Phil Shepard's Posts
RPL Author
How it All Began – Series Starters
Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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Are you mad for books in series? Me, too! I love books in series, but also have a compulsion that I. Must. Read. Series. In. Order. Sometimes this proves difficult. […]
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Dark Academia and Gothic fiction
Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, mystery, Reading Recommendations
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Hispanic Heritage month 9/15-10/15
Posted about 2 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Adult, Book Reviews, books in translation, celebrations, Children's, Events, Families, hispanic heritage month, holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, September
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National Hispanic Heritage Month was established in 1968 as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in in 1988 to cover a 30-day […]
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Self-Care September
Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Health and Wellness, holidays; celebrations, Hoopla, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Online Database, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Self-care, September
Self-Care September I am not a hot weather person, and summer is my Grumpy Season. I am looking forward to September for many reasons. It should be cooler, and September is […]
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June: Go Outside or Stay Indoors: a Daily Guide
Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Book Reviews, Families, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower
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June is a month full of contradictions and changes. Spring changes to Summer. The sun sets later and later, and rises earlier. June 21st – the Summer Solstice – is […]
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Earth Day 2023 – Invest in Our Planet
Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Adult, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Earth Day, environment, Events, Families, Fiction, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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It all started with a book by Rachel Carson. Silent Spring was originally published in 1962, and became a New York Times bestseller. It raised awareness about the links between […]
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Common Book Reading List
Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Adult, Award Winners, book discussions, Book Reviews, diverse reads, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, VCU Common Book
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We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming programs that the Richmond Public Library has planned in support of the 2022 VCU Common Book, The Organ Thieves. Whether you […]
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Storytimes With Ripple
Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Book Reviews
Ripple LOVES Richmond Public Libraries and making new friends! That’s why he’s sharing one of his favorite stories and letting everyone’s imagination sing during special story times at your local […]
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Supporting Mental Health at the Library
Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Health and Wellness
In July, Virginia implemented the nationwide 988 hotline number to provide free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers […]
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The Richmond Public Library Receives Inaugural Commonwealth History Fund Grant
Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Inform * Enrich * Empower
Richmond, VA – It is with great excitement that we announce Richmond Public Library is one of 12 inaugural recipients to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & […]
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