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Author Talk: Margaret Edds & “What The Eyes Can’t See”
Posted about 2 weeks 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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Library Myths
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Nico D'Archangel
#1 Libraries only have books In addition to books (both large-print and standard) we have audio book cd’s, DVD’s, graphic novels for all ages, sheet music, music cd’s, zines, book […]
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New Art at Main! The Conjurer Revealed…
Posted about 1 month ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Events, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with art, art opening, artist talk, special collections
The City of Richmond Public Art Commission & Richmond Public Library invite you to a talk by artist Rob Womack to celebrate the reinstallation of his multi-panel painting, The Conjuror […]
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Common Book Reading List
Posted about 3 months 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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August is Virginia Craft Beer Month
Posted about 4 months ago by Nico D'Archangel
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Adult, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction
| Tagged with book recommendations, local, RVA
There’s a story poured into every pint of Virginia craft beer. One sip can take you to a tasting room looking out at a beautiful mountain vista while another […]
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The Richmond Public Library Receives Inaugural Commonwealth History Fund Grant
Posted about 5 months ago by Phil Shepard
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Richmond, VA – It is with great excitement that we announce Richmond Public Library is one of 12 inaugural recipients to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & […]
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CIVIC SEASON IS HERE!
Posted about 6 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Teens, Women's History
| Tagged with celebrations, Civic Season, CIVICS, Civil Rights, Constitution, Freedom, history, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Law Library, teens, United States of America, Women Suffrage
CIVIC SEASON IS UPON US! What is Civic Season? Generally, concepts such as patriotism and freedom are highlighted starting the week of Flag Day (June 14th) and ending on Independence […]
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At-home COVID-19 tests available at select RPL locations
Posted about 7 months ago by Simms Toomey
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The Richmond Public Library is working with the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts to provide FREE at-home COVID-19 tests on a first come, first serve basis at five locations: Main […]
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YAVA Award Celebration
Posted about 7 months ago by Nico D'Archangel
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Events, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with awards, book recommendations, ireadya, local authors, teenreads, yava
Join us for our annual Young Adult Virginia (YAVA) Award Celebration! This year our theme is “Into the Forest” and we have an enchanted afternoon planned. Meet and mingle with […]
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Being a Public Library Worker: A Love Letter
Posted about 8 months ago by Nico D'Archangel
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| Tagged with librarylove
By Tori Nunnally As a librarian, often people ask me if “e-books & streaming” scare me or cause me to worry if I will have a job in the future. […]
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