Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Poetry Month: Kids Edition
Posted about 2 days ago by Madison Eversoll
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Book Reviews
April is National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry as an indispensable art form that shapes literature and culture. Poetry does not have to be complicated, or deeply serious in […]
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Social-Emotional Book Recommendations for Babies to Preschoolers
Posted about 1 week ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends
This blog was written by Meredith Wells, VCU Capstone Student in Occupational Therapy. Young children are learning how to understand their emotions, use their bodies, and interact with others long […]
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March Book Chat with Youth Services Team
Posted about 1 week ago by Madison Eversoll
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Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations
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Welcome to another 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 […]
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Spring is for Gardening!
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, How-To, Reading Recommendations, Teens, young adult
| Tagged with #childrensgardening, #picturebook recommendations, backyard gardens, beekeeping, gardening books, gardening for beginners, gardening handbooks, herbs, small space gardens, square foot gardening, urban gardening
RVA truly had winter this year! Spring has come, trees are blooming and the ground is warming. It’s the perfect time to start seeds inside in containers or outside in […]
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Skills Spotlights: Print Awareness
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Madison Eversoll
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Children's
| Tagged with #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, Print Awareness, reading suggestions
Welcome to Skills Spotlight, a monthly blog where a Youth Services Librarian breaks down simple early literacy tips! You might have heard your local librarian talk about print awareness during […]
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Reading in the Middle: Books Written by Women
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Adriane Marshall
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Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #juvfiction, #kidsbooks, #middlegradenovels, #readinginthemiddle, #rplrecommends, #tweenbooks, book recommendations, book recs, Middle grade fiction, Reading in the Middle, reading suggestions, tween
March is Women’s History Month. The entire month is dedicated to celebrating the role of women in American history. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, […]
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March Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens, young adult
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What We’re Reading (and Loving) 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 […]
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YA Reads: Antiracist Nonfiction
Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Wood
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What does it mean to be antiracist? Members of the Black Panther Party coined the term “antiracist” during the 1960s/70s. With many different groups and organizations working similarly to fight […]
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Women’s History Month 2026
Posted about 1 month ago by Danielle Tarullo
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Adult, Book Reviews
| Tagged with #adultbooks, #bookrecommendations, women, Women's History Month
Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future Since 1986, the month of March has been nationally recognized as Women’s History Month. Each year the National Women’s History Alliance chooses […]
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Reading in the Middle: Fairy Tale Retellings
Posted about 1 month ago by Adriane Marshall
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Book Reviews, Children's
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We have know the fairy tale stories, they involve glass slippers, poisoned apples, and a giant bean stalk. But what happens when those stories are fractured, when they are modernized? […]
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