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VIRGINIA PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN WORLD WAR II: “ENEMIES WITHIN & WITHOUT”
Posted about 3 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Adult, Black History Month, Book Reviews, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with African American Soldiers, Civl Rights, Domestic Relations, German Soldiers, Italian Soldiers, Jim Crow, Labor Shortage, Lectures, Prisoners of War, Race Relations, The Press, World War II
Prisoners of War Arrive During World War II, the U.S. was “home” to over 425,000 prisoners of war (POWs). They were Japanese, German and Italians from the Axis countries captured […]
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Posted about 3 years ago by kathryn Coker
Federal Legislation After unsuccessful federal legislative attempts to approve a week during the first 10 days in May as Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week, Congress passed New York Representative Frank Horton‘s House […]
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X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Families, Health and Wellness, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with children, Chromosomes, Down syndrome, Genetic, health and wellness, law, Law Library, medical injustice, mental health, teens, undiagnosed, X and Y chromosomal variations
In 2012 the State Legislature passed HJ216 2012 which designated May as “X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month”. Genetic Disorders X & Y Chromosomal Variations are genetic disorders. […]
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COLONIAL FOUNDERS DAY: And Searching RPL’s New Catalog
Posted about 3 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Adult, Audiobooks, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly designated May 14th as Colonial Founders Day. So, I decided for this blog to give a short historical overview of Jamestown and then launch […]
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MEDICAL INJUSTICES
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Black History Month, Health and Wellness, History and Preservation, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with african-american, Apartheid, Black History, Blood, book recommendations, children, Eugenics, Experiment, Genocide, injustice, Law Library, Medicine, Organ Trafficking, Race, Racism, Red Market, Transplant
Great strides in medical history have often been made as a result of research and experimentation, and the first human successes were arguably the result of successful experiments, often on […]
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Celebrate the Days – May
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, crafts and hobbies, Gardening, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
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There are holidays and observations every day of the month – so many reasons to celebrate. I’m not saying there should be cake every day, but I’m not saying there […]
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Earth Day 2021
Posted about 3 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, environment, Events, Holidays, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with conservation, Earth Day, ecology, environment, global warming, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
“In nature, nothing exists alone.”— Rachel Carson, 1962 Even if a big Earth Day celebration is not happening in RVA, there are events going on virtually. From National Geographic’s Earth […]
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Poetry Has Gone to the Dogs
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
April is both National Poetry Month AND National Pet Month. What better way to celebrate than with poetry about dogs, for dogs, and by dogs. Check out the Academy of American Poets and The Poetry Foundation […]
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
Posted about 3 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
Hello, readers! Not only is this week National Library Week (and coincidentally, RPL’s reopening week), but it’s also currently National Poetry Month! I’ll admit that I haven’t always found poetry […]
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Celebrate the Days – April
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
Sweet April showers do spring May flowers! Rain, rain, go away – come again another day. April is the kindest (or is it the cruelest?) month. Maybe we all need […]
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