Posts Tagged ‘Richmond Library’
Community members see Richmond Library as an escape from screens and the internet
When Angela Cox told a doctor that she was a librarian, he responded, “Do people still go to those?”
Cox, a librarian at Richmond’s main branch, says “Absolutely.”
Richmond Public Library helps adults complete their high school diplomas
Through its Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP), the Richmond Public Library is now offering scholarships for adults to complete a Career Online High School Diploma course. While LEAP has offered GED courses for years, a high school diploma course is less focused on one big test.
Read MoreForum addresses issues facing Richmond youth
At the end of two hours of often emotional, powerful discussion Saturday on youth issues in Richmond – covering education, outreach, violence and fear — the resounding consensus was a need for more: Richmond needs more outlets for talking with, to and about its youth.
Read MoreRichmond library hosts children’s mystery writer
Fans of children’s mystery writer Penny Warner will have a chance to get a signed copy of her new book The Code Busters Club: Secret of the Skeleton Key. Warner will be at the Richmond Library teaching kids how to create and decipher secret codes.
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