Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Misleading Fiction Titles
Posted about 3 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
The library has nonfiction books that aim to teach readers new skills. Want to learn to bring old clothes back to life, brew beer, or raise chickens? There are books […]
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“Black Food Matters”
Posted about 3 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Cooking
| Tagged with African American cooking, African American foodways, Alexander Smalls, Alice Randall, Black cooks, Carla Hall, Edna Lewis, Jenné Claiborne, Jerrelle Guy, Kwame Onwuachi, Marcus Samuelsson, Michael W. Twitty, Pamela Strobel, Soul food, Sweet Home Cafe, The Last O.G., Toni Tipton-Martin
Full disclaimer: I borrowed this phrase from Mark Whitaker on CBS Sunday Morning. The show aired Sunday, November 22, 2020. I had been waiting for our library’s copy of Marcus […]
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Commemorating Native American Heritage Month
Posted about 3 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Anglo-Powhatan War, Indigenous Peoples, law, Law Library, Native American Heritage Month, Native Americans, Virginia's Native Americans
Part II: Virginia’s Native Americans Virginia’s Earliest Inhabitants Virginia’s earliest inhabitants were hunters and gatherers who tracked the migratory patterns of animals. In time, they formed towns along riverbanks and sketched […]
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New Reads in Magical Realism, Hot (Or At Least Lukewarm) Off the Presses!
Posted about 3 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
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Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, Magical realism
Okay, so what is magical realism, anyway? Pretty straightforward: It’s fiction that’s very much anchored in our world, but maintains some element of the fantastical. Often–but not always–these elements go […]
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Contact Tracing & Your Rights – Part 1
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Contact Tracing, Covid-19, disease, Law Library, pandemic, Spanish Flu
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Antidote for Reality: Cozy Mysteries
Posted about 3 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, cozy mysteries, Fiction
Now that the weather seems to be (finally) turning, let’s dive into all things cozy with these mysteries. This is a continuation of the Antidote for Reality blog post series […]
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YA Book Pairings: Indigenous Authors
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Teens
| Tagged with #indigenousauthors, #nationalnativeamericanheritagemonth, #nativeauthors, #ownvoices, #teenreads, #yareads, diversebooks
As I’m sure you all know, November is National Native American Heritage Month. In November and every month, we honor the legacy of American Indians and Alaska Natives and we […]
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NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: PART 1
Posted about 3 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Law Library, Native American Heritage Month, Native Americans
National American Indian Heritage Month Designation In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution authorizing November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month. Comparable proclamations, under various […]
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Comics Club Close-Up: Shannon Wright
Posted about 3 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Children's, Comics, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with authors, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, children, comics, graphic novels, interview
Starting this past September we’ve been offering a virtual comics meeting where we talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the last Tween Comics Club or just […]
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25 Socially Distant Acts of Kindness for World Kindness Day
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Children's, Events, Health and Wellness, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #bekind, #worldkindnessday, #worldkindnessday2020
World Kindness Day takes place every year on November 13th. If you weren’t previously aware of this holiday, it’s time you get acquainted! This international holiday was started back in […]
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