Book Reviews

Posted about 3 years ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with National Library Week

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 […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with app, audiobooks, ebooks, econtent, Libby, overdrive

If you’re a fan of eBooks and audiobooks, then you’re probably familiar with OverDrive. If not, OverDrive is a platform to which Richmond Public Library subscribes and through which we […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, Events, Families, Reading Recommendations | 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 […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Nico D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with book recommendations, Current Events

What is this day, why does it exist, and how does one celebrate it? I’m glad you asked! The What This day (often shortened to TDoV) celebrates trans, nonbinary, agender, […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Madison Eversoll

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with Google Drive, Google tutorial, Resume, Tech help

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 […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, 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 […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Nico D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with libraries, myths, RPL, themoreyouknow, truth

#1 Libraries only have books In addition to books (both large-print and standard) we have audio book cd’s, DVD’s, graphic novels for all ages, sheet music, music cd’s, zines, book […]

Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, 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 […]

Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with aradreadingchallenge, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, ireadya, reachingchallenge, reading suggestions, readingchallenge2022, teenreads

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted about the RAD Reading Challenge. If you didn’t already know, I was out on maternity leave. But I’m back now and ready to […]

Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Adult, book discussions, Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, health and wellness, nonfiction, reading suggestions

We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming programs that the Richmond Public Library has planned in support of the 2022 VCU Common Book,  The Organ Thieves. Whether you […]