Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
RPL’s “Best of the Best” of 2018
Posted about 4 days ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
2018, what a great year for books! What year isn’t, really, but some years feel special. This year my personal list of favorites was 31 titles long. While I work […]
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Nonstop Nonfiction
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Natalie Draper
What I have always sought from books, and one reason my reading tastes can run a little…unusual at times, is to experience the world from another’s perspective. Books have this […]
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Edge of Your Seat Mysteries for Teens
Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell
The change in weather and the fall winds blowing puts me in the mood for a good mystery, something to keep me on the edge of my seat. That is […]
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So many new books, so little time
Posted about 2 months ago by Natalie Draper
The trouble with being a busy sort of person in a profession where one finds oneself surrounded at all times by books is the endlessly frustrating reality of never having […]
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Travel Traditions
Posted about 2 months ago by Adam Zimmerli
Now that summer’s finally leaving and fall seems right around the corner, many of us who have busy summers are entering into vacation season. That means choosing what to bring […]
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It’s all in your head: time, memory, and the mind
Posted about 3 months ago by Natalie Draper
So, we’re looking at more of a Category 2 Book Situation this weekend, right? I figure one book to every inch of rain in the forecast is a good ratio. […]
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The Shakespeare Requirement and other back to school reads (for grown-ups)
Posted about 4 months ago by Natalie Draper
Fans of epistolary novels should remember fondly Julie Schumacher’s ugly laugh inducing little hate/love letter to higher ed, Dear Committee Members. Those fans should now be rejoicing in the streets that […]
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Can’t Get Enough of The Darkest Minds? Try these page-turners…
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
Are you a fan of Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds? Were you one of the first to see the movie this week? If you’re like me, the answer is YES! […]
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Beat the heat with some chilling reads
Posted about 5 months ago by Natalie Draper
OK, it’s raining and a little cooler outside but we will soon find ourselves back in the sweltering swamp of August so we have a few chilling thrills to keep […]
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