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News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
April is National Card and Letter Writing Month
Posted about 5 days ago by Meg Raymond
April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Posted about 1 week ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews
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Very early one rainy morning, I let my five dogs outside for their morning constitutional before breakfast. Only four came back inside. The Rosebud, a sheltie-cavalier mix (and my only […]
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New Books in Translation
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews
This week I’m bringing you a short list of what I’ve been enjoying from distant shores lately. The Wall by Max Annas, translated from the German by Rachel Hildebrandt I […]
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Read Harder Challenge #4: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue & Read Harder Challenge #5: We Say #NeverAgain
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
Robert’s picks: French Film Festival
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Natalie Draper
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Film
Bonjour (or bonsoir, depending on what time of day you’re reading this)! Time again for the French Film Festival, hosted by the Byrd Theatre as it has been for over […]
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New Beginnings, New Books
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Naomi D'Archangel
(Photo credit to Nae Jean Petography, also known as yours truly, “Paws and enjoy the moment!”) Springtime is a time of renewal. Some people do spring cleaning to start […]
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Women Writing Women (and girls)
Posted about 1 month ago by Naomi D'Archangel
The world of writing can seem to be dominated by male authors and male lead characters. The trope of a woman (particularly a princess) needing to be saved by a […]
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Optimistic in March
Posted about 1 month ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews
A customer at work once said to me “please tell me your name is Sparkle. If it’s not Sparkle, it totally should be”. I was a little taken aback, as […]
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Read Harder Challenge #3: Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell
For prompt #3 of the Read Harder Challenge, a book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018, I read Vincent and Theo: […]
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