Events

Posted about 9 months ago by Nicole Byers

Posted in Events, Families, Teens, young adult

We get it – conventions can be overwhelming, especially for someone with limited con experience. That’s what makes RippleCon so wonderful: it’s the perfect opportunity for those both new and […]

Posted about 12 months ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Adult, Children's, Events, Families, Teens | Tagged with #libraryfluent, #poweruser

Library Fluent adj. li-brary flü-әnt A term describing a person who knows how to utilize all aspects of a library, including but not limited to: checking out materials such as […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, Events, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with berkley plantation, book recommendations, general assembly, jamestown, mayflower, plymouth, thanksgiving, virginia

Thanksgiving is a time when people look back and reflect on the beginnings of American colonial history with the arrival of settlers on the Mayflower in Plymouth in 1620.  Most […]

Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Adult, book discussions, Children's, Events, Families | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, Afrofuturism, authors, Black History Month, celebrations, Harlem Renaissance, Hip Hop, Seniors, Teen Activities

Let’s celebrate Black History through the arts at the Richmond Public Library!

Posted about 2 years ago by Charlie Schmidt

Posted in Adult, Events | Tagged with government, Law Library, small business

As of January 1, 2024, most small businesses will have to report to the federal government who owns the business. The mandatory reporting is the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) […]

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 […]

Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Children's, Events, Families, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with halloween

If you love spooky season like I do, then you are loving life right now. It’s the best time of year (IMO). A time when the weather gets little chilly, […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, Children's, Events, Families, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, celebrations, hispanic heritage month, latino

National Hispanic Heritage Month was established in 1968 as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in in 1988 to cover a 30-day […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Events | Tagged with celebration, dance party, library card sign-up month, ripple

Press Release Library Card Sign-Up Month 2023 Post Date: 9/1/2023 Get in Your Element this Fall with a Library Card (Richmond, VA) — This September, Richmond Public Library (RPL) joins […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Adult, Children's, Events, Families, Teens | Tagged with #alltogethernow, #srp2023, #summerreading, #summerreadingprogram

Press Release Richmond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program Starts June 10 Post Date: 6/5/2023 (Richmond, VA) — Richmond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is back! From June 10 – August […]