Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: February 2025
Posted about 2 years ago by Katie Heslop
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before […]
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Hooray for Hippopotamuses!: Children’s Books to Celebrate Poppy the Pygmy
Posted about 2 years ago by Sarah Fenninger
Image from Richmond Metro Zoo Probably like many of you, here at Richmond Public Library we can not get enough of Richmond Metro Zoo’s newest baby: Poppy the Pygmy Hippo! […]
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January Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 2 years ago by Genevievre Wood
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens, young adult
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Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]
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January Book Chat with Youth Services Team
Posted about 2 years ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations
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Happy New Year! 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 […]
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Storytime at Home: Baking
Posted about 2 years ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
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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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YA Reads: Retellings
Posted about 2 years ago by Genevievre Wood
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New Year, new you? How about New Year, new take on a classic? These YA fictional retellings breathe new life into time honored classic stories and refresh beloved fairy tales. […]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January. It is meant to honor the life and achievements of the great civil rights leader, […]
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Richmond Public Library Wrapped! (2024)
Posted about 2 years ago by Danny
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Book Reviews
The featured flipbook is a collection of staff playlists, showcasing a few of our most loved songs of 2024. We hope that you enjoy our selections and feel invited to […]
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Storytime at Home: Lunar New Year
Posted about 2 years 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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