diverse reads
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YA Reads: Celebrating LGBTQ+ YA Nonfiction & Transgender and Nonbinary YA Fiction
Posted about 2 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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Happy Pride Month, Richmond! At Richmond Public Library we make sure that our collection reflects diverse identities and includes LGBTQIAP+ authors and characters no matter the month, but June is […]
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Celebrate Pride Month with Richmond Public Library!
Posted about 2 months ago by James Vaughan
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Book Reviews, celebrations, diverse reads, Families, Fiction, For Teens, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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YA Reads: AAPI and Jewish American Heritage
Posted about 3 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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May is an important month for celebrating cultural heritage and identities as well as reflecting on the contributions and legacies of both Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and […]
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YA Reads: Arab-American Heritage
Posted about 4 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, For Teens, holidays; celebrations, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
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Honor our Arab-American community members by recognizing and celebrating Arab-American Heritage Month, which takes place annually during the month of April. Established in 2022 by the Virginia General Assembly, Arab American Heritage […]
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YA Reads: Fantasy, Mythology, Afrofuturism & Afrofantasy
Posted about 5 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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Fantasy and Mythology are two genres that often captivate readers with their enchanting worlds and imaginative characters. Both featuring elements of the fantastic, they can capture readers’ imaginations and offer […]
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YA Reads: Native American and Indigenous Peoples Month
Posted about 9 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, For Teens, holidays; celebrations, Native American Heritage, Teens, young adult
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Richmond Public Library celebrates our Indigenous community members by recognizing Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month (also celebrated as Native American Heritage Month in the US), which takes place annually during the […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 4)
Posted about 12 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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This is the 4th and final installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children’s books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 3)
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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This is the 3rd installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children’s books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read books that […]
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Celebrate Disability Pride Month with RPL’s YA Collection
Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, Disability Pride Month, diverse reads, For Teens, Teens
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Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually during the month of July, commemorating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination based […]
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Celebrate Juneteenth with RPL’s YA Collection
Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, celebrations, diverse reads, For Teens, Juneteenth, Teens
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Juneteenth marks a very important day in American history. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and around 2,000 Union troops ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation […]
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