The Main Library will be closed on Saturday, November 15th for the Richmond Marathon.

All libraries will be closed Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.

All libraries will be closed Tuesday, November 4th for Election Day. Main Library will be open for voting only (no staff).

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What Is Juneteenth? 

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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 […]
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