Shelf Respect

Posted about 3 days ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Banned Books, Inform * Enrich * Empower, reading suggestions

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Posted about 1 week ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Adult, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations, Short fiction | Tagged with book recommendations, books in translation, reading suggestions, short reads

Fall is here and there are so many wonderful events in RVA it’s hard to choose where to spend time! Beautiful weather, great live music, fairs and festivals all compete […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, #yabooks, #yareads, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, demon hunter, demon slayer, monster hunter, monster slayer, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabooks, yareads, young adult, youngadult, youngadultbooks

Demon/monster hunter shows and movies have surged in popularity recently, focusing on high-stakes stories where heroes battle supernatural threats. If films like K-Pop Demon Hunters or anime shows like Demon […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, By Teens, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, #yabooks, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabookchat, yabooks, yafiction, youngadult, youngadultbooks

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 […]

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Adriane Marshall

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, reading suggestions | Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #readinginthemiddle, #rplrecommends, #tweenbooks, book recommendations, book recs, hispanic heritage month, hispanicheritage, reading suggestions, verse

Monday, September 15th to Wednesday, October 15th marks the month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino history and culture. This coincides with the independence days of several Latin American countries, including […]

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Sarah Fenninger

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices, book reviews, children's books, picture books, reading suggestions

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 […]

Posted about 4 weeks ago by Adriane Marshall

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, reading suggestions, Travel | Tagged with #adultbooks, #bookrecommendations, #fallvibes, #readingintheadultage, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, coffee shop reads, cozy mysteries, cozy reads, fall, fall reads, found family reads, reading suggestions

The feeling of crisp, cool air, colorful leaves, and scents like pumpkin spice mean it is time for all things fall! What better way to celebrate the changing of the […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Katie Heslop

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, book recommendations, book recs

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Sarah Fenninger

Posted in 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 […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Erin Brallier

Posted in Adult | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookclub, #bookclubkits, #bookclubs, #books, #reading

We are excited to announce the launch of a new collection, Book Club Bags, available now for check out.  Book clubs are more popular than ever and are a great way to come together and connect with fellow readers and now your local library offers the convenience of multiple copies of your latest book club pick in a bag.