Book Reviews
(category archive)
Comics Club Close-Up: Shannon Wright
Posted about 5 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Children's, Comics, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with authors, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, children, comics, graphic novels, interview
Starting this past September we’ve been offering a virtual comics meeting where we talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the last Tween Comics Club or just […]
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Focus on the New: Nonfiction for Kids
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, crafts and hobbies, nonfiction
| Tagged with Beverly Cleary, Biography, environment, Gwendolyn Brooks, Itzhak Perlman, Julio C. Tello, kids cooking, mermaids, Sharuko
Do you have a young reader who loves books full of facts and information? Check out this sample of new titles available for curbside pickup @ your local Richmond Public […]
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Love, Seldom, Trust, Never
Posted about 5 years ago by April Freeman
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Book Reviews
( When the Game Start Playing You!) AUTHOR TY MARSHALL This title alone had me intrigued about what was within these pages. Ty Marshall is one of the authors that […]
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Voting and Elections for Kids!
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, Elections
| Tagged with book recommendations, elections, nonfiction, Presidents, Shirley Chisholm, Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting and elections are in the news. It’s important and sometimes difficult to talk to kids about the process, results and why it’s all so necessary. Here are some titles […]
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Focus on the New: Picture Books
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with 2020, Community gardens, Dan Santat, Decemberists, fall, Haenyeo, halloween, Karen English, Meg Medina, Minh Lê, new, picture books, pumpkins
Picture books are equal parts text and illustration. All ages may delight in the settings and characters as pictures help tell the story. Here’s a baker’s dozen new titles available […]
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Focus on the New: Nonfiction
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, crafts and hobbies, Health and Wellness, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with beekeeping, environment, gardening, graphics, immigration, nonfiction, parenting, teaching, writing
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nonfiction as “writing or cinema that is about facts and real events.” Nonfiction titles may express an author’s point of view. Some nonfiction attempts to inform […]
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This Hispanic Heritage Month check out what new books Hoopla has to offer
Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper
There is a nice variety of new fiction and nonfiction by Latinx authors that you can browse right now, from the comfort of your own home, on Hoopla. I’ve selected […]
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Focus on the New: Cookbooks
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
RVA is a foodie town and the Richmond Public Library has a wide range of cookbooks for everyone. Grilling to vegan, baking to soups, regional cuisines and more are available […]
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Reading and Listening Options for Low Vision, Blindness, and Other Physical Limitations
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Technology
| Tagged with blind, low vision
Are you too busy with projects to devote as much time as you’d like to reading? Perhaps you can’t hold a book for very long without your arms getting so […]
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Focus on the New: Embroidery and Fiber Arts
Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
While Covid-19 is keeping us close to home, many folks are developing new skills or revisiting old ones. Baking, sewing, painting, writing, gardening and graphic arts are just a few […]
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