Inform * Enrich * Empower
(category archive)
Are You Library Fluent?
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Children's, Events, Families, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, National Library Week, Teens
| Tagged with #libraryfluent, #poweruser
Library Fluent adj. li-brary flü-әnt A term describing a person who knows how to utilize all aspects of a library, including but not limited to: checking out materials such as […]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with #mlkday, #nationaldayofservice, #volunteer
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January. It is meant to honor the life and achievements of the great civil rights leader, […]
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Learn a New Language Month–Are You Up for the Challenge?
Posted about 4 months ago by Laura Price
December is Learn a New Language Month! See what RPL has to offer you in reaching this goal.
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Jamestown Firsts
Posted about 5 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Adult, Book Reviews, celebrations, Events, holidays, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Uncategorized
| Tagged with berkley plantation, book recommendations, general assembly, jamestown, mayflower, plymouth, thanksgiving, virginia
Thanksgiving is a time when people look back and reflect on the beginnings of American colonial history with the arrival of settlers on the Mayflower in Plymouth in 1620. Most […]
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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Posted about 6 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Adult, Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with children, dyslexia, LD, learning disabilities, Library, reading, resources, richmond, virginia
Every October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. The International Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as the following: “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by […]
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Meet the Community Memory Fellow: Marvin Hicks
Posted about 6 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Adult, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with community memory fellow, history, local history, memory lab, Preservation, public history, research, richmond history
The Community Memory Fellow (CMF) position was created to broaden the notion of what public history is in Richmond and make that history accessible to everyone. Over the course of […]
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Aux Cord DJ- Hoopla Album Review Series
Posted about 10 months ago by Danny
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Adult, Hoopla, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Music
| Tagged with auxcorddj, Hoopla, music, music recommendations, music reviews
The Richmond Public Library offers users the opportunity to access several mediums through our e-resources. One of the apps that we consistently recommend to our patrons is Hoopla. Hoopla allows […]
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Let’s Hear it for the Ladies
Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Women's History
| Tagged with #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions
In honor of Women’s History Month, check out these newly updated biographical fiction booklists: Let’s Hear It For Bad Girls and Nasty Women: Ladies We Love to Loathe Let’s Hear […]
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Picture Books to Get Ready for March Madness!
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Picturebooks, reading suggestions, Sports
| Tagged with basketball picture books, children's picture books, college basketball, march madness, picture books, RVA
With Super Bowl LVIII now in the books and the opening day of baseball over a month away, it is time to get ready for March Madness! March Madness […]
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A New Logo for Our Next Century
Posted about 1 year ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Inform * Enrich * Empower
Our RPL 100 year has been a huge success! We’ve shared our history as a library and our vision for the future with the Richmond community. The events, exhibits, and […]
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