• Summer Reading Finale

    PARK365 3600 Saunders Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Our Summer Reading Finale takes place Saturday, August 3 from 11 AM - 2 PM at Park365. We’ll have all the fun stuff- games, music, stories, crafts, and prizes. We’ve also teamed up with Gelati Celesti to give out ice cream to attendees AND adults will be entered to win a spot on a tasting […]

    Free
  • From Rachmaninoff with Love

    Richmond Public Main Library 101 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA, VA, United States

    Eliot and Friends present the melodies, mystery, melancholy and magic of the Last of the Russian Romantics. Eliot Norman, piano; Mary Langston, soprano; Christina Jennings, cello; Michelle Matts, flute. WATCH LIVESTREAM ON YOUTUBE: Just search on GOOGLE: "GELLMAN CONCERTS" (https://rvalibrary.org/events/gellman-concert-series/) or trek on down to the Richmond Public Library, Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin Street, […]

    Free
  • Winter Horrorland Film Festival

    Richmond Public Library (Main Branch) 101 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA, United States

    The Winter Horrorland Film Festival is an afternoon of screenings (shorts and features), panels, discussions, socializing, and outreach. You'll see films from all over the world you won’t be able to see anywhere else and connect with mental health service providers and like-minded horror fans. Victims and Villains is a multimedia non-profit based in Richmond […]

  • Local Author Showcase

    Richmond Public Library (Main Branch) 101 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA, United States

    Come meet Michael Stephens for a book talk and signing of his new sci-fi comedy, The Last of the Elvis Ninja Robots. This event is FREE and open to the public.

    Free
  • Trusted Source: David Poole and the Creation of VPAP

    Richmond Public Main Library 101 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA, VA, United States

    In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia’s lax campaign finance system. In Trusted Source, published in August 2025 by UVA Press, VPAP founder David Poole tells the unlikely story of how the organization revolutionized political transparency in Virginia. Poole will be interviewed by journalist […]

  • ‘32 Blocks’: How Church Hill Helped Make the Culture

    Richmond Public Library (Main Branch) 101 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA, United States

    Discover a powerful chapter in Richmond’s musical history through the eyes of writer, producer, and director Alicia Marbury Aroche, whose upcoming documentary 32 Blocks uncovers the roots of jazz, funk, and soul in Church Hill. As teenagers growing up in Richmond’s East End during Jim Crow and the early civil rights era, a group of […]