Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Storytime at Home: Baking
Posted about 9 hours ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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YA Reads: Retellings
Posted about 3 days ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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New Year, new you? How about New Year, new take on a classic? These YA fictional retellings breathe new life into time honored classic stories and refresh beloved fairy tales. […]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted about 5 days ago by Jennifer Deuell
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holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with #mlkday, #nationaldayofservice, #volunteer
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January. It is meant to honor the life and achievements of the great civil rights leader, […]
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Richmond Public Library Wrapped!
Posted about 1 week ago by Danny
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Music
The featured flipbook is a collection of staff playlists, showcasing a few of our most loved songs of 2024. We hope that you enjoy our selections and feel invited to […]
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Storytime at Home: Lunar New Year
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: January 2025
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Katie Heslop
Happy New Year! If you are looking for something to start in the New Year that will bring you and your child closer as well as build your child’s vocabulary […]
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The Best Books We Read in 2024
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
| Tagged with bestof, bestof2024, favoritebook
The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne, “The final book in John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn Saga, The Fury of the Gods rounds out a heart-pumping, epic fantasy trilogy filled with Vikings, gods, and […]
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Storytime at Home: Winter
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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December Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, For Teens, Teens, young adult
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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 Team each recommends a favorite […]
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Learn a New Language Month–Are You Up for the Challenge?
Posted about 1 month ago by Laura Price
December is Learn a New Language Month! See what RPL has to offer you in reaching this goal.
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