Naomi D'Archangel's Posts

Posted about 6 days ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Events, Reading Recommendations, Writing | Tagged with authors, novels, writing

Welcome to NaNoWriMo! I promise, that’s not gibberish. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel from November 1st to 11:59pm November […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Children's, Film, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with book recommendations, movies, witches

Here are a handful of books and movies depicting witches in a positive light.

Posted about 1 month ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with interview, local, witches

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Ah, Shakespeare, you fiend! His portrayal of witches in Macbeth has been the first thing most people think of when […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Teens | Tagged with teens, yava

There’s only a week left to vote for your favorite YAVA nominee! Voting can be done in person through September 15th at your local branch or online here. There’s so […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's | Tagged with back to school, book recommendations

Starting a new school year can be stressful for kiddos. Maybe they went from elementary to middle school. Maybe there's a new teacher. Or maybe their best friend is no longer in class with them. Whatever the case, laughter and humor are always good medicine for some school-time blues.

Posted about 3 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Children's, Events | Tagged with cooking, food, kids, summer

Hiya folks! We’re in the home stretch for summer reading now. There’s still a few events left to attend, not to mention our closing bashes on August 10th. You’ve still […]

Posted about 4 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Events | Tagged with picture books, Summer Reading

Hello friends! Summer is in full swing now and our libraries are hopping with fun activities! From Lego Robotics Club and Mandalas to Candy Sushi and Puppet Shows, there’s something […]

Posted about 5 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Events | Tagged with picture books, Summer Reading

It’s that time of year friends! Summer fun in the sun! Your Richmond Public Library is full of activities that follow along with our theme this year of Explore Your […]

Posted about 6 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations

As an avid and hungry reader, I am in a constant state of flux, reading several books at the “same time.” Why the quotations there? It’s not like I have […]

Posted about 8 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's | Tagged with new releases, Spring

  (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 […]