The Friends of the Richmond Public Library are having a Drive-Thru Book Drive on Saturday, October 7th from 9am-2pm.
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Richmond Zine Fest Coming Up
Coming up at the Main branch of the Richmond Public Library (Oregon Hill’s branch, 101 E. Franklin St.):
Richmond Zine Fest! Featuring over 100 zine makers.
September 29th: Workshops
September 30th: TablingFRIDAY THE 29TH: WORKSHOP LINE UP
11 am – 11:45 – Homie to Homie: dismantling strangers, documenting kinship, resisting through community
12 pm – 12:45 – Organizing Zine Fest: Trials, Errors & Lessons
1 pm – 1:45 – a very long mixtape
2:30 pm – 3:00 – Zines in the classroom
3:15 pm – 4:30 – Supporting All Choices: Full-Spectrum Doula Care for Pregnant People
4:45 pm – 5:30 – Quick Zines + Comics as Icebreakers
MORE DETAILS: https://richmondzinefest.org/friday-programs/SATURDAY THE 30TH: TABLING! 130ISH TABLERS! WOW!
Come and buy zines directly from their makers! Bring cash and small bills and enjoy!
MORE DETAILS ON EACH TABLER HERE: https://richmondzinefest.org/saturday-exhibitors/
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Chinese Cooking As A Second Language
From Main Street librarian Patty Parks:
Doing a stay-cation on Labor Day weekend? Join us as we travel, cook and eat with Xiamin Wu, our guest chef from China, for Cooking as a Second Language! Next Sunday, Sept. 3, 11-1. This is my favorite collaborative program of RPL and @richmondhostel. Xiaomin(Showme) was a student with the VCU Global Studies program when I met her 5 years ago, I’m thrilled to catch up with her again! Join us as we learn how to make dumplings and hear her stories about cooking, family recipes and culture! What a great way to meet and engage with our diverse community. Call the library for reservations, 647-7223, class size is limited to 24.
Urban Lit Fest ’17
One thing easy to love about Richmond is its rich, independent, literary life. There is a wide spectrum, from this neighborhood and all over, well-known and not so-well-known.
Tomorrow, help celebrate that at the Main Richmond Public Library downtown for Urban Lit Fest ’17. The Richmond Public Library will be hosting their second annual celebration of Richmond’s independent authors.
Meet 50 authors, find the latest, greatest locally grown urban fiction, poetry, and memoir. Enjoy readings, discussions, and find out how to “make it” as a self-published author.
Workshop Schedule:
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10:30 Live Streaming Strategies for Authors
11:30 Self-Love and Walking in Your Purpose
12:30-1:00 Panel Discussion
1:00 Books are a Business
2:00 How to Turn Your Book into a Best Seller
3:00 The Poet Tree Workshop
4:00 What is Urban Fiction?
4:00 Introduction to Self-EWorkshops are free and open to the public. Registration not required but space is limited.
Library Goes Hoopla
From press release:
Richmond Public Libraries Connects with Digital Media Service Hoopla
Richmond, VA – Earlier this month, Richmond Public Libraries (RPL) connected with digital media service provider Hoopla in order to make more content available to city residents. Hoopla currently offers about 600,000 items on its website, allowing visitors to instantly borrow digital movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, eBooks and more 24/7 using their library card. With new content being added daily, and no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded.
“Today’s technology driven culture expects instant access to their favorite artists, shows and movies,” said Mayor Levar M. Stoney. “It is great to see Richmond Public Libraries implementing new services to provide more options for our residents to stay connected.”
Library card holders will be able to borrow up to four times a month from Hoopla without charge.
“Richmond Public Libraries is proud to offer content beyond the walls of the library and make your library card even more powerful,” said RPL Director Scott Firestine. “This will be invaluable to families as they are now able to instantly stream iconic TV shows like Sesame Street to smartphones, tablets and computers through Hoopla’s multi-format experience.”
For more information on services offered by Richmond Public Libraries, visit RVALibrary.org
“Introduction to Finding Grants” Webinar At Main Library Wednesday
The Richmond Public Library Main Branch is holding a free training session for finding grants on Wednesday at 2pm. It starts in the general collections training lab with a webinar: “Introduction to Finding Grants”.
Film ‘GasWork’ At Library On Thursday
“Paris in Words and Music” This Saturday
CMSCVA (Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia) partners with the Richmond Public Library to present “Paris in Words and Music” an informal event combining poetry, prose and music from composers and writers inspired by Paris, the “City of Light.”
What: “Paris in Words and Music”
When: Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm
Where: Richmond Main Public Library, 101 E. Franklin Street
Tickets: Free
Neighborhood Yard Sale AND Library Book Sale
Action packed weekend with multi-neighborhood yard sales AND The Friends of The Richmond Public Library Book Sale.
Piano Duettists at the Main Library Saturday Afternoon
Nancy Van Auken and Barbara Banyasz, piano duettists, present “Piano Duets by the Three D’s–Dvorak, Debussy, and Dohnanyi” at the Main branch of the Richmond Public Library, from 2 to 3 pm Saturday in the Gellman Room.
