Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
June Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 4 years ago by Louis Maranski
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
Welcome back to the next installment in our new series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Gone with the Wind (the book & the movie)
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Award Winners, Book Reviews, Movies, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, classicmovies, movierecommendation, movierecs, pulitzerprizewinner, teenreads, volunteen
This week, Isabelle R., age 16 has some high praise for the old classic, Gone with the Wind. She takes on both the book and the movie in her reviews, […]
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CIVIC SEASON IS HERE!
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Teens, Women's History
| Tagged with celebrations, Civic Season, CIVICS, Civil Rights, Constitution, Freedom, history, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Law Library, teens, United States of America, Women Suffrage
CIVIC SEASON IS UPON US! What is Civic Season? Generally, concepts such as patriotism and freedom are highlighted starting the week of Flag Day (June 14th) and ending on Independence […]
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See a Flag? We Have a Book Recommendation
Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Book Reviews
Happy Pride! Thank you to The librarians at Ginter Park for putting together this reading list and pride flag display. 374
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By Teens, For Teens – Zoe Rosenthal is Not Lawful Good & Good Will Hunting
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
This week we have another “double feature” for you. VolunTEEN Catherine F., age 14 brings you a book review about a teen who tries to lead her life in the […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous & Romances to Make You Cry
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, humor, Reading Recommendations, romance, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome back for another round of By Teens, For Teens! This week we have something to make you laugh and something to make you cry. VolunTEEN Magdalena K., age 12 […]
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May Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 4 years ago by Louis Maranski
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
Welcome back to the next installment in our new series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation […]
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At-home COVID-19 tests available at select RPL locations
Posted about 4 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Inform * Enrich * Empower
The Richmond Public Library is working with the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts to provide FREE at-home COVID-19 tests on a first come, first serve basis at five locations: Main […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Junk Boy & The Hate U Give
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
Are you enjoying our By Teens, For Teens blog posts? We sure hope so! We have two new contributions this week. First up, a book review of Junk Boy by Tony […]
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World Autism Awareness Month
Posted about 4 years ago by April Freeman
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Uncategorized
April is World Autism Awareness Month, so here at Richmond Public Library we would like to take a moment to acknowledge our patrons and staff members who either are autistic […]
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