diverse reads
(category archive)
Celebrating YA LGBTQ+ Voices
Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood
Posted in
Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, teenreads, yabooks
Happy Pride Month from Richmond Public Library! Celebrate by checking out some of our diverse YA books written by LGBTQ+ authors and/or featuring LGBTQ+ main characters.
Continue Reading
Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 2)
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
Posted in
Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with books, child, children, children's books, richmond, Richmond Public Library, RPL, virginia
This is the 2nd 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 […]
Continue Reading
Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 1)
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
Posted in
Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with books, child, children, children's books, richmond, Richmond Public Library, RPL, virginia
This is the first 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 […]
Continue Reading
Books to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
Posted about 1 year ago by Jennifer Deuell
Posted in
Adult, Asian American, celebrations, Children's, diverse reads, Graphic Novels, holidays, holidays; celebrations, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, Teens
Let’s Celebrate Black History!
Posted about 1 year ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
Posted in
Adult, Audiobooks, Biographies, Black History Month, book discussions, celebrations, Children's, Comics, diverse reads, Events, Families, For Teens, Graphic Novels, History and Preservation, Picturebooks, Poetry, reading suggestions
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, Afrofuturism, authors, Black History Month, celebrations, Harlem Renaissance, Hip Hop, Seniors, Teen Activities
Let’s celebrate Black History through the arts at the Richmond Public Library!
Continue Reading
HIDDEN TREASURES
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
Posted in
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 […]
Continue Reading
Native American Heritage Month
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November. It is a time to celebrate the Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities for their diverse […]
Continue Reading
Dark Academia and Gothic fiction
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
Posted in
Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, mystery, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, dark academia, Fiction, gothic fiction, reading suggestions
RPL has the “For Dummies” series!
Posted about 2 years ago by Alfreda Payton
Posted in
Adult, diverse reads, eContent, Health and Wellness, Hoopla, How-To, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Technology, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, self care
The first For Dummies instructional guidebook was cautiously offered to the public in 1991 by bookstore owners who were convinced the public would be insulted by its title. DOS for […]
Continue Reading
Spotlight on: ALAN MOORE-Graphic Novelist
Posted about 2 years ago by Alfreda Payton
Posted in
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 […]
Continue Reading
You must be logged in to post a comment.