Main Library - Richmond Public Library

A beautiful building, a welcoming atmosphere, clean and accommodating restrooms, friendly staff, lots of activities and TREASURES BEYOND COMPARE in the pages of the books.

It was a chamber music concert. Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia. Our Pictures. New composition of five separate pieces woven together. Fresh, engaging, kaleidoscopic, thrilling, touching. Kudos to all the composers; kudos to the wizard who wove them together; bravissimis to the courageous and sensitive musicians.

Excellent place for so many reasons. The help you get, the events they allow to happen there as well as their facilities.

I went here to print a few documents, the staff on the second floor was very helpful and made the whole process much easier. I will definitely be back!

Support public libraries. Full stop. I'm an inpatient psychiatric nurse bearing the absolute brunt of the modern mental health crisis and I'm telling you right now that public libraries are the answer. They're more than books. They're public internet access for people to fill out job applications. They're somewhere safe and positive to meet and be for people of all ages. In my last city they hosted mental health and substance abuse support groups. Fund public libraries y'all. They're the answer and I'm not even slightly exaggerating.

I like this library as an alternative to go get work done. Booking a study room is easy to do and there is always one available for when I go. Has worked great for my conference calls.

the people are amazing, they no what they doing

Really nice and quite there! Needed to catch up with some of my readings. The place has changed dramatically, "more cybertech" than from years ago!

I love this library 📚 it’s a safe place and very friendly …

I love to read, hadn't been in a long time. The guy at the front desk was very friendly and helpful

Nice, quiet and lots of books

Love all the Richmond libraries but this is my favorite branch! The staff are always so friendly and helpful and they have such a large selection.

Lots of books and really quiet with a great atmosphere to calm down and study or read books. Great air conditioning. Staffs are very helpful. Restrooms require borrowing keys so are very safe. Great library.

The staff is wonderful. The building, albeit a little dog-eared, is accessible and charming. The library's central location in downtown Richmond is a fine anchor to the slow but burgeoning renaissance that Richmond's financial district is experiencing. Lots of books to enjoy for the price of walking through the front door.

Such a nice and big library! The staff were so kind and helpful and it felt super safe - tons of police officers and a medal detector.

New in then, came to the main to get a Library card, being an Avid reader. The lady helping me was awesome and beyond GREAT customer care. Thank you!

I used to work here years ago as a security officer, a good place to study , research and have quiet me time, employees are friendly , helpful and courteous.

So much space, so many books. This is a quiet place to study, write, read, or watch videos with the free WiFi (with earplugs 😉). It is close to many restaurants and other things to do in downtown Richmond once you’re finished reading! There are many public events here such as documentary screenings, meetings, TEDxRVA, and more!

Greatly appreciated , the employee's were very helpful.

Love this library! The staff is most helpful. They just redid the computer lab it's so nice. And they have a great selection of books to choose from. My favorite are French books!!