Virginia Betancourt

Virginia Betancourt Valverde (born 11 April 1935) is an author and former national library director. She served as Director of the National Library of Venezuela (Instituto Autónomo Biblioteca Nacional). She is the daughter of Rómulo Betancourt who served as president of Venezuela, was exiled, and then served again.

She wrote books about her family, efforts to free Cuban exiles imprisoned after the "Bay of Pigs" invasion attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro, and a book about libraries in Latin America.

She was born in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Justo Molina photographed her in 1982. She gave an interview published April 2021.

Writings

 * Vida Familia (1890 - 1958) (2007)
 * Bay of Pigs the Long and Hard Road to Freedom (2011)
 * El Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas e Información de Venezuela (SINASBI), 1974-1998; una experiencia latinoamericana exitosa en la formación de ciudadanía (2020)