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Reading Recommendations

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October Book Chat with Youth Services Team

Posted about 7 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “The Three of Us” by Ore Agbaje-Williams

Posted about 7 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
Welcome to the first installment of the blog post series “The Busy Parents’ Book Club.” I decided to start this series after having my second baby in two years and […]
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: October 2024

Posted about 7 months ago by Katie Heslop
October is the second month of Richmond Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how […]
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with RPL’s YA Reads

Posted about 8 months ago by Genevievre Gray
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the United States starting on September 15, which was chosen to coincide with the Independence Days of several Hispanic nations, and ending on […]
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September Book Chat with Youth Services Team

Posted about 8 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 4)

Posted about 9 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
This is the 4th and final 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 […]
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Revisiting Greek Mythology Again and Again…and Again

Posted about 9 months ago by Kate McCarthy
So you’ve read Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles or Circe and are hungry for more… Or maybe you’re a fan of the Percy Jackson series or quite possibly you’ve just […]
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Olympics at the Library!

Posted about 9 months ago by Lauren London
The Olympics are here, and we are here to help you celebrate! Want to learn more about a sport? We’ve got non-fiction! Want to read a story about your favorite […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 3)

Posted about 10 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
This is the 3rd 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 […]
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July Book Chat with the Youth Services Team

Posted about 10 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]
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