Reading Recommendations
(category archive)
Earth Day 2021
Posted about 3 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, environment, Events, Holidays, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with conservation, Earth Day, ecology, environment, global warming, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
“In nature, nothing exists alone.”— Rachel Carson, 1962 Even if a big Earth Day celebration is not happening in RVA, there are events going on virtually. From National Geographic’s Earth […]
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Poetry Has Gone to the Dogs
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
April is both National Poetry Month AND National Pet Month. What better way to celebrate than with poetry about dogs, for dogs, and by dogs. Check out the Academy of American Poets and The Poetry Foundation […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Protecting Our Environment
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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environment, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #activism, #activist, #gogreen, #saveourplanet, #teenactivism, #teenactivist, 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
It’s hard to believe it but we are already in our fourth month of the 2021 RPL Teen Writing Challenge. That means, if you’ve been completing one prompt a month, […]
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By Teens, For Teens – War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome back to our new(ish) series “By Teens, For Teens.” In these special blog posts, we’ll be sharing recommendations made by some of our VolunTEENS. This month we have an […]
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Aries Book Horoscope
Posted about 3 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Horoscopes, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with astrology, book horoscopes, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions
Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign plus something extra so the rest of us aren’t left out! This […]
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
Posted about 3 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
Hello, readers! Not only is this week National Library Week (and coincidentally, RPL’s reopening week), but it’s also currently National Poetry Month! I’ll admit that I haven’t always found poetry […]
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Celebrate the Days – April
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
Sweet April showers do spring May flowers! Rain, rain, go away – come again another day. April is the kindest (or is it the cruelest?) month. Maybe we all need […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Eleanor & Park, Dead Wake, and Keeper of the Lost Cities
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, ireadya, Middle grade fiction, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome to a new series on our Shelf Respect blog called “By Teens, For Teens.” In these special blog posts, we’ll be sharing recommendations made by some of our VolunTEENS. […]
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Get Growing!
Posted about 3 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Adult, Book Reviews, Children's, Families, Fiction, Gardening, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
Spring is here, bulbs are popping, trees are budding and the birds are busy! Working with seeds and plants is a great way to relieve stress and to focus on […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Body Positivity
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, bodydiversity, bodyimage, bodypositivity, booksforteens, currentevents, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
We’ve already arrived at month three of our 2021 RPL Teen Reading Challenge and it feels like time is flying by! How have things been going for you so far? […]
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