Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Ten Picture Books for World Kindness Day
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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celebrations, Children's, Families, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #worldkindnessday, spreadkindness, spreadlove, worldkindnessday2023
November 13 is World Kindness Day. While we think every day should be filled with kindness, we won’t miss the opportunity to highlight this occasion. There are many things you […]
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How it All Began – Series Starters
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, books in series, Fiction, reading suggestions
Are you mad for books in series? Me, too! I love books in series, but also have a compulsion that I. Must. Read. Series. In. Order. Sometimes this proves difficult. […]
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Native American Heritage Month
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November. It is a time to celebrate the Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities for their diverse […]
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History of Halloween
Posted about 2 years ago by Louis Maranski
For many people, Halloween is a truly magical time of year. Once we start to experience those first chills, and see the leaves start to turn, we know it’s “Spooky […]
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Read Up Richmond: November 14th!
Posted about 2 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one’s own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from […]
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October Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 2 years ago by Ashley Edmiston
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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 […]
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Dark Academia and Gothic fiction
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, mystery, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #rplrecommends, dark academia, Fiction, gothic fiction, reading suggestions
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Celebrate Spooky Season With RPL
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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celebrations, Children's, Events, Families, holidays, holidays; celebrations, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
| Tagged with halloween
If you love spooky season like I do, then you are loving life right now. It’s the best time of year (IMO). A time when the weather gets little chilly, […]
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A Message From the Director: Banned Books Week 2023
Posted about 2 years ago by Scott Firestine
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Banned Books, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with bannedbooks, bannedbooksweek, bannedbooksweek2023, bookchallenges, censorship, freepeoplereadfreely, intellectualfreedom, letfreedomread
The Richmond Public Library (RPL) stands firmly against censorship and in support of the freedom to read. We celebrate Banned Books Week, which is held every year from October 1-7, […]
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Gellman Room Concerts and First Fridays at the Main Library
Posted about 2 years ago by Hannah Kilgore
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Book Reviews
| Tagged with art, art exhibits, arts programming, classical music, concerts, first fridays, free concerts, jazz, music, programming
An autumn chill is finally in the air, which means it’s time to crack the windows, put the kettle on, and break out your favorite records for some cozy listening…Or, […]
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