Friends of the Library Book Sale This Weekend

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Scott

Book lovers- you’ll find thousands of hardbacks, paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, children’s books and more, at great prices at the Main Library!
Friday, November 7, 2014
Friends members only: 10:00 AM-12 Noon
Open to the public: 12 Noon-5:00 PM & 7-9:00 PM
Saturday, November 8, 2014
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
All proceeds from the Friends Book Sale benefit Richmond Public Library programs. So… support the library and shop, shop, shop:
Hardbacks: $2
DVDs & CDs: $1 per disc- maximum of $5 per set
Paperbacks: $.50
Children’s books: $.50
Casettes: $.25 per cassette- up to a maximum of $2 per set
Sheet music: $.25
Great prices on special collection books! (closed Friday evening)
If you’re not a member of the Friends, and would like to shop the Friends preview sale hours, you can join at the door Friday morning.

All Hail Pronunciator!

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Scott

From neighbor and librarian Cristina Ramirez:

Want to learn a new langauge for FREE???? Richmond Public Library now has Pronunciator!!! (click her for link)
“The world’s largest language-learning service, Pronunciator will help you learn any of 80 languages, including English/ESL, using a structured, building-block approach. Learn on your computer, or download the app to your mobile device. Access: use your Richmond Public Library card number to create an account and start learning!”
the laguages available:Afrikaans
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Pinyin)
Chinese (Xiang)
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English (American)
English (British)
Estonian
Finnish
French
Galician
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hebrew
Hiligaynon
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Japanese (Romaji)
Javanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Marathi
Mongolian
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Sindhi
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovene
Somali
Spanish (Latin America)
Spanish (Spain)
Swahili
Swedish
Tagalog
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Tibetan
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa

Teen ’14 Event at the Main Library Thursday

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Scott

16 Young Adult Authors at the Main library on Thursday, Oct. 16. It is an evening of just talking about books! The event will also have food and raffles and plenty of opportunity to visit with the authors.

Susan Greenbaum At Main Library This Afternoon

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Scott

Drive-Through Book Drive This Saturday

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Scott

Busy weekend- but there is also this-

The Friends of the Richmond Public Library are hosting a Drive-Through Book Drive this Saturday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the rear loading dock of Main Library. See the flier for complete details. We hope to see you there!!

The Free Richmond Instrument Lending Library

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Scott

From the GirlsRockRVA website:

The Free Richmond Instrument Lending Library (FRILL) is launching this Saturday at the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library – 101 East Franklin Street – from noon-3pm.

Richmond youth ages 8-18 can check out instruments from the Girls Rock! collection for free – guitars, basses, keyboards, drumkits, and amplifiers – plus pick up instructional materials, learn how to set up the instrument at home, and check out the library’s holdings of sheet music and music instruction materials. You can have each item for a two-week period, with the option to renew for an additional two weeks. Instrument returns must take place during FRILL hours of operation, every other Saturday from noon-3pm at Richmond Public Library’s Main Branch.

What you need to bring: A Richmond Public Library card, and a parent or guardian if you are under 18, to sign the FRILL release form. Consider how you will transport items home, as some of them are big and heavy!

Our supplies are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. We hope to see you there early! Check out the flyer below to learn about the awesome People’s Library event happening at the same time as our FRILL launch – we are having a shared reception at 3 pm!

Beneath the Pavement: A Public Talk on Richmond’s Archaeology This Saturday

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Scott

From FaceBook event page:

The public is invited to join RVA Archaeology for an introduction to archaeology, with an emphasis on the special nature of cities. Beneath Richmond’s Pavement will be presented by Taft Kiser, former researcher at the VCU Archaeology Research Center (VCU-ARC). During Taft’s years at the VCU-ARC, from 1988 to 1998, the Center carried out hundreds of projects throughout Virginia. He will describe six excavations performed in the City of Richmond, including evidence of the British occupation of Rocketts Landing and dissected human bones found in a well at VCU.

WHEN: Saturday, August 30, 2014

TIME
10 am: Business meeting to discuss organizational goals (for RVA Archaeology members & people interested in becoming members)
11:30 to12:30 p.m. Public Talk

WHERE: Richmond Public Library (Main),101 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219

CONTACT: RichmondArchaeology@gmail.com

Learn To Swing Dance At The Library This Wednesday

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Scott

As the event appears on ConnectVA:

Event Description Learn to dance (individual or group classes) and have a fun aerobic workout! Every Wednesday in August.
Event Date 8/20/14
Event Time 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Event Address 101 E. Franklin Street Richmond, VA
Event Directions / Parking
Event Price FREE
Event Phone 804-646-7223
Event Email
Event Website
Open to the Public Yes
Locality Richmond
Posting Organization Richmond Public Library

Girls Rock!

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Scott

Missed the 4th Annual Girls Rock! RVA Showcase at the Richmond Public Library this afternoon, but thankfully other neighbors did not. Thanks to neighbor Greta for the pic.