U.VA. LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE  FOUR MILLIONTH VOLUME MILESTONE

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 1 -- A fine press printing of
U.S. Poet Laureate Rita DoveÕs poem ÒLady Freedom Among UsÓ will
formally mark the acquisition of the University of Virginia
LibraryÕs four millionth volume in public ceremonies Nov. 8.
	Presentation of the work, hand printed and bound by artist
Claire Van Vliet, owner of the Janus Press, will include remarks by
Dove, U.Va. professor of English who is serving her second term as
the nationÕs poet laureate, University President John T. Casteen
III, Van Vliet, and University librarian Karin Wittenborg.  The
ceremony, open to the public, will take place in Newcomb Hall
Theater at 3:30 p.m.
	Dove wrote the poem to commemorate the return of statue
ÒFreedomÓ to the dome of the U.S. Capitol in October 1993 after it
had been removed for refurbishment.  In a sign of the times for
academic libraries, an electronic version of the work will also be
published by the library and placed on the Internet.
	In conjunction with the celebration, an exhibit titled
ÒFreedom and Other Great GiftsÓ will be on display in the McGregor
Room of Alderman Library through February 1995.  The exhibit will
focus on the importance of gifts in building the libraryÕs holdings,
particularly its internationally-known collection of American
literature.  Also highlighted will be the libraryÕs extensive
collection of Janus Press publications.
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October 31, 1994