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Martha J. Sims - Director of Public Libraries

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Marcy SimsVirginia Beach Public Library provides citizens with information and skills needed for success, now and in the future.

It’s a place where young children acquire skills to help them succeed in school. It’s where citizens turn to find unbiased information to research issues of the day…to access emerging technologies…find resources for job-seeking…connections with other people. It’s where new chapters begin.

For more than a century, libraries have been the place where people go to learn, adapt, and flourish in an increasingly complex world. With expert staff and a focus on current and future needs of our citizens, Virginia Beach Public Library proudly continues that tradition.

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Direct: (757) 385-4321 | Email: library@vbgov.com

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