Free Classes

These sessions will feature questions & answers about the school system and other community resources in Richmond. Sessions will be conducted in English with Mandarin interpretation. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Thursday, December 10, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. Practice your English in conversation with other teens. We play lots of games and talk about things like sports, movies, and life skills. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, every Thursday from December 3 to December 17, 2026, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Join us for a cozy evening of storytelling at the library using coding! Enjoy the songs and stories of a traditional storytime with the added bonus of trying out our Cubetto robots. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Thursday, December 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Celebrate the holiday season by designing your very own stickers! We will start by drawing our designs in Procreate, and then after the program staff will cut these out using RPL's Cricut Maker 5. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Friday, December 11, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Join us at the Brighouse branch in the Kids' Place Program room for songs, stories, rhymes and more at family storytime in the library! Promotional Photo Guidelines Library representatives may take photos and videos for promotional purposes. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Dec 3, Dec 5, Dec 7, Dec 10, Dec 12, Dec 14, Dec 17, Dec 19 and more, 2026. Drop in, no registration needed.

Join us at the Cambie Branch for songs, stories, rhymes and more at family storytime in the library! This is a drop in program. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Cambie Library, on Dec 2, Dec 5, Dec 9, Dec 12, Dec 16, Dec 19, Dec 23, Dec 30, 2026, 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Come and join a fun and relaxed English conversation circle in the library! Meet other people who are learning English and practice speaking in a safe and welcoming place. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Cambie Library, every Tuesday from December 1 to December 22, 2026, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Join us for stories, play and community resources. Toddler Time for Chinese Speaking Families will be conducted in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Cambie Library, every Wednesday from December 2 to December 30, 2026, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Come and join a fun and relaxed English conversation circle at the Ironwood Library! Meet other people who are learning English and practice speaking in a safe and welcoming place. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Ironwood Library, every Wednesday from December 2 to December 16, 2026, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you love to read and talk about books? Join a small group of other readers for in-person conversation. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Drop-in to the Launchpad classroom to learn more about open-source operating systems Linux and Ubuntu! It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. Curious how AI actually works? In this hands on session, kids build a small project using AI tools and learn the thinking behind them. It is a free Richmond Public Library program at Brighouse Library, on Saturday, December 5, 2026.