Book Reviews
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The Best Books We Read in 2023
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
| Tagged with bestof, bestof2023, favoritebook
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson “Two smart, misfit teenagers spend a hot and sticky summer together – partly by choice but mostly because of proximity. […]
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HIDDEN TREASURES
Posted about 4 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Biographies, Book Reviews, Cooking, crafts and hobbies, diverse reads, Health and Wellness, holidays; celebrations, How-To, mystery, Poetry
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, Breast Cancer, christmas, Computers, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Intermittent Fasting, Memoir, nonfiction, reading suggestions, recipes
Hidden Treasures – Part 1: A Taste of Treasure By Meldon Jenkins-Jones Browsing through the stacks at Hull Street Branch Library, my fingers stumbled upon some books that I had […]
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How it All Began – Series Starters
Posted about 6 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, books in series, Fiction, reading suggestions
Are you mad for books in series? Me, too! I love books in series, but also have a compulsion that I. Must. Read. Series. In. Order. Sometimes this proves difficult. […]
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Read Up Richmond: November 14th!
Posted about 6 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
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 […]
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Dark Academia and Gothic fiction
Posted about 7 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, mystery, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, dark academia, Fiction, gothic fiction, reading suggestions
Gellman Room Concerts and First Fridays at the Main Library
Posted about 7 months ago by Hannah Kilgore
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Book Reviews
| Tagged with art, art exhibits, arts programming, classical music, concerts, first fridays, free concerts, jazz, music, programming
An autumn chill is finally in the air, which means it’s time to crack the windows, put the kettle on, and break out your favorite records for some cozy listening…Or, […]
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Hispanic Heritage month 9/15-10/15
Posted about 8 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, books in translation, celebrations, Children's, Events, Families, hispanic heritage month, holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, September
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, celebrations, hispanic heritage month, latino
National Hispanic Heritage Month was established in 1968 as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in in 1988 to cover a 30-day […]
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Local History and Genealogy Events in the Richmond Room
Posted about 8 months ago by Chloe McCormick
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Book Reviews
Summer has been a busy time in the Richmond Room as we have been reorganizing our collections and space on the first floor of the Main Library. As we near […]
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Spotlight on: ALAN MOORE-Graphic Novelist
Posted about 10 months ago by Alfreda Payton
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Adult, Book Reviews, Comics, diverse reads, Film, Graphic Novels, Hoopla, humor, mystery, Reading Challenge, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 100 Greatest Novels, Alan Moore, Comic Books, graphic novels, RippleCon
We’re one day away from Richmond Public Library’s first RIPPLECON. Set for Saturday, June 24th at RPL’s Main Branch (101 East Franklin St Richmond, VA), the convention is dedicated to all things […]
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The Meaning of Sapphic: Unraveling the Power of Identity
Posted about 10 months ago by Madison Eversoll
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Language is a powerful tool that shapes our understanding of the world, including how we communicate our identities. Our words can evolve and gain significance as a tool to represent […]
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