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Meet the Community Memory Fellow: Marvin Hicks

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history-and-preservation
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The Community Memory Fellow (CMF) position was created to broaden the notion of what public history is in Richmond and make that history accessible to everyone. Over the course of […]...

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: October 2024

Katie Heslop
October 2, 2024
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childrens
families
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October is the second month of Richmond Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how […]...

Storytime at Home: Leaves, Acorns, and Apples

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Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]...

Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library

book-reviews

  RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.   Check out these new booklists on the RPL Readers page! Two recent articles caught my eye, both about the (supposed?) dearth of […]...

September Book Chat with the YA Team

Genevievre Gray
September 26, 2024
book-reviews

Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]...