Usage of the Local History Collection is available by appointment.  The collection is closed after 5:00 p.m.
and access is limited on Saturdays.

Local History Links
 The following information and resources are available at the Richmond Public Library

• Chevron Refinery 
• Environmental Justice Case Study:  West County Toxics & The Chevron Refinery
• East Brother Light Station Website
• Ford Building
• Historical Photos
• Photo collection of Black entrepreneurial and cultural life in North Richmond, 1940 - 1970
• Mapping Richmond's World War II Homefront
• Point Richmond 
  • Brief History of Point Richmond
  • Point Richmond History Association
• Richmond -- History
• • Whitnah, Joseph. A History of Richmond, California: The city that grew from a rancho
  • An Exploration of Our History: North Richmond pt. 2 video
  • An Exploration of Our History: North Richmond pt. 3 video
  • The Official California Negro Directory & Classified Buyers Guide A 1942 -1943 publication that contains residential and business listings for California, Oregon and Washington
• Rosie the Riveter
  • Rosie the Riveter Project
  • Rosie the Riveter Website 
  • San Francisco Chronicle article about Rosie the Riveter (Oct 4, 1996)
• Waterfront
  • Brooks Island Regional Preserve
• Winehaven Winery