Leonora Wiziarde, 6, of Richmond is a voracious reader and what better place to read than the children's section of the Friends of the Richmond Public Library Book Sale Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, held at the Main Library at 101 E. Franklin St. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Stretching to learn : Clyde Ferguson III of Chesterfield reaches for the National Geographic magazines on a top shelf as he peruses the issues available last Saturday at the semiannual book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Public Library. The two-day event held at the Main Library at 101 E. Franklin St. draws voracious readers who patiently comb the stacks and boxes of books, magazines, CDs and other materials to select and purchase their latest treasures. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Autumn leaves in Downtown (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Point, counterpoint: About 20 neo-Confederates with the CSA II: New Confederate States of America and the Virginia Task Force 3 Percenters-Dixie Defenders were met with a like number of counterprotesters last Saturday at the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Point, counterpoint: The rally was the fifth held in the city since 2017 by the Confederate groups to show support for keeping the Confederate monuments. Counterprotesters, including this young man who did not want to be identified, held signs expressing their opposing position. Dozens of law enforcement officers were on hand to monitor events. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Ropes of lights add an artistic touch to this pedestrian bridge on the city’s riverfront. The lines that seem to hang in the air are attached to the bottom of the pedestrian bridge that crosses the Kanawha Canal and links Tredegar Street at 7th Street to Brown’s Island. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)