Book Reviews

Posted about 2 days ago by Adriane Marshall

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March is Women’s History Month. The entire month is dedicated to celebrating the role of women in American history. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, […]

Posted about 1 week ago by Genevievre Wood

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What We’re Reading (and Loving) Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Genevievre Wood

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What does it mean to be antiracist? Members of the Black Panther Party coined the term “antiracist” during the 1960s/70s. With many different groups and organizations working similarly to fight […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Danielle Tarullo

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Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future Since 1986, the month of March has been nationally recognized as Women’s History Month. Each year the National Women’s History Alliance chooses […]

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Adriane Marshall

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We have know the fairy tale stories, they involve glass slippers, poisoned apples, and a giant bean stalk. But what happens when those stories are fractured, when they are modernized? […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Wood

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Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Madison Eversoll

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Welcome to 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 […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Ben Himmelfarb

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Richmond Public Library’s Memory Lab opened in May 2024, and since that time over 200 people representing a wide variety of organizations, families, and places in Richmond have used the […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Madison Eversoll

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Welcome to Skills Spotlight, a monthly blog where a Youth Services Librarian breaks down simple early literacy tips! You might have heard your librarian cheerfully remind grown-ups during Storytime, “Let […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Adriane Marshall

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If you like to read the book before you see the movie, you’ve got your work cut out for you! We have a sampling of books that are coming out […]