Orange County Public Library

09/07/2026

The Orange County Public Library system is closed today, Monday September 7th, in honor of Labor Day. We will reopen at our regularly scheduled times on Tuesday, September 8th. We hope that you have a safe and wonderful holiday!

Hine, Lewis Wickes, photographer. Young spinner in Roanoke Va. Cotton Mills. Said fourteen years old, but it is doubtful. See exterior photos and age comparisons into 2163.Location: Roanoke, Virginia. May. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .

09/05/2026

The Orange County Public Library system is closed today, Saturday September 5th, and will be closed Monday, September 7th, in honor of Labor Day. We hope that you have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.

Hine, Lewis Wickes, photographer. Group of adolescent spinners in Washington Cotton Mills, Fries, Va. The youngest ones would not be photographed. see exterior views.Location: Fries, Virginia. [May] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .

09/04/2026

Check it out! And, check out our titles by Richard Wright!
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09/04/2026

EDUCATORS! Check it out!

This Labor Day, take a moment to explore our special topics page dedicated to the history of labor and labor rights in America. These records cover unions, strikes and responses, debates about women and children in the workplace, and the Government’s role in providing economic security and workplace rights. https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/labor-day

🏛️National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, for Labor Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 8. The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, will remain open.

09/04/2026

So you can plan your weekend, the Orange County Public Library system will be closing today at noon, and remain closed until Monday, September 7th, in honor of Labor Day. So come on in and stock up on all of your reading, listening and viewing items!

Hine, Lewis Wickes, photographer. These were all of the small boys I found working at the Suffolk Va. Knitting Mills, the day I was there. One of the smallest boys had been working there for two years. Not many under fourteen.Location: Suffolk, Virginia. June. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .

09/03/2026

So you can plan your weekend, the Orange County Public Library system will be closing tomorrow, Friday September 4th at noon, and remain closed until Monday, September 7th, in honor of Labor Day. So come on in and stock up on all of your reading, listening and viewing items!

Hine, Lewis Wickes, photographer. Young spinner in Roanoke Va. Cotton Mills. Said fourteen years old, but it is doubtful. See exterior photos and age comparisons into 2163.Location: Roanoke, Virginia. May. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .

09/03/2026