Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 1)
Posted about 2 years ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with books, child, children, children's books, richmond, Richmond Public Library, RPL, virginia
This is the first 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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Check out these new or updated booklists
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
Sometimes you need a little help finding titles you really want to read It’s Not Easy Working for a Living fiction about working for our corporate overlords Just a Cog […]
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In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month, check out these new or updated fiction booklists:
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Asian American, Book Reviews
| Tagged with #bookrecs, book recommendations, reading suggestions
Asian-American Fiction: Dark or Dystopian Asian-American Fiction: Literary Asian-American Fiction: Mysteries and Historical Fiction Asian-American Fiction: Rom-Coms Check out the RPL Readers page for more lists.  Or, if you’d prefer a hand-crafted, […]
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Storytime at Home: Rainy Days
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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2024 YAVA Award Celebration & Winner
Posted about 2 years ago by Genevievre Wood
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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 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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April Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 2 years 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 2 years 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 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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Five Ways to Practice Early Literacy: Neighborhood Walks
Posted about 2 years 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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