Name: safeTALK
Start: 2026-08-25T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Mechanicsville Branch Library

Mechanicsville Branch Library

Ages 18 &amp; up. In this 3.5 hour in-person class, participants will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support.  Participants' role as a connector is the main focus of this training. Presented by the Hanover County Behavioral Health Wellness Team

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Ages 18 & up. In this 3.5 hour in-person class, participants will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and...

Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Engage your senses at this interactive touch station with materials used in cultures around the world. Visitors are invited to touch, examine, and compare natural and handmade materials, with a special focus on international textiles, spices, and fibers.
After exploring these materials, see the exhibit, We The People: The World in Our Commonwealth, to learn more about individuals and communities that have made Virginia home.&nbsp;
Monthly Theme: •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;August: Crafting Global Rhythms&nbsp;
FAQ: 1. Do I need to arrive right at 10:30? - No! This is a drop-in craft event from 10:30-11:30. 2. Do I need to purchase a ticket? - This event is included with daily admission, so you do need to purchase a museum ticket, but there is no additional ticket required for the crafts.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Ages 18 and up. Let's wrap up Summer Reading with dinner and chat about the books we enjoyed reading!

Local Event: Supper and Books

Supper and Books

Ages 18 and up. Let's wrap up Summer Reading with dinner and chat about the books we enjoyed reading!

Fountain Bookstore Inc

About the Book:
Someone you love, maybe the person you love most in the world, is drowning. Should you jump in the water? Will you be able to bring both of you back to shore?
 One night, Virginia Eubanks received the kind of news we all fear. Her beloved partner had been brutally beaten, just steps from their home.
 She jumped in the water.
 Eubanks dove into the responsibilities of caregiving. In the weeks, months, and years that followed, she and her partner, J., struggled to stay afloat as they faced wave upon wave of setbacks: police disinterest, suspended health insurance, inadequate medical care, lost income, lost friends, endless paperwork, and, for J., a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder. Then, a second case. Eubanks herself developed what is known as collateral PTSD, a condition common among caregivers but rarely discussed.
 She scanned the horizon for help.
 A reporter and an activist, Eubanks turned to reliable sources for guidance: scientists, therapists, trauma theorists, social movements. But it wasn’t until she happened on an old lifesaving manual that she found advice that actually helped. Inspired by its lessons, she signed up for instruction in wilderness first aid, kayak self-rescue, Winter Survival 101, map and compass navigation, bushwhacking, and lifeguarding. She went out in search of other people’s stories and interviewed experts—everyone from neuroscientists to forest rangers. She gathered skills and knowledge that made her feel strong, competent, better prepared for the challenges ahead.
 Disarmingly funny and quietly wise, A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving is the story—heart-wrenching and all too relatable—of how one woman tried to rescue her beloved and learned that she would also have to rescue herself. Built from both loss and connection, it is a moving, hopeful love story about two people caught in their own kind of wilderness, trying not just to survive but to truly care for each other. It asks that we reconsider the ways in which we tend to our loved ones and ourselves, and remember the communities of care that sustain us. It reminds us: no one survives the wilderness alone.
 About the Author:
Virginia Eubanks is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, The Guardian, Nature, and Scientific American. She is the author of Automating Inequality: How HighTech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor and A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir. She is an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. When not sleeping in her truck in the Adirondacks, she lives in Troy, New York.
 Kelly Justice is our fearless leader and an omnivore of a reader who will try almost any type of book at least once. She has been an indie bookseller since 1989, came to Fountain in 2000, and took over in 2008. She has served on countless bookseller boards and committees nationally and internationally but recently has scaled back on those activities to spend more time on the bookstore and personal passions like travel, cooking, and being with important people in her life and the cat.
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A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving

About the Book:
Someone you love, maybe the person you love most in the world, is drowning. Should you jump in the water? Will...

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Join the Virginia Museum of History &amp; Culture for an evening celebrating Richmond’s vibrant culinary community and our exhibition&nbsp;We the People: The World in Our Commonwealth, which explores the history and stories of immigration in Virginia.
This special event will feature chefs and restaurants with immigrant roots, exploring diverse food traditions through a relaxed tasting experience.
About the event: Guests will move through the space, meet chefs and culinary teams, discover the stories behind featured dishes, and experience how food connects communities, cultures, and histories.
Enjoy live music from Brookhouse, whose sound blends rock, jazz, folk, and Latin influences. Featured Food Vendors:&nbsp; Kobop TBT El Gallo La Bete Two and a Half Irishmen More coming soon!
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