Ben Himmelfarb's Posts
RPL Author
Reports of the public library’s demise have been greatly exaggerated!
Posted about 1 week ago by Ben Himmelfarb
View of the Richmond Public Library in 1971 from the northwest corner of 1st and Franklin Streets. The Main Library was renovated between 1968 and 1972, with the original building encased.
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Almost Two Years of the Memory Lab
Posted about 3 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
Richmond Public Library’s Memory Lab opened in May 2024, and since that time over 200 people representing a wide variety of organizations, families, and places in Richmond have used the […]
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Expanded Memory Lab Hours
Posted about 1 year ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult, Families
| Tagged with archives, digitization, Family history, memory lab, personal history
History Comes Out at the Holidays At this time of year, we are likely to see loved ones we do not see during the rest of the year. We might […]
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Meet the Community Memory Fellow: Marvin Hicks
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult
| Tagged with community memory fellow, history, local history, memory lab, Preservation, public history, research, richmond history
The Community Memory Fellow (CMF) position was created to broaden the notion of what public history is in Richmond and make that history accessible to everyone. Over the course of […]
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Twelve Days of Richmond Public Library – Writers, Artists, and other Creatives
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult, Events, How-To
| Tagged with artists, authors, biblioboard, creative community, first fridays, local artists, local authors, writers, zine fest, zines
Richmond Public Library is your public library. Although books are in our DNA, public libraries of today are so much more. In the spirit of holiday giving, we are presenting […]
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Twelve Days of Richmond Public Library – Job Seekers
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult
| Tagged with careers, computer skills, employment, job, job seeker, jobs, online application, Resume
Richmond Public Library is your public library. Although books are in our DNA, public libraries of today are so much more. In the spirit of holiday giving, we are presenting […]
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Read Up Richmond: November 14th!
Posted about 3 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Book Reviews
Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one’s own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from […]
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Jewish American Heritage Month & RPL’s Special Collections
Posted about 3 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult, Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with jewish american heritage month, jewish history, local history, richmond room
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) each May is a celebration of the contributions and experiences of Jewish Americans and highlights how America’s Jewish communities have shaped and been shaped by […]
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Introducing the Richmond Room
Posted about 3 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult
The Richmond Room is on the 1st floor of the Main Library, on the west side of the building. Over the years, the space has been the Children’s Department and […]
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Author Talk: Margaret Edds & “What The Eyes Can’t See”
Posted about 4 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
Posted in
Adult, book discussions, Events
| Tagged with Author Talk, book discussion, history, racial justice, ralph northam
Margaret Edds will discuss her new book and sign copies available for purchase from Book People. Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm in the Gellman Room at the Main Library […]
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