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Holiday and Civic Closings All Richmond Public Libraries will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Please note - the Main Library is a polling location and will be open through the Dooley Foyer to allow you full access to vote (if this is your polling place). All Richmond Public Libraries will be closed Sunday, November 10, and Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans' Day. All Richmond Public Libraries will close Wednesday, November 27, at 5 pm and will be closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Saturday, November 30.
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Read Up Richmond
We hoped you enjoyed this event supported by the RPL Foundation and we thank you for making it a success. We are starting our planning of the 2020 Read Up Richmond event now!
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Richmond Public Library Foundation Community financial support is absolutely essential to the services that the Richmond Public Library is able to offer Richmond residents. The Richmond Public Library Foundation’s fall fundraising drive is in full swing and we welcome donations large and small to help fund initiatives such as these: - Ripple’s Book Fund – purchases books to give away during children’s story times, book clubs and at programs with Richmond Public Schools.
- Technology Fund – funds new up-to-date technology for all nine branches.
- Annual Fund – the unrestricted funds used to fill in the gaps and allow the library to host over 6000 free educational programs per year.
The Richmond Public Library offers free Wi-Fi access; a wide selection of DVDs; downloadable eBooks, audiobooks and eLearning tools; public access computers; rotating art exhibits; concerts; online classes; and much, much more. The RPLF helps make all of this possible with your financial support. Please consider donating via the “donate" button on our website. Or call Karin Hansen at the Foundation, 804-646-5511. Thank you for supporting your library!
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These are just two events - check out What's Happening throughout Richmond Public Library! Harry Potter Escape rooms, STEM programs, homework help and so much more.
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YAVA November 2, 2-4 pm Main Library Meet your favorite Virginia young adult authors. Learn about their 2018 books and ask the authors your most revealing questions. Enjoy music by the Richmond Community High School Jazz Band, snacks, and discover this year’s winning author. This event is free and everyone is invited. |
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Friends of the Library Book Sale Begins November 1 Main Library Your chance to find some great deals on music, movies, books, audiobooks, and more for all ages. Sale times are: Friday, November 1, Noon-5 pm and then 7-9 pm; Saturday, November 2, 10 am-4 pm; and Sunday, November 3, 1-4 pm. Members of Friends get in early on Friday from 10 am-Noon. Not a Friend? Join at the door! We'll also be opening our Special Collections room during event hours for a sale of collectible books.
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Casting about for reading suggestions?
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RBDigital We've expanded our RBDigital audiobook collection. There’s something for everyone, including bestsellers from award-winning authors like Danielle Steel, Pierce Brown, Davina Porter, and Ramón de Ocampo. A major bonus is that over 30,000 of these audiobooks are “unlimited access” - immediate access and no holds! Hundreds of new titles across all genres are added to the collection every month, so you’ll always have something new and interesting to listen to.
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NaNoWriMo Teens and Adults are welcome! November is National Novel Writing Month! We love books and writers so why not drop into any of our locations to craft your novel? Plenty of seating, reasonably quiet, research materials and librarians if you need to fact check...oh, but there's more. When you finish your work, you can format it with Pressbooks and then upload your book as an eBook in SELF-E or the Indie Author Project. Need to get motivated by other writers? Drop in to any of these events throughout the month: Main: November 5, 2pm-5pm West End: November 12, h 1pm-4pm Ginter Park: November 19, 2pm-5pm Main: November 26, 2pm-5pm Get writing, get published @ your library.
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