Posts Tagged ‘richmond public library’
Historic buildings of Richmond forgotten but not gone
Standing at the intersection of Harbour Way and Nevin Avenue sits the famed New Hotel Carquinez. Most of the people passing through the ornate entryway these days are senior residents of the subsidized apartments inside. There is no fancy restaurant, no bellhops, no grand chandeliers.
Read MoreSmall efforts help library accessibility widen in Richmond
Sixth grader Clemon Brown loves reading books, but he has a hard time finding books outside of school. “Two weeks ago, I was sitting in my room [and] I want to read a book,” Brown said. He said he wanted to visit a library, but his mom’s car wasn’t working at the time. Brown lives…
Read MoreSkateboarding event teaches kids about physics at Nicholl Park
Science and skateboards? It sounded incongruous, but to Angela Cox, Teen Librarian for the Richmond Public Library, it all made sense. Her vision came together on Thursday at The Science of Skateboard Physics at Nicholl Park on Macdonald Ave. in Richmond.
Read MoreA library on wheels
Richmond’s bookmobile serves schoolchildren four days per week, but its size hinders it from serving the entire community. The Richmond Public Library Foundation is nearing its $100,000 goal to purchase a book van to supplement the bookmobile and serve other parts of the community.
Read MoreArchive.org founder talks free wifi with Richmond officials
Brewster Kahle, a major Internet entrepreneur, met with city officials, including Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, last month and discussed a possible free-access wireless Internet program for the city’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
Read MoreRichmond program encourages a summer with books
Nine months of school, homework and studying are soon to be over, and Richmond’s young citizens can’t wait to start their holiday. But the summer break also brings some problems. One of them is so called “summer learning loss” — the loss of certain knowledge and academic skills during the summer school vacation months.
Read MoreGateway to GED could be closed
Proposed budget cuts to adult education threaten adult literacy program.
Read MoreNew computer program to enhance adult education
A new web-based program aims to enhance locals’ cyber skills.
Read MoreRichmond leads the Bay Area in solar power wattage per capita
Richmond was recently awarded for installing in 2009 more solar watts per capita than any other large city in California.
Read MoreRichmond now has its own seed-lending library
The Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library opened just a couple months ago and it’s another community effort to grow food locally.
Read MoreMurder the main issue at “Meet the Mayor” meeting
A small, but vocal, group of Richmond residents attended the first “Meet the Mayor” event of 2010 on Thursday, and the main topic of discussion was very familiar to them all: Richmond’s rising homicide rate.
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