Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Reading in the Middle: Fairy Tale Retellings
Posted about 3 months ago by Adriane Marshall
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Book Reviews, Children's
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We have know the fairy tale stories, they involve glass slippers, poisoned apples, and a giant bean stalk. But what happens when those stories are fractured, when they are modernized? […]
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Discover Your Roots at the Library
Posted about 3 months ago by Heather Montgomery
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Adult
Curiosity about our roots is something many of us share. Whether you’re just beginning to explore your family history or you’ve already started building a family tree, Richmond Public Library is a powerful place to begin or continue your journey.
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Youth Art Month at Richmond Public Library
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
What is Youth Art Month? Youth Art Month is part of a nationwide initiative that began in 1961. It was founded by the Art & Creative Materials Institute (ACMI). The […]
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February Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 3 months 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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February Book Chat with Youth Services Team
Posted about 3 months ago by Madison Eversoll
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Book Reviews, Children's, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices, book reviews, children's books, picture books, reading suggestions
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 from each of […]
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Love Takes the Stage: A Reading List Inspired by Bad Bunny
Posted about 3 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Bad Bunny, Essays, Fiction, hope, Inspired Reading, Love Wins, nonfiction, poetry, resilience
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Almost Two Years of the Memory Lab
Posted about 3 months ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
Richmond Public Library’s Memory Lab opened in May 2024, and since that time over 200 people representing a wide variety of organizations, families, and places in Richmond have used the […]
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Skills Spotlight: Why Scribbling Matters
Posted about 4 months ago by Madison Eversoll
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Book Reviews, Children's
Welcome to Skills Spotlight, a monthly blog where a Youth Services Librarian breaks down simple early literacy tips! You might have heard your librarian cheerfully remind grown-ups during Storytime, “Let […]
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Reading in the Adult Age: Read it before you watch it!
Posted about 4 months ago by Adriane Marshall
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Adult, Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #adultbooks, #bookrecommendations, #magicalrealism, #readingintheadultage, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions
If you like to read the book before you see the movie, you’ve got your work cut out for you! We have a sampling of books that are coming out […]
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YA Reads: Science Fiction
Posted about 4 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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book discussions, Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens, young adult
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Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that features futuristic concepts, scientific development, and technological advancement as the framework for its creative plotlines. Rather than focusing on magic systems/magical […]
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