Community Action Book Club
Join us on the third Friday of every month for our new monthly book club. Formerly the Hull Street Book Club, the Community Action Book Cub will read and discuss books on Topics That Matter! --Everything from romantic green spaces and urban housing patterns, to food sustainability and book bans, to children's literacy and homeschooling, to chemicals in our food to medical bias concerns--and then we'll discuss ways of keeping up with what's happening or possibly taking action.
Meet new friends and neighbors and read about topics that matter to RVA community members! Bring your lunch and come early so that you can help decide on book selections. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!
- Dates & Times:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, May 17, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, June 21, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, July 19, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, August 16, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, September 20, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, October 18, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, November 15, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, December 20, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, January 17, 2025
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, February 21, 2025
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, March 21, 2025
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, April 18, 2025
12:00pm - 1:30pm, Friday, May 16, 2025
- Location:
- Hull Street Meeting Room
- Categories:
- Book Discussion Civic Life Lectures & Talks Movies
- Audience:
- Adults
Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library.
Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.
Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.
In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.
A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
