Book Reviews
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: October 2024
Posted about 12 months ago by Katie Heslop
October is the second month of Richmond Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how […]
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Storytime at Home: Leaves, Acorns, and Apples
Posted about 12 months ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library
Posted about 12 months ago by Meg Raymond
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 RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.  Check out these new booklists on the RPL Readers page! Two recent articles caught my eye, both about the (supposed?) dearth of […]
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September Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 12 months 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 […]
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Arrrrrrr! A Pirate’s Life for Us: Children’s Books to Celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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AHOY! September 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day – a day that encourages everyone to talk like scallywags and enjoy all things pirate! Here in the Richmond Public […]
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Storytime at Home: Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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September Book Chat with Youth Services Team
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
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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 […]
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Libraries, Then and Now
Posted about 1 year ago by Laura Price
September is officially Library Card Sign-Up Month, but to paraphrase a common saying, every month is a good one to sign up for a library card! Libraries have changed, adapted, grown, and improved. The more I think about what libraries used to provide, the more I marvel at all the wonderful options available to the library users of today.
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Read Up Richmond
Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond
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Richmond Public Library's Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one's own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together in the library to learn together, enter into a conversation with the larger community, and share the same space - making Richmond a more connected, more civil place.
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: September 2024
Posted about 1 year ago by Katie Heslop
This month, Richmond Public Library launched the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten page on our website. It can be daunting to try to find books that your child will love.
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