Shelf Respect

Posted about 2 months ago by Louis Maranski

Posted in Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices

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 […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Adult, Children's, For Teens, poetry, Poetry, Reading Recommendations, Teens

National Poetry Month “Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Adult, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Earth Day, environment, Events, Families, Fiction, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, celebrations, currentevents, health and wellness

It all started with a book by Rachel Carson.  Silent Spring was originally published in 1962, and became a New York Times bestseller. It raised awareness about the links between […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Nico D'Archangel

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with book recommendations, Current Events

What is this day, why does it exist, and how does one celebrate it? I’m glad you asked! The What This day (often shortened to TDoV) celebrates trans, nonbinary, agender, […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Louis Maranski

Posted in Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices

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 […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Lindy Gellings

Posted in Adult, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with tax, tax help, tax season, taxes

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year… tax season! Taxes leave many of us confused and frustrated, but Richmond Public Libraries are here to help. Read on to learn more about […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Fiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens | Tagged with bestservedcold, bewaretheidesofmarch, ireadya, revenge, teenreads, yafiction

In honor of the Ides of March, I thought I’d put together a little booklist for you full of YA books all about revenge. Who does revenge better than a […]

Posted about 3 months ago by Laura Price

Posted in Fiction, Iran, nonfiction, poetry, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with book recommendations, Iran

In ancient Persia, the mythological hero Rostam performed seven labors in order to prove his worthiness. He slew dragons and villains and overcame adversities with his superhuman strength. Modern Iranians […]

Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Children's, Hoopla, Online Database

Test Excerpt hoopla is a web and mobile library streaming service that RPL provides to our patrons completely free! Through it you can access eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, comics, music, and even TV shows. The best part is that you never have to wait to borrow a title. Every borrow is instantaneous. This is sooooo nice when you’re just dying to watch something or you need that book for your book club that’s meeting…tomorrow.

Posted about 3 months ago by Lindy Gellings

Posted in Biographies, Fiction, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, celebrations, Fiction, history, Holiday, nonfiction

“Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you.” Barack Obama   Throughout our nation’s 247-year history, only 47 men have held […]