Reading Recommendations
(category archive)
Book Horoscopes – Capricorn
Posted about 6 days ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Horoscopes, Book Reviews, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with astrology, book recommendations, book recs, horoscopes, reading suggestions
Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign. We are a little late for Capricorn but please forgive me. Especially […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Immigration in the U.S.
Posted about 2 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, immigrantstories, immigration, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Hello readers! Have you decided to partake in our first ever Teen Reading Challenge? If so, have you gotten started yet? Maybe you’re looking for a little inspiration. Well, I’ve […]
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Black Lives Matter: Kids Edition
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Naomi D'Archangel
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Book Reviews, Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antiracism, black lives matter, book recommendations, social justice
It may be a New Year but these issues are still as prevalent as ever. Kids are never too young to start learning about the world around them. […]
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The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: Best books of the worst year edition
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with 2020, best of, lists, staff picks
Happy New Year and Goodbye, 2020, readers! I asked the staff once again to share with you all what their favorite read of the past year has been. To say […]
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Celebrate the Days – January
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Meg Raymond
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with celebrations
Let’s start 2021 with reasons to have a little party every day. There are holidays and observances every day of every month – so many reasons to celebrate!I’m not […]
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Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021 (the first half)
Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #2021releases, #ireadya, #mostanticipated, #yareads, tbr
Last December, I made a list of my 10 most anticipated ya books to be released in 2020. It was so well received that I’ve decided to make it an […]
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Comics Club Close-up: Paulina Ganucheau
Posted about 1 month ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Comics, Fiction, Manga, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #teenreads, book recommendations, book recs, comics, graphic novels, LGBT, teenreads, teens
Starting this past September we offered a monthly virtual comics meeting to talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the Tween Comics Club or just want to […]
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YA Books with Jewish Protagonists
Posted about 2 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with hanukkah, ireadya, jew, jewish, teens, yabooks, yareads
I initially set out wanting to write this post about YA Hanukkah books; however, there are not many (or any) of those. That’s a bummer! If you are a Jewish […]
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Misleading Fiction Titles
Posted about 2 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
The library has nonfiction books that aim to teach readers new skills. Want to learn to bring old clothes back to life, brew beer, or raise chickens? There are books […]
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New Reads in Magical Realism, Hot (Or At Least Lukewarm) Off the Presses!
Posted about 2 months ago by Alexandra Zukas
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Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, Magical realism
Okay, so what is magical realism, anyway? Pretty straightforward: It’s fiction that’s very much anchored in our world, but maintains some element of the fantastical. Often–but not always–these elements go […]
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