The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the popular imagination continues to cling. The idea of a truly universal ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar was engaged in a fierce battle for power against his arch rival Pompey. By this time, the Romans largely controlled Egypt, though the descendants of Ptolemy still ruled ...

A powerful new exhibit honors one of the first civil rights sit-in protests in America. In 1939, when the Alexandria Library was only open to white people, Samuel Tucker and five other young Black men ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A huge grant that looks to preserve our history and honor the sacrifice and struggle of those who came before us is getting us uplifted. Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat ...

2002: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is officially dedicated in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria. It is a conscious attempt, even down to its Latin name, to recreate the Royal Library of Alexandria, ...

Exactly 85 years after five Black men were arrested at a Northern Virginia library during a civil rights protest, the Alexandria Library unveiled a new traveling exhibition, detailing the events, ...

Books aren't the only thing you can check out from the Alexandria Library. You can also check out a thermal camera! A thermal camera helps locate spots in your home where energy might be escaping.

It was a sweltering August day in 1939, and William "Buddy" Evans was face-to-face with a police officer in the Alexandria Free Library. Looking up from the pages of his book, the 19-year-old had one ...