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    Passport Services will be closed at Central and Haymarket Gainesville Libraries on Monday, November 10.

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    All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

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    Chinn Park Library will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for an extensive renovation. READ MORE.

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    Holiday Hours: Wednesday, November 26: All libraries are open from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30: All libraries are closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

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    Effective Monday, October 27, Hoopla is only available to PWPL cardholders residing in Prince William County and the City of Manassas.

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    Download the PWPL app: Search "Prince William Public Library" in the App Store or Google Play. READ MORE.

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  • info

    Passport Services will be closed at Central and Haymarket Gainesville Libraries on Monday, November 10.

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    All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

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    Chinn Park Library will be closed beginning Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for an extensive renovation. READ MORE.

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    Holiday Hours: Wednesday, November 26: All libraries are open from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 27–Sunday, November 30: All libraries are closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

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    Effective Monday, October 27, Hoopla is only available to PWPL cardholders residing in Prince William County and the City of Manassas.

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    Download the PWPL app: Search "Prince William Public Library" in the App Store or Google Play. READ MORE.

RELIC - Virginia Records

Mount Vernon estate, Virginia Part of RELIC’s mission is to provide access to Virginia historical information. RELIC has collected a variety of statewide sources in addition to historical and genealogical sources for each local jurisdiction within the state.

Virginia records include:

Abstracts of local records from around the state.

African Virginians Prior to 1865 (research guide).

All Virginia census schedules 1790-1930 (microfilm and online).

City directories (microfilm and microfiche).

County and town histories (books and online).

Encyclopedia of Virginia: A partnership between the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

Freedman’s Bureau records (microfilm).

Historical magazines (some available online).

Land grants (Northern Neck grants on microfilm. Virginia land grants also available online).

Military rolls from the Revolution and Civil War (microfilm).

Newspapers on microfilm, plus abstracts and indexes.

Statewide indexes to births, marriages, and deaths (microfilm).

Topographic and historical maps.