Calendar

Photos with Santa

Monday, 12/4 from 5:30-7:30 by appointment Saturday, 12/9 from 1:30 – 3:30 by appointment Reserve your time slot for FREE photos with Santa! Pictures will be taken by experienced members of the Radford Photography Club. Email Elizabeth at Elizabeth.Sensabaugh@radfordva.gov to reserve your preferred time slot. Receiving a confirmation email is necessary to ensure your time slot is scheduled. Your digital photo will be emailed to you.

Spiced Salt Dough Ornaments Workshop

Join us for a kids' crafting workshop! We'll be making spice dough ornaments to take home and decorate for the holidays!

Pre-K Yoga with 'The Whole You'

Join us for a session of Pre-K Yoga with Kelly McCoy of "The Whole You"! There is no registration necessary for this event.

Virtual Author Talk with Stephanie Land

You’re invited to an afternoon chat with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education. In Class, Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn, including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, and navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn’t understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class offers a searing indictment of America’s educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother’s triumph against all odds. Register now! https://libraryc.org/radfordlibrary

Storytime with Sarah Sells

McHarg Elementary School Librarian and local author, Sarah Sells, will be taking over Storytime for Bigs to read from her new picture book, “Amy’s Coat”! Picture books will be available to purchase.

Brown Bag Book Club: The Book Thief

Join us for a relaxing book club! Bring a lunch or snack if you like. This month we'll be discussing Markus Zusak's novel 'The Book Thief'.

CommUNITY Yoga for Self-Care for Adults

Join Kelly McCoy of The Whole You for an all-level yoga class for adults. Learn poses to help strengthen and lengthen your muscles as well as some breathing and meditation techniques to help calm the nervous system. This class is FREE to the public and is funded by grant money via the Virginia Department of Health.

LATE OPENING @ 1 PM

RPL will open late at 1 pm on Friday, December 15.

Homeschool Speaker: Food Science

Alexis Hamilton is currently an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist with the Food Science Department at Virginia Tech! Alexis is passionate about helping manufacturers produce safe, high-quality food, and has also done extension work with the 4H on the topic of food science and safety.

Pre-K Music Class with Alice Armentrout

Local music teacher Alice Armentrout will be at the library to lead a Pre-K music class! There is no registration necessary for this event.

Coffee Club for Adults (age 50+)

Cultivate community by making new friends at RL! Adults 50+ years are encouraged to come out and enjoy coffee and baked goods, provided by local Arabica Café & Bakery, while making new friends. This informal gathering will be hosted by staff member Monika. Please join us and share your stories!

Genealogy: Newspapers

Local genealogy professional Rebecca Novy will teach about how to use newspapers in your genealogical research!

CommUNITY Yoga for Self-Care for Adults

Join Kelly McCoy of The Whole You for an all-level yoga class for adults. Learn poses to help strengthen and lengthen your muscles as well as some breathing and meditation techniques to help calm the nervous system. This class is FREE to the public and is funded by grant money via the Virginia Department of Health.

Waffles Club! A Young Writer's Group

Join us for a gently guided writing club for kids, aka the Waffles Club (Writing Association for Fun Loving Enthusiastic Students)! Together, we will work on responding to writing prompts, have some quiet writing time, and the opportunity to share work! Geared toward 8-12 year olds. Contact Morgan for more information at morgan.esterhuizen@radfordva.gov. Please bring your favorite writing materials!

Radford Photo Club - Best of 2023

Bring your best 3 photos of 2023 on a thumb drive (and one print) to share at the Photo Club's open monthly meeting, or just come to spectate!

CLOSED December 22-26

Radford Public Library will be CLOSED on Friday through Tuesday, December 22-26. RPL will close early at 5 pm on Wednesday & Thursday, December 27&28. RPL will be closed on Monday, January 1.

Early Closing at 5 pm

RPL will close early at 5 pm on Wednesday & Thursday, December 27&28. RPL will be closed on Monday, January 1.

CommUNITY Yoga for Self-Care for Adults

Join Kelly McCoy of The Whole You for an all-level yoga class for adults. Learn poses to help strengthen and lengthen your muscles as well as some breathing and meditation techniques to help calm the nervous system. This class is FREE to the public and is funded by grant money via the Virginia Department of Health.

Early Closing at 5 pm

RPL will close early at 5 pm on Wednesday & Thursday, December 27&28. RPL will be closed on Monday, January 1.

City Council Meeting

Community Mobile Food Distribution

Santa's Police Cruise