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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library

Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
  RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.   Check out these new booklists on the RPL Readers page! Two recent articles caught my eye, both about the (supposed?) dearth of […]
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Read Up Richmond

Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
Richmond Public Library's Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one's own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together in the library to learn together, enter into a conversation with the larger community, and share the same space - making Richmond a more connected, more civil place.
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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library

Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE CHECK OUT THESE NEW BOOKLISTS ON  THE RPL READERS PAGE August is Happiness Happens month Because we can’t contain our Happiness, there’s more! Happiness […]
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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library

Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
Posted in Book Reviews
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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library

Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
Posted in Book Reviews
Richmond Public Library has something for everyone Check out these new or newly updated booklists on the RPL Readers page All Five Senses fiction you can see, hear, feel, smell, […]
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Check out these new or updated booklists

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
Sometimes you need a little help finding titles you really want to read It’s Not Easy Working for a Living fiction about working for our corporate overlords Just a Cog […]
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In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month, check out these new or updated fiction booklists:

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
Asian-American Fiction: Dark or Dystopian Asian-American Fiction: Literary Asian-American Fiction: Mysteries and Historical Fiction Asian-American Fiction: Rom-Coms Check out the RPL Readers page for more lists.   Or, if you’d prefer a hand-crafted, […]
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VA Court of Appeals clarifies landlords’ responsibility for pest infestations

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
At the Law Library, I get this question quite a bit – “If my apartment has bugs/mice/fleas/etc., is it my landlord’s responsibility to pay for an exterminator, or do I […]
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Let’s Hear it for the Ladies

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
In honor of Women’s History Month, check out these newly updated biographical fiction booklists: Let’s Hear It For Bad Girls and Nasty Women: Ladies We Love to Loathe Let’s Hear […]
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New Federal Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
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As of January 1, 2024, most small businesses will have to report to the federal government who owns the business. The mandatory reporting is the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) […]
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