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Upgrades to make Richmond’s Main Library more inviting to community

By Shreya Jaikumar Menon | October 2, 2023 | 1
A mother with long gray hair and a T-shirt that says PANZA with a heart sits at a brown table with her son, who has short dark hair and is flipping through a picture book at the library.

Cristal Banagan, a mother of four and longtime Richmond resident, thinks public libraries are becoming “obsolete.” None of her four kids has visited the library.  “At the stage we are with technology in this world, they’re unnecessary” Banagan said. “And these kids, that’s what they know.”  That, however, may not be true, now that Richmond…

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Main Library gets grant for new flooring, lighting, elevator, other upgrades

By Tarini Mehta | October 26, 2022
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At the Main Library in Richmond, time seems to stand still. The two-story building’s glass façade — said to be the first of its kind for a public library in the United States — allows the sunlight to filter in but keeps the hustle and bustle of city life out. With time-worn floor tiles and…

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