Library

Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library


Vision Statement

Expanding Minds. Empowering People. Enriching Community.

Mission Statement

In striving for public service excellence, the Ed and Hazel Richmond Public Library is a welcoming community center whose staff, resources, programs, and services provide for the needs of our diverse community.

Mr. Kippy’s Story Time

Every Tuesday at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. 

Library Circulation Website

What’s New in the Library? 

Overdrive accounts available to the public. Call the library to set your account 361-758-2350.

FYI: The Overdrive app is no longer available. Libby is the new application for Overdrive. App can be found on the app store. Attached is a slideshow that will help you get started with Libby. 

How to log into Libby

GED/HSE Class

GED/HSE classes have returned to the library every Tuesday/Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Anyone that is interested will need to come by the library and pick up a registration form before attending the class.  The registration form will be sent to San Patricio Adult Literacy Council for processing. The SPALC is the organization sponsoring the class.

Check out our newest titles!

New Titles in the Library

Adult Fiction

Hard to Break – Michael Ledwidge

The Villa – Rachel Hawkins

Code 6 – James Grippando

Devil You Know – P.J. Tracy

Spare – Prince Harry

Don’t Open the Door – Allison Brennan

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng – Douglas Preston


Junior Fiction

Squidding Around: Class Clown Fish – Kevin Sherry 

When Mischief Came to Town – Katrina Nannestad 

Featured Author of the Week


In our effort to introduce new authors to our patrons, we are featuring an author that is actually familiar as the co-author of James Patterson’s “Michael Bennett” series. Michael Ledwidge has written fourteen bestselling novels in the Bennett series with James Patterson. Ledwidge is an American author that published his first book, The Narrowback, when he was 26 years old in 1999. He wrote two more books before teaming up with James Patterson in 2007 to co-create the “Michael Bennett” series. In all Ledwidge has co-authored twenty-seven books with Patterson from 2007 to 2022.  In 2020 Michael Ledwidge started writing his own series of books featuring Michael Gannon, an adventurer with a unique set of skills. There are three books in this riveting new thriller series, Stop at Nothing (2020), Run for Cover (2021), and the latest book Hard to Break (2023).