Writing & Publishing at the Library
Learn how to use public library resources to conduct research, write, and publish your book in this interactive introduction to authorship.Hear from authors who successfully used free library resources to publish their works. Topics covered will include:
- Using the RPL collection to research topics before drafting your fiction or non-fiction manuscript
- Using the RPL subscription to Pressbooks to create, edit, format, and generate print-ready and eBook formats for your books and instantly publish to the Indie Author Project.
- Retention of rights using Pressbooks
- Overview of writing programs at RPL
- Date:
- Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Hull Street Meeting Room
- Audience:
- Adults New Adults (Ages 19-24) Seniors
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.
