Inform * Enrich * Empower
May 2019


Innovation Lab - Main Library
Now Open!
 
We've put together a cool place to create and explore.  Learn how to create or find a design to make something with a 3D printer, try out the Cricut cutter, and more.  Lab opens May 1 for open lab at 2 pm.  Check out the variety of classes and equipment we have available.  
Check out all of our events system-wide.

Law Day 2019 - May 1
"Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society"
 
Join us for an awesome panel discussion led by Francesca Leigh-Davis and Jessee Perry of RVA Dirt and Katy Burnell Evans, Local Government Editor at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The discussion starts at 6pm at the Main Library.  Drop by anytime to see our display on the topic. 
 
Tea for Two - Poetry on the Patio, May 4, 11am - 1pm
West End Branch
 
Casual outdoor readings by two local/regional poets are held first Saturdays in May, June, September, and October.  This month, we'll hear from Susan Sonde and Adam Lauver.  Events incorporate plenty of time to chat and books are available for purchase and signing.  Tea for Two will happen rain or shine (we've booked the meeting room just in case).
Free Comic Book Day* 
May 4, All Day 
Main Library and Broad Rock and West End Branches
 
Comic book lovers rejoice! Come on in and get a free comic book (one per person and while supplies last) and celebrate Free Comic Book Day.
 
*For Ages 5 - 17 only. 


Native southerners: indigenous history from origins to removal  by Gregory D. Smithers
May 14, 7 - 8:30 pm
Main Library
 
 A sweeping narrative of American Indian history in the Southeast from the time before European colonialism to the Trail of Tears and beyond.  Professor Smithers teaches at VCU and is an award-winning historian.  The book talk will be followed by Q&A and signing. Sign up for this free event here.
Superbugs: the race to stop an epidemic  by Matt McCarthy
May 31, 6 - 7 pm
Main Library

The best-selling author of Odd Man Out chronicles the race to find new treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sharing insights from the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial involving dangerously sick patients, innovative medicines and cutting-edge DNA technologies. Join us for the free event here.
Local Author Events!
VA Writes
May 18, 10am - 2pm, Main Library
Come join a few of Virginia's outstanding female authors for a meet and greet. 
  • Dr. Nikki Rountree
  • Anitra Hill
  • Terrie 'Bosslady' Branch
  • Tiffany Author Forbes
  • Loretta Walls
With Special Guest Crime Novelist and Smoking Pen, KR Bankston!
 
Local Author Showcase
May 19, 2pm
Main Library
 
Join us for the Local Author Showcase every 3rd Sunday in the Gellman room from 2-4 pm, beginning in May. Discover new books in many genres and get to know local published and emerging authors in a relaxed, sociable atmosphere. Several different authors are featured each month. Featured authors are invited to read from their work, discuss their craft with other authors and the reading public, and to sell and sign books.
Main Branch Richmond Public Library
101 E. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23219
(804)646-7223

rvalibrary.org
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