In addition to joining this month’s Science and Sonnets Reading Challenge, we encourage you to celebrate National Poetry Month by browsing our shelves for poetry collections and novels in verse. Read on to learn more!

Spring is here and we are embracing the season of growth and renewal by exploring the world around us. It is also when we celebrate Community Science Month and Earth Day (April 22), both of which remind us to reflect on the fun and creative ways we can reduce, reuse, recycle, and support our local environments. We can have positive impacts on our communities when we make small changes, for example, thinking about how we use and dispose of the things we buy, how we conserve water, and what we pour down our drains. To learn more about some of the challenges our Earth faces and how you can help make a difference, read on for recommended books, programs, and local initiatives.

What do you do when Community Science and Poetry are celebrated during the same month? You put together a reading challenge that honors them both! Starting April 1, we invite you to sign up for our Science & Sonnets Reading Challenge. Read on to learn more!

Celebrate HERstory at HCPL. This Women's History Month, visit the library to join a book discussion, learn about women both past and present, and put your women's history knowledge to the test. Read on for a list of upcoming programs as well as titles from our collection that highlight trailblazing women and their stories. 

New York, London, Milan, Paris… it’s Fashion Week season and Henrico County Public Library is serving books to inspire your looks. Read on to find runway-inspired reads for the fashion-conscious kids, teens, and adults in your lives.

The Winter Olympics are upon us, and we’re highlighting the country where it all began over two thousand years ago: Greece! Often referred to as “the cradle of Western civilization,” Greece is located in Southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula and is known for being a premiere vacation destination with amazing food, famous historical sites, and rich culture. So, in honor of the country that brought us the Olympics (as well as the alphabet, democracy, and gyros…), here is a list of fiction and non-fiction reads related to all things Greece. Opa!

This year the United States is celebrating its Semiquincentennial, the 250^th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which secured freedom for our nation. Join HCPL (and all of Virginia!) over the coming months for performances, lectures, and more to commemorate this once in a lifetime event. Read on for upcoming programs and titles from our collection that explore life during the American Revolution.

Commemorate Black History Month at the library and learn about the impact of Black Richmonders on the history and culture of our region, create art inspired by influential Black artists, listen to African folktales, and more. Read on for our full list of upcoming performances, book discussions, film screenings, and lectures, as well as some highlights from our collection.

As we flip the page on 2025 and head into a new year, we find ourselves reflecting on the past and considering how to best meet the needs of our community.