As the students head back to school, become a modern scholar yourself.

Rock 'n' roll and American society [(CD) sound recording]. Part one, From the beginning to 1960 / by William McKeen.	The blessed lens [(CD) sound recording] : a history of Italian cinema / by Joseph Luzzi.	A history of Venice [(CD) sound recording] : queen of the seas / by Thomas F. Madden.
Crime scene investigation. part one [(CD) sound recording] : philosophy, practice, and science / by Robert C. Shaler.	The seven wonders of the ancient world [(CD) sound recording] / by Jennifer Tobin.	The people's dynasty [(CD) sound recording] : culture and society in modern China / Robert J. Shepherd.
Myths and mysteries in archaeology [(CD) sound recording] / Susan A. Johnston.	Detective fiction [(CD) sound recording] : from Victorian sleuths to the present / M. Lee Alexander.	Command and control [(CD) sound recording] : great military leaders from Washington to the twenty-first century / by Mark Robert Polelle.
A history of Native America [(CD) sound recording] / by Ned Blackhawk.	In Michelangelo's shadow [(CD) sound recording] : the mystery of modern Italy / Joseph Luzzi.	Philosophy of mind [(CD) sound recording] / Andrew Pessin.

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More titles of interest:
A nation rising [(CD) sound recording] : [untold tales of flawed founders, fallen heroes, and forgotten fighters from America's hidden history] / by Kenneth C. Davis.
A world on fire [(CD) sound recording] : [Britian's crucial role in the American Civil War] / Amanda Foreman.
American uprising [(CD) sound recording] : the untold story of America's largest slave revolt / Daniel Rasmussen.
Classical mythology [(CD) sound recording] / Elizabeth Vandiver.
Concert masterworks [(CD) sound recording] / Robert Greenberg.
E=mc² [(CD) sound recording] : biography of the world's most famous equation / by David Bodanis.
Life stories [(CD) sound recording] / David Attenborough.
Luther [(CD) sound recording] : gospel, law, and Reformation / Phillip Cary.
On China [(CD) sound recording] / Henry Kissinger.
Physics of the future [(CD) sound recording] : [how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100] / Michio Kaku.
The hidden reality [(CD) sound recording] : parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos / by Brian Greene.
The history of the Supreme Court [(CD) sound recording] / Peter Irons.
The Second World War. [Book one], Milestones to disaster [(CD) sound recording] / by Winston Churchill.
The symphony [(CD) sound recording] / Robert Greenberg.

Download list of Recommended books on CD for adults.

Job Seeker Services at RPL

Are you currently looking for work and need help finding the right job? Do you need help refreshing an old resume? Are you stumped by seemingly endless online applications? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the Jobseeker Program at Richmond Public Library is right for you. Volunteers at Richmond Public Library offer one-on-one help with:

• creating resumes,
• completing online applications, and
• creating email accounts.

One-on-one help is available during scheduled hours at the Main Library. The schedule is available in the Main Library's computer lab. Call 646-2551 to learn more about the program.

If a lack of computer skills is holding you back in your job search, try attending the Job Club held at the Main Library every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. Job Club, which is facilitated by staff from The Daily Planet, is a group that meets weekly to cover topics involved in finding employment and also to spend time looking for and applying for jobs online.  Lessons cover topics ranging from using the internet to search for jobs to learning strategies that will help you ace pre-employment testing.The program is first-come, first-serve, so be sure to arrive on time!

We also have a full range of computer classes for beginners and intermediate students. If you need to get comfortable using a computer or if you want to update your Microsoft Office Suite skills, we'll have a class that suits your needs. Call your branch to see what classes we're offering this month.

All Richmond Public Library locations offer free Internet access and computers that you can use to search for and apply for jobs, check your e-mail, and utilize online social networks to keep in touch with your professional contacts. We also have copies of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and other newspapers on hand so that you can look for jobs the old-fashioned way in the classified section.

An of course we have books to help you during your job search, too. Learn about strategies for interviews, get  ideas for resumes and cover letters, and explore new ways to develop a strong professional network. Check one out today!

Hull Street Library Reopens

UPDATE:  More photos! of the Hull Street Library opening on Monday, August 15, 2011.  Stop by and see the beautiful library!
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Hull Street Library reopened yesterday after months of renovations to the building. There were several special guests on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and visitors were excited about changes in the library. The space is bright and cozy, with improved technology, a special area for children, updated work spaces for staff, and more efficient and attractive shelving. I think updates to the lighting are especially wonderful. Here are some pictures from the reopening.

Exterior of Building

Mayor Jones at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The Library is Officially Reopened!

Library Director Harriet Coalter and Hull Street Branch Manager Gloria E. Nottingham

Gateway to the Children's Area

Circulation Desk to the Right

New Space for Public Computers

More Comfortable Work Space

Patrons Check Out Library Materials



Fun for all at the SRP Finale!

It was a fun day for all at the Summer Reading Program Finale! Something for everyone and a great time. See more photos on our ---> flickr <--- page.
10 am-2 pm– Children’s Museum of Richmond: Create a summertime craft

10 am-12 noon– Books on Wheels providing free bike repair and books

11-11:45 am– Storytelling Theatre with the RPL Storytelling Stars

11 am-12 noon– Nutzy: Visit with Richmond’s favorite squirrel

11:30 am-1:30– DTLR: Teens- bring your friends and play Wii (DJ Hero and more) with DTLR

11:30 am-1:30– Lunch- It’s Pizza! While quantities last, sign up at the information table, Lobby

12 noon – Recognition & Winners: Top readers receive medals and winning grand prize coupons are drawn

12 noon-2 pm – Radio Disney arrives with music, interactive games and prizes for the family

Ongoing activities include:
- Community Partners share information and give-aways
- Prize wheel by Noodles & Company
- Balloon sculptures by Mr. Mayo
- Misting tent
- Frog Bounce and street games
- Music
- And more!

More photos on flickr.

Kids in the car?

Heading out with kids in the car?  We have a wide range of audiobooks on CD recommended by library staff guaranteed to entertain the whole family.
A wrinkle in time [(CD) sound recording] / by Madeleine L'Engle.

All-of-a-kind family [(CD) sound recording] / Sydney Taylor.
Beezus and Ramona [(CD) sound recording] / by Beverly Cleary.
Black Beauty [(CD) sound recording] / Anna Sewell.
Bridge to Terabithia [(CD) sound recording] / Katherine Paterson.
Charlotte's web [(CD) sound recording] / E.B. White.
Elijah of Buxton [(CD) sound recording] / Christopher Paul Curtis.
Esperanza rising [(CD) sound recording] / Pam Munoz Ryan.
Five little Peppers and how they grew [(CD) sound recording] / by Margaret Sidney.
Frindle [(CD) sound recording] / Andrew Clements.
Harriet, the spy [(CD) sound recording] / by Louise Fitzhugh.
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire [(CD) sound recording] / J.K. Rowling.
Hatchet [(CD) sound recording] / Gary Paulsen.
Holes [(CD) sound recording] / Louis Sachar.
Inkheart [(CD) sound recording] / by Cornelia Funke.
Island of the Blue Dolphins [(CD) sound recording] / by Scott O'Dell.
Little house on the prairie [(CD) sound recording] / Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Little women [(CD) sound recording] / Louisa May Alcott.
Magic tree house collection [(CD) sound recording] / Mary Pope Osborne.
Maniac Magee [(CD) sound recording] / Jerry Spinelli.
Matilda [(CD) sound recording] / Roald Dahl.
Millions [(CD) sound recording] / Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Mr. Popper's penguins [(CD) sound recording] / Richard and Florence Atwater.
Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH [(CD) sound recording] / by Robert C. O'Brien.
My side of the mountain [(CD) sound recording] / Jean Craighead George.
Pippi Longstocking [(CD) sound recording] / Astrid Lindgren.
Rascal [(CD) sound recording] / by Sterling North.
Roll of thunder, hear my cry [(CD) sound recording] / Mildred D. Taylor.
Sarah, plain and tall : Skylark ; Caleb's story [(CD) sound recording] / Patricia MacLachlan.
Shiloh [(CD) sound recording] / Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Stink, the incredible shrinking kid [(CD) sound recording] / Megan McDonald.
Stone Fox [(CD) sound recording] / by John Reynolds Gardiner.
Tales of a fourth grade nothing [(CD) sound recording] / Judy Blume.
The best school year ever [(CD) sound recording] / by Barbara Robinson.
The Bunnicula collection [(CD) sound recording] / Deborah and James Howe.
The cay [(CD) sound recording] / Theodore Taylor.
The chronicles of Narnia [(CD) sound recording] / C.S. Lewis.
The city of Ember [(CD) sound recording] / Jeanne DuPrau.
The evolution of Calpurnia Tate [(CD) sound recording] / Jacqueline Kelly.
The giver [(CD) sound recording] / Lois Lowry.
The Penderwicks [(CD) sound recording] : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy / Jeanne Birdsall.
The phantom tollbooth [(CD) sound recording] / Norton Juster.
The red pyramid [(CD) sound recording] Rick Riordan.
The secret garden [(CD) sound recording] / Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The tale of Despereaux [(CD) sound recording] : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread / Kate DiCamillo.
The whipping boy [(CD) sound recording] / by Sid Fleischman.
Tuck everlasting [(CD) sound recording] / Natalie Babbitt.
Walk two moons [(CD) sound recording] / by Sharon Creech.
Where the red fern grows [(CD) sound recording] / Wilson Rawls.
Where the sidewalk ends [(CD) sound recording] / recited, sung and shouted by Shel Silverstein.

Download list of Recommended books on CD for kids.

Musical Picture Books

Nothing catches and holds the attention of children of all ages like music. There are many wonderful picture books that pair songs with illustrations for a musical reading experience. In addition to being fun, singing with your children builds early literacy skills like phonemic awareness, so try it today! Some of these books are shelved in the picture book section and others are in the juvenile nonfiction section in the 780's so you can also browse the selection there. Check out some of these titles and enjoy singing and reading together with your child. Be prepared to be asked for an encore because kids like to hear these books again and again.

The library also offers children's music CD's, so while you are picking up your books you can check out something fresh, fun and family-friendly to listen to in the car on the way home.




Old MacDonald had a Farm/ Penny Dann








Wheels on the Bus/Raffi










This Little Light of Mine/ Earl B. Lewis








There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly/Simms Taback









If You're Happy and You Know It!/Jane Cabrera












He's Got the Whole World in His Hands/Kadir Nelson











Hush Little Baby/Sylvia Long











Jesus Loves Me!/Tim Warnes

Do Your Ears Hang Low?/ Caroline Jayne Church