Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Slice-of-life graphic novels for all ages
Posted about 4 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
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Book Reviews
| Tagged with books for adults, children's books, graphic novels, reading suggestions, young adult
So when I say “slice of life,” you might be wondering what that means in terms of genre. In slice-of-life fiction, the story focuses on a short episode in a […]
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COLONIAL FOUNDERS DAY: And Searching RPL’s New Catalog
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Adult, Audiobooks, Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly designated May 14th as Colonial Founders Day. So, I decided for this blog to give a short historical overview of Jamestown and then launch […]
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Music of the Month – May 2021
Posted about 4 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Book Reviews
Music of the Month is a monthly round-up of RPL’s programs and resources related to music. May 2021 Gellman Room Concerts @ RPL Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 2:00 pm, […]
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MEDICAL INJUSTICES
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Black History Month, Health and Wellness, History and Preservation, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with african-american, Apartheid, Black History, Blood, book recommendations, children, Eugenics, Experiment, Genocide, injustice, Law Library, Medicine, Organ Trafficking, Race, Racism, Red Market, Transplant
Great strides in medical history have often been made as a result of research and experimentation, and the first human successes were arguably the result of successful experiments, often on […]
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May the Fourth be with You
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Comics, Families, Movies, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, may the fourth be with you, reading suggestions, star wars
“Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” – Yoda, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones Star Wars is a franchise that multiple generations have grown up with at this […]
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Celebrate the Days – May
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, crafts and hobbies, Gardening, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with celebrations
There are holidays and observations every day of the month – so many reasons to celebrate. I’m not saying there should be cake every day, but I’m not saying there […]
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Taurus Book Horoscope
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Horoscopes, Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with astrology, book horoscopes, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, reading suggestions
Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign plus something a little extra so the rest of us aren’t completely […]
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WE WILL GAZE AT THE SUN TO FIND HER
Posted about 4 years ago by April Freeman
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Book Reviews
If you are crazy about poetry, this book is just what you need. Ms. Peterson has given readers 17 poems full of emotion and passion. As I read one poem […]
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Earth Day 2021
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, environment, Events, Holidays, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with conservation, Earth Day, ecology, environment, global warming, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
“In nature, nothing exists alone.”— Rachel Carson, 1962 Even if a big Earth Day celebration is not happening in RVA, there are events going on virtually. From National Geographic’s Earth […]
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Poetry Has Gone to the Dogs
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
April is both National Poetry Month AND National Pet Month. What better way to celebrate than with poetry about dogs, for dogs, and by dogs. Check out the Academy of American Poets and The Poetry Foundation […]
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