Bookologist

We Choose the Books for You
RPL bookologists create on demand, hand-crafted, "bespoke" book suggestion lists just for you.
Bookology
Libraries are all about connecting books and readers. Sometimes the choices can seem overwhelming, and you need a little help finding titles you really want to read. RPL can help. THE BOOKOLOGIST is a bespoke readers advisory service for adults, teens and kids.
Tell us your reading preferences by filling out a short, online form, and RPL Bookologists will carefully hand-craft a list of titles just for you. Whether you’re stuck in a reading rut, looking to read outside your comfort zone, or just looking for great suggestions, The Bookologist can help.
Our book recommendations are bespoke – not canned, not an algorithm – but carefully hand-selected just for you. Like most artisanal products, they take time to create. Please allow 3-5 business days for your personal list.
Recommendations from the Blog

RPL Staff's Most Anticipated Reads of 2023
With a new year brings lots of excitement surrounding the release of new books. And, no one is more excited for these than our staff here at Richmond Public Library. We polled staff on what books they're most excited to read in 2023 and here are a few of the titles they named. Summer Michau, Broad Rock Branch The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag by Sasha Velour (Release date: April 4, 2023) Sasha Velour won season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which has transcended from being a reality competition show to an international...

January Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Happy New Year, Readers! Welcome to the next installment in our series of blog posts featuring children's books we're currently loving! "Book Chat with the Youth Services Team" features one book recommendation from each of our Youth Services team members. We cover a variety of books from fiction to non-fiction, picture books to chapter books, graphic novels and more! We hope that this month's reading recommendations get you excited about some awesome new books we've added to our collection as well as some oldies but goodies....

The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: 2022 Edition
Here's to one more year in the books! We hope you've had as great a reading year as we've had. We love recommending great books all year long, but we especially love compiling this list for you. That's because it's full of our absolute favorites from the last year. With any luck, you'll find your next great read somewhere in this post. And, if not, reach out to us. You can call, stop in, or put in a special request via our Bookologist service, and we'll create an on demand, hand-crafted, "bespoke" book suggestion list just for you. Hayley...