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Making a Place for Themselves August 3, 2-4 pm Main Library Please join public historian Elvatrice Belsches as she leads us on an extraordinary journey into the free black experience prior to 1865 in both Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. Her multimedia presentation will examine pathways to freedom, and include rare photographs, primary documents and riveting narratives that chronicle the legacies of the Forrester, Gilpin, Ruffin, Hill, Colson and Jarratt families. She will be signing and selling copies of her book, Richmond, Virginia, after the program.
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Howard Owen
August 22, 7 pm
Gellman Room, Main Library Join us for an evening with Howard Owen to celebrate the latest release in the Willie Black series, Evergreen. "Richmond crime reporter Willie Black accepts a commission to clean up his unknown father's grave and ends by cleaning up a whole lot more....-Kirkus" This is Howard Owen's 18th novel and the eighth in the Willie Black mystery series. Owen, a longtime newspaperman, worked at everything from reporter to sports editor to editorial pages editor. He has been writing fiction since 1989. He and his wife, Karen, live in Richmond. Among his earlier novels are the best-selling Littlejohn and the Willie Black mystery, Oregon Hill, which won the Dashiell Hammett prize for best crime literature in the United States and Canada. He will be signing and selling copies of his book after the program. |
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.Strong Men and Strong Women
August 13 - September 30
Broad Rock Branch |
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Grow with Google
August 18 Broad Rock Branch Broad Rock Branch hosts a webinar on research and writing skills using Google and Google docs. Class will meet from 4-6pm on August 18. Space is limited so please register at the front desk at Broad Rock. |
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Reading Adventures
Explore Your World There is still time before August 10 to get some reading adventures in! Get your passport stamped, find some great reads, and join us at our finales around the system. |
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Fitness Warriors Saturdays, 10:15 am
Hull Street BranchFeeling like you'd like to beat the heat AND get fit? Drop in to Hull Street and join other Fitness Warriors in air-conditioned comfort for some step aerobics. Classes meet all over the area including at our Main Library. Check out Fitness Warriors' schedule!
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Tech Tuesday Q&A Tuesdays, 10:30 am - Noon North Avenue Branch Got a new e-reader you can't quite figure out?
Are you just getting started on computers?
We're here to help with that and more. Library staff is available every Tuesday morning for one-on-one sessions to help you with all your tech-related needs!
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Book ClubsMany of our branches host book clubs. Find out more here or if you don't want to join a club, you can drop in anytime for your own silent book club! Every Monday at 3 pm, our Belmont Branch is hosting tea time. This could be an opportunity to grab a cuppa, meet others in the community, and enjoy a book. |
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Movies @ Your Library Did you know that most of our locations host a movie night at least once a month? Join us for matinees or special showings of films you may have missed. |
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Main Branch Richmond Public Library 101 E. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23219 (804)646-7223
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