FREE VACU TEEN MONEY CAMPS

Virginia Credit Union & RPL are partnering to offer FREE money camps for ages 12-18. Space Limited, Register now!

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Join Chris Campbell

...and other performers for a summer filled with reading and adventure!

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READING ADVENTURES AT RPL

Join us for an exciting
summer filled with
storytimes, programs,
crafts, and more.

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GIRLS OF SUMMER

Were YOU at our exciting event with author Rita Williams-Garcia?
Read the Girls of Summer "18 Books for Strong Girls" all summer long!

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Richmond libraries provide internet access, job search assistance, and a variety of computer classes.

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LIBRARY RENOVATIONS

West End Library’s renovation began in June 2016 and will be reopened in 2017. City funding has been used to complete renovations to all RPL locations. Ginter Park’s renovation was completed in 2016 and rededicated on June 28, 2016.

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DISCOVER READING ADVENTURES @ RPL

 July 5, 2017

Exciting Summer Adventures are Happening in July!  Our 2017 Summer Reading Program continues with storytimes, events, crafts and more at your neighborhood library.  Prizes for those who complete their reading logs.  Sign up, read, attend, win- it’s all FREE and fun for all ages! Read more here: http://rvalibrary.org/rpl-summer-reading-program/

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Life imitating Art/Art Imitating Life, or, news stories we’d like to see fictionalized

 July 22, 2017

Security Robot Commits Suicide Is the natural consequence of sophisticated AI going to be sad robots? NPR got me all misty thinking about Steve, the loneliest robot: “The roughly 5-foot tall robot was apparently nicknamed Steve by people in the Washington Harbour office complex. Steve whistled, beeped and rolled over the plaza, alert to pick […]

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Featured events at the branches

july, 2017

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fri2jun - 1augAll DayART EXHIBITS @ MAIN@ MAIN(All Day) Main Library

sat17jun - 12augAll DaySUMMER READING PROGRAM@ MAIN(All Day) Main Library

tue25jul6:00 pm- 7:30 pmADULT CRAFTS: SUMMER CRAFTING WORKSHOPS* - ROCK CACTUS GARDEN@ MAIN6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Main Library

wed26jul11:00 am- 12:00 pmBMER AUTHOR TALK BY MICHAEL ROBINSON@ MAIN11:00 am - 12:00 pm Main Library

thu27jul10:30 am- 11:00 amStories with Miss Tori @ Ginter Park10:30 am - 11:00 am Ginter Park Library Event Tagschildren,early literacy,library,music,story time,storytelling,storytime

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