Book Reviews
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National American Indian Heritage Month
Posted about 1 month ago by kathryn Coker
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Adult, Book Reviews, environment, Events, Families, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Reading Recommendations
Introduction National American Indian Heritage Month has particular significance to Virginia, home to eleven state recognized American Indian tribes. “State recognition is the formal declaration of recognition to an American […]
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Learning to Love Our Autumn Years
Posted about 2 months ago by Laura Price
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Adult, Aging, Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Golden Years, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with aging, golden years
“Grow old with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made…” Robert Browning The official start of autumn, also known […]
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Celebrate the Days – October
Posted about 2 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, nonfiction, Poetry, poetry, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, animal shelters, archives, arthritis, be nice, blind, celebrations, checklists, dictionaries, failure, fire prevention, Friendship, frugal, handwashing, health and wellness, magic, make a difference, octopuses, origami, poetry, positive attitude, reading suggestions, sarcasm, shelter dogs, stuttering, tacos, War of the Worlds
THERE ARE HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES 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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Banned Books Week 2021
Posted about 2 months ago by Nae D'Archangel
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Book Reviews, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Challenge
| Tagged with banned book week, banned books, book recommendations
This year’s Banned Books Week theme is Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us. I personally find this to be a universal truth. With a book I can be a cyborg […]
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New Book Discussion Program!
Posted about 3 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
First Chapters is about building reading skills and community. On the last Wednesday of each month at 12:00 pm online via Zoom, we read the first chapter of a recent […]
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Urban Fiction Experience – Saturday, Sept. 25 – Main Library!
Posted about 3 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Book Reviews, Events, Fiction, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Poetry, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with book recs, local authors, poet laureate, public programs, reading suggestions, urban fiction, writing workshop
Experience urban fiction at its finest with New York Times Best-Selling Author Nikki Turner, Richmond Poet Laureate Roscoe Burnems, and other notable urban fiction authors. This free program features author […]
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Wobblies and Walter’s The Cold Millions
Posted about 3 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Black History Month, Book Reviews, Events, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Women's History
| Tagged with anarchists, bombings, capitalism, corporations, corruption, Goddess of Anarchy, Haymarket, I.W.W., Jess Walter, labor rights, Labor unions, law, Lucy Parsons, radicals, socialists, strikes, William D. (“Big Bill”) Haywood, Wobblies, workers, working conditions
By Teens, For Teens – Bag Man & Too Much and Never Enough
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, teenreads, volunteen
Have you been enjoying our VolunTEENs’ book reviews? We hope so! Teen nonfiction lovers will definitely want to check today’s post out. These reveiws were written by Jennings C., Age […]
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Celebrate the Days – September
Posted about 3 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, crafts and hobbies, Families, Fiction, Health and Wellness, holidays; celebrations, nonfiction, poetry, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with banned books, beards, book recommendations, celebrations, classical music, courtesy, currentevents, encouragement, Fiction, Grandparents, gratitude, HBUCs, library cards, make your bed, neighbor, new releases, nonfiction, online learning, positive thinking, procrastination, reading suggestions, reflexology, resumes, self care, sewing, talk like a pirate, voter registration
THERE ARE HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES 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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By Teens, For Teens – Desert Solitaire & The Catcher in the Rye
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, teenreads, volunteen
Our VolunTEENs have been hard at work reading and writing a ton of awesome reviews for you this summer! Here are two more written by Isabelle R., age 16. Book […]
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