Events

Posted about 1 week ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, Events, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecs, Adult Summer Reading, reading suggestions, Summer Reading, Unearth a Story

We’re halfway into summer and there is still time to enter our Adult Summer Reading program. Each branch has reading logs for adults to pick up and use for logging […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Marvin Hicks

Posted in Adult, Events, How-To | Tagged with #Birth, #death, #FathersDay, #genealogy, #history, #marriage, #memorylab, #militaryrecords, #personalarchivingkit, #resources, #richmondroom, #storytelling, #VirginiaChronicle, #VirginiaUntold, #willandpropertyrecords

Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who have shaped our lives. They are our guides, protectors, teachers, and storytellers. But Father’s Day can […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Events | Tagged with libraryprograms, pridemonth

From Pride crafts and fuse beads to rainbow STEAM experiments and teen-led discussions, Richmond Public Library has a variety of Pride Month programs happening throughout June. Take part in events […]

Posted about 1 year 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 1 year 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 2 years 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 3 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 3 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, […]