Reading Recommendations

Posted about 4 days ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing

EVERY STORY MATTERS.  START WRITING YOURS. “Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with Vote

Every four years, the United States elects a new president. For the first 50 years or so of our nation’s history, voting was done in person at the local courthouse […]

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Robyn Webb

Posted in Fiction, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, Fiction, Library, reading suggestions

Together, let’s take a moment to step back from being inundated with news and worry. In this series of blog posts about escapist reads, explore stories that convey you to […]

Posted about 4 weeks ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Reading Recommendations

At the Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, which gives you digital options for browsing the new bookshelves. Add in curbside pickup, and […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #readinglist, #tiktok, #tiktokchallenge

Welcome back to the third and final installment of the “Best TikTok Trends: A Reading List” blog post. If you missed the first two posts in this series, you can […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in crafts and hobbies, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with books, clean, Dewey Decimal System, Library, mildew, mold, organize

Stressed by books? Are you stuck at home with piles of books and magazines, and running out of space? Do you want to set up a personal library, but don’t […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in 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 […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights

Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]

Posted about 1 month ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction | Tagged with ebooks, hispanic heritage month, Hoopla

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 […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #readinglist, #tiktok, #tiktokchallenge

Welcome back to Part 2 of the “Best TikTok Trends: A Reading List” blog post. As I’m sure you all are aware, there are a gazillion TikTok trends out there, […]