Beginning Monday, April 5, 2021, all Richmond Public Library locations will reopen to the public. Learn more about our Expanded Access and what to expect on your next visit to the library.

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.
Cornelia Funke

Library Reopening – Expanded Access


Monday, April 5
All Libraries

Beginning Monday, April 5, 2021, the staff of RPL will reopen libraries to the public. To ensure safe access for all and make social distancing easier, library locations will provide limited hours and reduced access. We will continue reopening in phases, and will keep offering digital programs for those who cannot visit a local library. Visit our reopening page to learn more about our expanded services and what to expect for your next visit to the library.

Gellman Room Concert Livestream: Moises Cunha & Friends


Saturday, April 10
Online - 2pm

Music by Beethoven, Sibelius and Mozart presented by Moises Cunha, violin, Jake Fowler, cello, Luke Fleming, viola, and Tyler Sieh, viola.

Indie Author Contest


Begins April 1

Attention #Virginiawriters! Are you an indie author of adult or YA fiction? The Virginia Author Project is looking to find the best indie-published fiction book in Virginia! Find out more about how you can submit your work - #VirginiaAuthorProject

New Catalog



Online

We're happy to welcome our new catalog, Sirsi Enterprise! Some important mentionables for our new online catalog are improved navigation and look, a more robust searching system, one-click access to all of our eBooks, eAudiobooks and video, a place to manage your book lists and more!

Master Gardener Virtual Help Desk



Online

Get gardening help from Master Gardeners through our virtual help desk! Simply post your question through our online form, and a Master Gardener will get in touch. And browse our question and answer forum for more gardening tips and tricks straight from the masters.

Teen Spotlight Zine Submissions


February 1
Online

We're welcoming our new teen zine, Teen Spotlight! You can get creative by submitting your own work or be inspired by the unique submissions of teens in your area. It's a perfect excuse for a break, and a way to connect with other teens through their art!

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Aries Book Horoscope

Robyn Webb
April 9, 2021
astrology
book horoscopes
book recommendations
book recs
reading suggestions
book-horoscopes
reading-recommendations

Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign plus something extra so the rest of us aren’t left out! This post has been hard to write. Well, not hard to write exactly, but hard not to just make it a callout post for all the Aries babies in my life! I’ve had lovingly combative relationships with all of them, including my older sister. (Two differently fired-up personalities clashing–I’m a Leo–so it’s not unreasonable to expect some eruptions.) The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle...

Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

kathryn Coker
April 8, 2021
Adolf Hitler
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
Genocide
Holocaust
Judaism
Nazi ideology
Nazi Party
World War II
events
history-and-preservation

In 1979, Congress designated the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH), an annual 8-day commemoration with tributes and special educational programs to help us remember and learn lessons from the Holocaust. This year Days of Remembrance are between Sunday, April 4, and Sunday, April 11, coinciding with the Israeli observance of Yom HaShoah. The The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the observances. The museum is offering a live virtual event on April 8, 2021, 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. EDT. What Was...

Celebrating National Poetry Month

Alexandra Zukas
April 7, 2021
events
holidays
poetry
poetry
reading-recommendations

Hello, readers! Not only is this week National Library Week (and coincidentally, RPL's reopening week), but it's also currently National Poetry Month! I'll admit that I haven't always found poetry accessible in the past--traditionally, I've appreciated the straight-shooting, no-nonsense directness of prose (which is often also lyrically expressive). As Thomas Hardy said, poetry is the art of putting emotion into measure (okay, that's not verbatim, but close enough)--it's all the feels distilled into a few lines. It's only as I've gotten...

Music of the Month

Ben Himmelfarb
April 2, 2021
book-reviews

Music of the Month is a monthly round-up of RPL's programs and resources related to music. April 2021 Gellman Room Concerts @ RPL Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 2:00 pm, livestreamed from the Gellman Room: "Moises Cunha & Friends: Connecting the World through Music -- music by Beethoven, Sibelius, and Mozart presented by Moises Cunha, violin, Jake Fowler, cello, Luke Fleming, viola, and Tyler Sieh, viola. Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 2:00 pm, livestreamed from the Gellman Room: "The Art of Perseverance: And Still the...

Taste of Passion

April Freeman
March 29, 2021
book-reviews

(sometimes, you get what you crave) I would not consider myself a love story fanatic. However, Mrs. Brenda Jackson had me wanting to check out ten more of her books. A Taste of Passion begins by describing Lucas (Luke) Madaris, a six-foot-three World Rodeo Rider Champion who oozed sex from the Stetson he wore on his head all the way down to the well-worn leather boots on his feet. It also introduces us to attorney Mackenzie (Mac) Standfield, an only child of deceased parents. Every time these two are in a room together, the...