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Staff Libraries

“My Libary” - With Ray Herrera

Ray Herrera, HRT's Special Events Assistant, shares some diverse favorites from his extensive book shelf including a unique biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a collection of essays on the ethos of a city. Watch to learn more!

“My Library” with Luke Boyd

Luke Boyd, Director of Education & Public Programs at HRT, shares some favorites from his collection of books.

  • Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

  • Forgotten New York by Kevin Walsh

  • Weird New York  by Chris Gethard

  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

  • The Brown Decades by Lewis Mumford

  • Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel by Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan

The New York Public Library is closed due to quarantine, but e-books are available through the SimplyE app. To learn more check out the NYPL website: https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies/ebookcentral/simplye.

“my library” with dominique hood

Dominique Hood, one of HRT's Interpreters and our current Diversity & Inclusion Intern, shares some of his library's latest additions which have personally resonated, particularly given the current events we are all experiencing.

  • Isocrates and Civic Education, by various authors - edited by Takis Poulakos and David Depew

  • Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin, by Timothy Snyder

  • Pale Horse, Pale Rider, by Katherine Anne Porter


“My Library” with Sarah clark

Sarah Clark, HRT’s Curator & Diversity Coordinator, shares some favorites from her collection of books signed by authors at Historic Richmond Town-sponsored events. Good Memories and Great Books!

  • The Pigman, by Paul Zindel

  • The Pigman and Me, by Paul Zindel

  • Girl of the Moment, by Lizabeth Zindel

  • Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse, by Walter Dean Myers

  • Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

  • Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball, by Lawrence D. Hogan with a foreword by Jules Tygiel

“My Library” with Jessica B. Phillips

What kinds of reads are in the personal library of Historic Richmond Town's Executive Director & CEO? Working from home this week, HRT's own Jessica B.Phillips shares some favorites in historical fiction and non-fiction. After all, it's a perfect way to enjoy arts & culture in quarantine is to read a good book!