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Posted about 1 week ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with Contact Tracing, Covid-19, disease, pandemic, Spanish Flu

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Posted about 4 weeks ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with history, Rpl history

Guest Post by Stephanie Campbell, VCU student and Main Library Intern When given the choice between finishing my Bachelor’s degree in history at VCU with either a CAPStone research paper […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing

EVERY STORY MATTERS.  START WRITING YOURS. “Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in crafts and hobbies, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with books, clean, Dewey Decimal System, Library, mildew, mold, organize

Stressed by books? Are you stuck at home with piles of books and magazines, and running out of space? Do you want to set up a personal library, but don’t […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with Civil Rights Act

In Virginia early in-person voting began on September 18, 2020 and ends on October 31, 2020. Why Should You Vote? But, why should you vote? Some reasons are: 1. Voting is […]

Posted about 3 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights

Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]

Posted about 3 months ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Technology | Tagged with blind, low vision

Are you too busy with projects to devote as much time as you’d like to reading?  Perhaps you can’t hold a book for very long without your arms getting so […]

Posted about 5 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with mental health

Absolutely everyone is going through at least something. Most are having to deal with more than one worry. Know this also, just because someone may have it worse than you does not mean your troubles aren't worth concern. You. Are. VALID.

Posted about 6 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Day, Holiday, Independence Day, Juneteenth

News of Slavery’s End Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is the oldest national celebration of slavery’s end in the United States. On June 19, 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger […]

Posted about 6 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Book Reviews, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton

On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]