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RPL Working to Expand Public Knowledge
Posted about 3 months ago by Charlie Schmidt
Have you ever wondered how the Virginia General Assembly really works? Perhaps you are looking for an example of a Bill of Particulars? Maybe you overheard talk at a lively […]
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Introducing the Richmond Room
Posted about 7 months 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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CIVIC SEASON IS HERE!
Posted about 1 year 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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PERSONAL FINANCE for EVERYONE
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with adulting, Author Talk, authors, consumer, Financial Literacy, first job, Home Economics, Law Library, local authors, nonfiction, Personal Finance, reading suggestions, saving and investment, teenreads, teens
Since when is Personal Finance a thing? When the world got super complicated, apparently. No longer is it just a decision of whether to put your money under the mattress, […]
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Innovative Women in History
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with book recommendations, Dr. Patricia Bath, Ellen Ochoa, Frances Perkins, Grace Hopper, Law Library, Michelle Khine, minimum wage, social security, unemployment insurance, Women Astronauts, women innovators, women inventors, Women scientists, Women's History Month
INVENTIVE WOMEN IN HISTORY According to the old proverb, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention,” and Mothers of invention have frequently been women. Throughout March, Women’s History Month, Richmond Public […]
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HARRIET TUBMAN, INSPIRING AMERICAN HERO
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, Abolition, African Americans, Black History Month, children, Civil Rights Activist, Civil War, Courage, Emancipation, Escape, Freedom, graphic novels, Harriet, Hero, Humanitarian, law, Law Library, Liberation, nonfiction, picture books, reading suggestions, Slavery, Spy, Suffragist, Underground Railroad, Women's History
Harriet Tubman (c. 1820-1822 – March 10, 1913) is an icon of courage, a true American hero. Born Araminta “Minty” Ross, she was enslaved at birth in Maryland. In 1849 […]
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NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH
Posted about 2 years ago by kathryn Coker
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“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the […]
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National American Indian Heritage Month
Posted about 2 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Introduction National American Indian Heritage Month has particular significance to Virginia, home to eleven state recognized American Indian tribes. “State recognition is the formal declaration of recognition to an American […]
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CELEBRATE INDIGENEOUS PEOPLES DAY WITH DR. GREGORY SMITHERS
Posted about 2 years ago by kathryn Coker
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“Of all the Cherokee origin narratives, the most famous is that which tells the tale of a time when everything was covered by water.” Gregory Smithers “Stories matter. Stories tell […]
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Wobblies and Walter’s The Cold Millions
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with anarchists, bombings, capitalism, corporations, corruption, Goddess of Anarchy, Haymarket, I.W.W., Jess Walter, labor rights, Labor unions, law, Lucy Parsons, radicals, socialists, strikes, William D. (“Big Bill”) Haywood, Wobblies, workers, working conditions
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