Intro To Oral History at Main Library This Week

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Scott

From Richmond Public Library announcement:

Learn how to collect stories/ oral histories from your family, friends and interesting people you know in your church, neighborhood and community. We are losing incredible stories daily! Let’s create a core group of folks dedicated to save these stories from our local heroes, characters, activists, leaders, and those who have never been asked to share. Join us with Betsy Brinson, who is giving us her time and sharing information from her years of experience in collecting Oral Histories; Tuesday Feb. 10 1:30-3:00 or Thursday, February 12 from 10:30am- Noon. Space is limited, so call a reserve your space now!

Also, don’t forget that VCU Library has its Oral History Archive in its Digital Collections. Including ones about Oregon Hill.

RVA Environmental Film Festival Starts At Main Street Library

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Scott

Tonight at the downstairs auditorium at Main Branch Richmond Public Library:

All Films are FREE and open to the public!
6:30 PM Speaker: Alicia Zatcoff – Sustainability Manager for the City of Richmond
7:10 PM Richmond2015 video preview
7:30 PM With My Own Two Wheels (44 minutes)

For more information on the festival, which continues all week…
http://rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com/

Learn About Writing, Editing and Publishing At the Main Library On Monday

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Scott

Book Giveaway At Main Library Friday

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Scott

Promises Documentary At Main Street Library Wednesday

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Scott

From announcement:

This Wednesday, December 10th, at 6pm, at Main Library (101 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA), Richmonders for Peace in Israel and Palestine, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Richmond Friends Meeting, and the Richmond Peace Education Center are screening the award-winning documentary Promises. The film is a portrait of seven Palestinian and Israeli children.
A discussion will follow and refreshments will be served. Free, open to the public. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
For questions on the film series, which is ongoing, contact Jim Metz at jdjmetz@yahoo.com or 804-232-1002.

Friends of the Library Book Sale This Weekend

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Scott

From the RPL website:

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!!

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