Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Storytime at Home: Rainy Days
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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2024 YAVA Award Celebration & Winner
Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Gray
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Award Winners, For Teens, Teens
| Tagged with awardwinners, booksforteens, forteens, ireadya, teenreads, teens, youngadult
Richmond Public Library hosted the 11th annual Young Adult Virginia Author (YAVA) Award Celebration on April 20th, 2024. The Main Library Auditorium transformed into a whimsical tent of wonders, and […]
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Storytime at Home: On The Farm
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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April Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrenbookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #picturebook recommendations, #richmondlibrary, #rplrecommends, #youthservices, picturebooks, richmond, ripple
Welcome to the 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 […]
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VA Court of Appeals clarifies landlords’ responsibility for pest infestations
Posted about 1 year ago by Charlie Schmidt
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Know Your Rights, Law Library
| Tagged with know your rights, law, Law Library, tenant landlord
At the Law Library, I get this question quite a bit – “If my apartment has bugs/mice/fleas/etc., is it my landlord’s responsibility to pay for an exterminator, or do I […]
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Storytime at Home: Springtime!
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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Five Ways to Practice Early Literacy: Neighborhood Walks
Posted about 1 year ago by Madison Eversoll
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Book Reviews
With the weather warming up in Richmond, there are more opportunities to go outside and play. Taking a stroll through the neighborhood with your toddler is not only a great […]
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Library Resources for Children’s Gardening
Posted about 1 year ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Earth Day, Gardening, Hoopla, Online Database
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #childrensgardening, #youthservices, Children's
A study done in 2021 detailed how a majority of children from ages 4-7 are confused if their food comes from a plant or animal. Creating and planning a garden […]
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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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Storytime at Home: Tea Party Time!
Posted about 1 year ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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