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(RPL) consists of nine branches throughout the city. Our mission is to inform, enrich, and empower Richmond's residents.

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📚 The Friends of the Library Book Sale is back!

Find your next great read at the Friends of Richmond Public Library Fall Book Sale! Shop great deals on books, CDs, DVDs, and more. Bring a bag and stock up while supporting the library.

📅 Fall Book Sale Hours

Friday, Nov. 6
10 a.m.–noon: Members only
Noon–8 p.m.: Open to all

Saturday, Nov. 7
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8
1–4 p.m.

❤️ Proceeds benefit Richmond Public Library programming.

Learn more or become a member at rvalibraryfriends.org.

@RVALibraryFriends by @rvalibrary

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Tomorrow, join us at the Main Library for an afternoon of storytelling, poetry, and connection! ✨

Where is your story of origin rooted? And with whom? Join Richmond Poet Laureate Rosa Hornsby Castellano with Fairouz Bsharat, Felix Salmoran, and Addie Tsai, as we explore these questions and the communities that shape our stories. Come take part in this special workshop and reading as an opportunity to reflect, create, and connect.

📚 There’s still time to join us! Learn more and register at go.rva.gov/homage.

@fairouzpoetry @kite.wings @addieisunwieldy @hornsbyrk @richmondoire @rvagov Flyer for An Homage to Home Workshop with phots of the speakers and times: Workshop 1-3 PM; Reading 3:15-4pm. by @rvalibrary

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Welcome back to What’s Happening: This Week—your go-to guide for what’s coming up at Richmond Public Library.

Here’s what’s happening this week, October 18-24:

October 18—Puzzle Meetup at Main, 1:00-5:00 PM
October 19—Richmond Writing Community at Hull Street, 1:30 PM (registration required)
October 19—Book Banter: "This Is How You Lose the Time War" by Max Gladstone at Westover Hills, 6:00 PM
October 20—STEAM Team: Pumpkin Volcanos at West End, 4:00 PM (registration required)
October 20—Paint a Pumpkin at Ginter Park, 4:30 PM
October 21—STEAM Team: Slime at North Avenue, 4:00 PM (registration required)
October 21—Teen STEAM: Snipperclips at East End, 4:30 PM
October 22—STEAM Team: Halloween Thaumatropes at Belmont, 4:00 PM
October 22—Know Your Rights! - Police and ICE Interactions ~ ¡Conozca sus derechos! La Policia y ICE at Broad Rock. 6:00 PM
October 23—Teen STEAM: Spooky Soap at Main, 4:00 PM (registration required)

To see these and other events at Richmond Public Library, visit rvalibrary.libcal.com/calendars (link in bio) Close-up of scattered colorful jigsaw puzzle pieces promoting Main's Puzzle Meetup event. by @rvalibrary

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🖤 Every library has its secrets… and ours comes with book recommendations. 🦇📚

Looking for your next dark, dreamy, or delightfully eerie read? Our Goth Librarian has you covered. Tell us what kind of books you’re into in the comments, and let’s find your next obsession.

#rvalibrary #gothlibrarian #readingrecs

[Video description: Goth Librarian seated in a chair in the library reading “Deserter” a Junji Ito Story Collection.] by @rvalibrary

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🎨 Bad art, good times! Belmont’s Bad Art Night brought out plenty of creativity, laughs, and wonderfully wacky creations. 😆

In fact, we loved them so much that we turned the branch into a mini art gallery! Stop by Belmont to check out these masterpieces in person. Two women holding up their bad art creations, one of a purple bearded monster and the other of a ladybug in grass. by @rvalibrary

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Thank you to everyone who voted for their favorite Library Card Sign-Up Month design by artist Babs Mohammed! Both designs were beautiful, but there was a clear favorite: “Jazz Music” 🎷

Want to show off the winning design? Merch featuring “Jazz Music” will be coming soon to our online store. Stay tuned for details! Illustration of two musicians playing jazz, one on saxophone and one dancing, surrounded by stacks of books, announcing "Jazz Music" as the winner of the Library Card Sign-Up Month contest. by @rvalibrary

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All Richmond Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, October 12 for Indigenous People's Day.

Today, we recognize and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples and communities.

We’ll reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, October 13. We look forward to seeing you then! Richmond Public Library closed on October 12, 2026, in observance of Indigenous People's Day with decorative indigenous-inspired patterns. by @rvalibrary

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We’re closing out Banned Books Week with recommendations from our staff!

These are some of the challenged books our team thinks are worth reading. Pick one up. Pass it on. Let books be. ❤️📚

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe #FreedomToRead #RVALibrary Woman with glasses holding the book 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker beside text "Let Books Be. Challenged Books and why we love them." by @rvalibrary

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Welcome back to What’s Happening: This Week—your go-to guide for what’s coming up at Richmond Public Library.

Here’s what’s happening this week, October 11-17:

October 11—Pet Party & Adoption Event at West End, 2:00-4:00 PM
October 11—Family Storytime at Main, 3:30 PM
October 13—1-on-1 Tech Help at Belmont, 2:00-4:00 PM (registration required)
October 14—Teen Anime Manga Association (TAMA) at East End, 4:30 PM
October 14—STEAM Team: Monarch Migration at Westover Hills, 4:30 PM (registration required)
October 15—Teen STEAM: Fingerprint Forensics at Broad Rock, 4:30 PM
October 15—Teen STEAM: Periodic Table Battleship at Ginter Park, 6:00 PM (registration required)
October 16—Friday Movies at North Avenue, 3:00 PM
October 17—Family Storytime: Dress-Up Party at Hull Street, 10:00 AM
October 17—Fall Concert Series: Chamber Music Society of Virginia at Main, 2:00 PM

To see these and other events at Richmond Public Library, visit rvalibrary.libcal.com/calendars (link in bio) Two puppies, two orange tabby cats, and a guinea pig sitting together promoting a pet adoption event at West End. by @rvalibrary

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Read what challenges you. Read what changes you. Read what you choose. 📚

A few words to carry with you this Banned Books Week.

#BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #LetBooksBe #RVALibrary Black and white photo of librarian and patron at checkout desk with text “Everybody has the right to form their own opinion and read what they like and come to their own conclusion about it…I trust the reader.” —Philip Pullman by @rvalibrary

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⏸️ Pause for challenged book rec!

What did you get? 👀

What would you recommend? 📚

They tried to censor these titles but they can’t stop our freedom to read.

#bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #rvalibrary

[Video description: Quick flashes of book covers of the top 100 most challenged books with text “Pause for a challenged book recommendation 🔥”. by @rvalibrary

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📚 They challenged them. We’re still reading them.

These are the 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025, according to the American Library Association. Stories can challenge us. They can make us uncomfortable. They can change how we see the world. That’s exactly why we need access to them.

This Banned Books Week, let books be. 📖

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe #FreedomToRead #RVALibrary Text “top 11 most challenged books of 2025“ from ALA with portions of the covers of the 11 most challenged books. by @rvalibrary

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