Book Reviews
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Juneteenth
Posted about 2 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, Juneteenth
| Tagged with Alice Faye Duncan, Angela Johnson, book recommendations, Floyd Cooper, Glenda Armand, Juneteenth, Van G. Garrett, Vaunda Micheaux
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by Congress in 1865 so “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude” would be legal in the United States. However, the amendment would pass […]
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June: Go Outside or Stay Indoors: a Daily Guide
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Families, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with #camping, #ice cream, #nature, #nice, #outdoors, #outside, celebrations, checklists, food
June is a month full of contradictions and changes. Spring changes to Summer. The sun sets later and later, and rises earlier. June 21st – the Summer Solstice – is […]
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Keep Your Wheels Turnin’ with these Road Trippin’ Audiobooks
Posted about 2 years ago by Hayley DeRoche
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Book Reviews
When the fight over whose music gets played has worn everyone in the car down to a husk of their former selves, it’s time for an audiobook! These are some […]
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WHO’S BAD? Worst reviews, and the books, music and movies that provoked them.
Posted about 2 years ago by Alfreda Payton
In early January 2023, HBO Max and TV writer-producer, Charlie Grandy had the idea to launch a redux of the 1970’s Scooby-Doo and the Gang cartoon, but with a diverse […]
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Jewish American Heritage Month & RPL’s Special Collections
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with jewish american heritage month, jewish history, local history, richmond room
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) each May is a celebration of the contributions and experiences of Jewish Americans and highlights how America’s Jewish communities have shaped and been shaped by […]
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National Library Week!
Posted about 2 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews
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Richmond Public Library encourages all community members to visit the library during National Library Week, April 23-29, to explore all they have to offer. Most people know about the wealth […]
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Earth Day 2023 – Invest in Our Planet
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Earth Day, environment, Events, Families, Fiction, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, celebrations, currentevents, health and wellness
It all started with a book by Rachel Carson. Silent Spring was originally published in 1962, and became a New York Times bestseller. It raised awareness about the links between […]
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Tech Tips: Google Drive
Posted about 2 years ago by Madison Eversoll
Why Google Drive? Google Drive is a free cloud storage resource that anyone with a Gmail account can use. This resource is helpful for anyone needing an easier way to […]
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The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: 2022 Edition
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, bestof2022, book recommendations, favoritebooks, reading suggestions, readingrecommendations, rplreads, staff picks
Here’s to one more year in the books! We hope you’ve had as great a reading year as we’ve had. We love recommending great books all year long, but we […]
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Read a Celeb Memoir — 2022 RAD Reading Challenge for Teens
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with aradreadingchallenge, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, ireadya, reachingchallenge, reading suggestions, readingchallenge2022, teenreads
Hey hey readers! Welcome back to my next installment of the RAD Reading Challenge…RPL Style! For those of you that are new here, I’ve taken on local book blogger Rachel […]
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