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News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ RPL
Posted about 1 week ago by Jennifer Deuell
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month! Please join us in paying tribute to the many generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched and positively influenced […]
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Hispanic Life in America by NewsBank
Posted about 1 week ago by Jennifer Deuell
Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month which runs September 15-October 15. While we feel that it is important to celebrate Hispanic people and their culture year round, this […]
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September Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Louis Maranski
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
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 […]
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Read a Book with a Cover You Love — 2022 RAD Reading Challenge for Teens
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with aradreadingchallenge, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, ireadya, reachingchallenge, reading suggestions, readingchallenge2022, teenreads
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted about the RAD Reading Challenge. If you didn’t already know, I was out on maternity leave. But I’m back now and ready to […]
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Common Book Reading List
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Award Winners, book discussions, Book Reviews, diverse reads, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, VCU Common Book
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, health and wellness, nonfiction, reading suggestions
We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming programs that the Richmond Public Library has planned in support of the 2022 VCU Common Book, The Organ Thieves. Whether you […]
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The Organ Thieves – VCU Common Book 2022
Posted about 1 month ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
| Tagged with Author Talk, book discussions, book recommendations, public programs, reading suggestions, VCU Common Book
The VCU Common Book is a university-wide initiative focused on welcoming first-year students into the vibrant intellectual culture of VCU. Through a partnership with Richmond Public Library and the Richmond […]
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By Teens, For Teens – A Study in Scarlet, Robinson Crusoe & Animal Farm
Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, mystery, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
This week for our By Teens, For Teens blog post, VolunTEEN David G., age 14. has written a few book reviews for you. If you are a lover of classic […]
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Storytimes With Ripple
Posted about 1 month ago by Phil Shepard
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Book Reviews
Ripple LOVES Richmond Public Libraries and making new friends! That’s why he’s sharing one of his favorite stories and letting everyone’s imagination sing during special story times at your local […]
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August Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 1 month ago by Louis Maranski
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
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 […]
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August is Virginia Craft Beer Month
Posted about 1 month ago by Nico D'Archangel
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Adult, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction
| Tagged with book recommendations, local, RVA
There’s a story poured into every pint of Virginia craft beer. One sip can take you to a tasting room looking out at a beautiful mountain vista while another […]
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