Teacher Cierra Claughton selects books for her seventh- grade English class at Clark Springs Elementary School Wednesday. She and other teachers, administrators and students made the transition this week into the West End elementary school after they were forced to move from Elkhardt Middle School in South Side because of a mold infestation.

Take a book or two, read them and then return them when you’re finished, using the honor system. And perhaps place a book or two in the “Little Free Library” for others to enjoy. What a novel idea. This community box in the 1600 block of Laburnum Avenue on North Side invites book readers to do just that. Roughly a dozen mini libraries are scattered around Richmond. Go to www.littlefreelibrary.org to learn more about them.

The Richmond Chapter of The Charmettes and their guests appear regal in their African attire at the organization’s annual gala fundraiser at a Henrico County recreation center last Saturday. Right, Richmond chapter leaders, from left, include Mamie Nunery, president; Frances Scott, vice president; Darlene Nunery, acting event chair; Delores Murray, fundraising chair; and Sala Dabney- Powell, entertainment coordinator. The event included dinner, entertainment and dancing. The event supports cancer treatment, research and education.

Jay’Neka Stancel proudly is pinned with a deputy’s badge by her father, Carl White, at the Richmond Sheriff Office’s first Basic Training Academy graduation ceremony last Friday at the new Richmond Justice Center. Class President Misha Goins leads her 22 classmates during the ceremony as Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. and others watch from the stage.

Jay’Neka Stancel proudly is pinned with a deputy’s badge by her father, Carl White, at the Richmond Sheriff Office’s first Basic Training Academy graduation ceremony last Friday at the new Richmond Justice Center. Class President Misha Goins leads her 22 classmates during the ceremony as Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. and others watch from the stage.

members of the Beta Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity clasp hands as they are about to sing their fraternity song Saturday night at the organization’s 2015 Black and Gold Ball at a Richmond area hotel.

chapter leaders, from left, include Jeffrey Jackson, chapter president, with Madeline Berry; Alan J. Foster, ball committee co-chair, with Rita G. Foster; and Sylvester M. Brown, ball committee co-chair, with Anita M. Brown. The event included dinner, entertainment and dancing. Proceeds from the black-tie affair will go to the Beta Gamma Lambda Education Foundation for scholarships and community outreach programs.

Former Richmond City Council colleagues who brought black political power to City Hall in 1977 take part in a recognition ceremony that Mayor Dwight C. Jones hosted Wednesday night at The Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward. Right, Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson chats with Claudine McDaniel, who stood in for her mother, the late Claudette Black McDaniel, Willie J. Dell and Henry L. Marsh III, who became the city’s first African-American mayor with the votes of his colleagues. Left, Walter T. Kenney, the fifth honoree, listens to the program with a reflective expression.

Former Richmond City Council colleagues who brought black political power to City Hall in 1977 take part in a recognition ceremony that Mayor Dwight C. Jones hosted Wednesday night at The Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward. Right, Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson chats with Claudine McDaniel, who stood in for her mother, the late Claudette Black McDaniel, Willie J. Dell and Henry L. Marsh III, who became the city’s first African-American mayor with the votes of his colleagues.