, which is accessible from
either Eighth or Ninth streets. This workshop is free but space is limited. Please contact (804)692-3600 or
recman@lva.virginia.gov to reserve a seat.
The Library of Virginia(www.lva.virginia.gov), located at 800 E. Broad St. in historic downtown Richmond, holds
the world's most extensive collection of material about the Old Dominion and has been a steward of the commonwealth's
documentary and printed heritage since 1823. The story of Virginia and Virginians has been told in many ways since 1607.
At the Library of Virginia it is told through nearly110 million manuscripts and more than 1.8 million books, serials,
bound periodicals, microfilm reels, newspapers and state and federal documents, each an individual tile in the vast and
colorful mosaic of Virginia’s experience.
