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1880

Though the venture fizzled in 1880, it was a precursor of Arents’ work in the field in years to come.

1901

Partly in response to the 1901 refusal of Andrew Carnegie’s proposed donation and with James K. Gordon at the helm as its first President, the Richmond Public Library Association was founded.

1922

In 1922, the Council of Colored Women, in which Maggie L. Walker was a leading spirit, purchased the building for its headquarters.

1947

The Arents Library moved to the William Byrd Community House at 221-223 S. Cherry St in May 1947.

1957

Anderson had started the broadcasts at the station in 1957.

1965

November: The Rosa D. Bowser branch opened at 00 Clay St and occupied the site until 1965.

2010

North Avenue Branch operated a small, temporary site at the former Norrell Elementary School at 2120 Fendall Avenue from May-August 2010 during the library’s renovation.

2013

In 2013, 51 Latinx students, parents, and activists protested across the street from Huguenot High School (whose student body is 27 percent Latinx), because these students were continuously singled out for searches threatened with deportation, according to Style Weekly.

2019

Kahn Awarded Michelle Kahn has been awarded the 2019 Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize by the German Historical Institute.

2020

Will circumventing public process leave Richmonders in unsafe facilities for fall reopening? — by Jeannie Bowker Richmond Public Schools is set to reopen for full in-person learning on September 8, nearly 19 months after schools closed on March 13, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2021

On May 1, 2021, Virginia state law § 40.1–57.2 went into effect, allowing collective bargaining for public school employees.

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