Join the conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history, as well as their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States.
Join the Richmond Heights Memorial Library Adult Book Discussion group to discuss October’s selection, The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah. We will meet on October 8 at 7:00pm.
Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm – and it’s not hard to see why. The complex fantasy setting, thoughtfully-structured magic system, and deliciously morally gray characters all collide in a world you won’t want to leave and you don’t have to! […]
This month the Open Art Studio will have all the supplies needed for attendees to experiment with watercolor painting. We will have plenty of watercolor paints, watercolor paper and even watercolor painting pages (like coloring book pages for watercolor). No registration is required.
You are invited to be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way. Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her narrative — while seeking the freedom to find out who […]
Gather a team of up to four puzzlers to show your skills at solving a 500-piece jigsaw the fastest. Puzzle fuel (coffee and donuts) provided!
Coined as the “queen of British historical fiction,” Philippa Gregory returns to the infamous Tudor court with a tale that is both timely and timeless. We invite you to sit down with Virtual Authors Live for an intriguing conversation with Gregory about her newest novel Boleyn Traitor (out October 14, 2025).
Join the Richmond Heights Memorial Library Adult Book Discussion group to discuss December’s selection, The Humans (2014) by Matt Haig. Request it here.
The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging combines diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery to help us discover the lasting and life-changing power of social prescribing. Traditionally, when we get sick, health care professionals ask, “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams […]
Virtual Authors Live! is thrilled to welcome back Liz Moore –- one of the first guests to appear in the Library Speakers Consortium series –to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights. Early morning, August 1975: a camp […]
This month we will be discussing Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead’s 2021 crime novel.
Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageously […]
