History and Preservation
(category archive)
Expanded Memory Lab Hours
Posted about 8 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Families, History and Preservation
| 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 9 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| 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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Let’s Celebrate Black History!
Posted about 1 year ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Audiobooks, Biographies, Black History Month, book discussions, celebrations, Children's, Comics, diverse reads, Events, Families, For Teens, Graphic Novels, History and Preservation, Picturebooks, Poetry, reading suggestions
| 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!
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Twelve Days of Richmond Public Library – Our Stories
Posted about 2 years ago by Chloe McCormick
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Adult, eContent, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Online Database
| Tagged with genealogy, local history, oral history, research
Jewish American Heritage Month & RPL’s Special Collections
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, 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 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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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Read Like a President
Posted about 2 years ago by Lindy Gellings
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Biographies, Fiction, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, celebrations, Fiction, history, Holiday, nonfiction
“Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you.” Barack Obama Throughout our nation’s 247-year history, only 47 men have held […]
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Black History Books: A 2023 Review
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Award Winners, Black History Month, diverse reads, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, Black History Month, nonfiction, reading suggestions
In Virginia, it is generally believed that African American History began with the importation of West Africans into Jamestown in 1619. After the Civil War, the Daughters of the Confederacy […]
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Author Talk: Margaret Edds & “What The Eyes Can’t See”
Posted about 3 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Biographies, book discussions, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| 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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Common Book Reading List
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Award Winners, book discussions, Book Reviews, diverse reads, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, VCU Common Book
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, health and wellness, nonfiction, reading suggestions
We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming programs that the Richmond Public Library has planned in support of the 2022 VCU Common Book, The Organ Thieves. Whether you […]
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