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Children's Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 1)

Lisa Wiertel
May 6, 2024
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This is the first installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children's books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read books that take place where we live.  Seeing our Virginia cities and counties mentioned in the pages of a book gives one a special connection to what is being read.  Richmond Public Library has many children's books in our collection with settings that take place in Richmond and Virginia.  Both fiction and non-fiction selections are included with a brief description,...

April Book Chat with the Youth Services Team

Lisa Wiertel
April 12, 2024
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Welcome to the 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 our Youth Services team members. We cover a variety of books from fiction to non-fiction, picture books to chapter books, graphic novels and more! We hope that this month's reading recommendations get you excited about some awesome new books we've added to our collection as well as some oldies but goodies....

Let's Hear it for the Ladies

Meg Raymond
March 20, 2024
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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 It For Disobedient Women: Ladies Who Stepped Out of Line Let's Hear It For the Ladies The Ladies of Hollywood's Heyday: Glitz, Glamour, Grittiness Let's Hear It For Her Majesty: Queens, Princesses, Consorts, and Other Royal Ladies Let's Hear It For The Muses: Wives, Mothers, Sisters, Daughters Let's Hear It For The...