Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Immigration in the U.S.
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, immigrantstories, immigration, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Hello readers! Have you decided to partake in our first ever Teen Reading Challenge? If so, have you gotten started yet? Maybe you’re looking for a little inspiration. Well, I’ve […]
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS: PART II
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Book Reviews, Law Library
| Tagged with Blue Campaign, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness, Human Trafficking in Virginia, Human Trafficking Prevention, IMPACTVirginia, law, Richmond Justice IIniative, Samaritan House
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On the Federal Level The federal government has increased its domestic anti-human trafficking programs. One program […]
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS: PART I
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, law, Modern Slavery, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, What is human Trafficking
In December 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. His proclamation read in part: Nearly a century and a half ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued […]
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Black Lives Matter: Kids Edition
Posted about 4 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
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Book Reviews, Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antiracism, black lives matter, book recommendations, social justice
It may be a New Year but these issues are still as prevalent as ever. Kids are never too young to start learning about the world around them. […]
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The 2021 RPL Teen Reading Challenge
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Challenge, Teens
| Tagged with 2021, ireadya, reading challeng, teenreads, yabooks
I have a love hate relationship with reading challenges. I tried one in 2019 with mixed results. You can read more about that here. I tend to feel super inspired […]
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The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: Best books of the worst year edition
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with 2020, best of, lists, staff picks
Happy New Year and Goodbye, 2020, readers! I asked the staff once again to share with you all what their favorite read of the past year has been. To say […]
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Celebrate the Days – January
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with celebrations
Let’s start 2021 with reasons to have a little party every day. There are holidays and observances every day of every month – so many reasons to celebrate!I’m not […]
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Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021 (the first half)
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #2021releases, #ireadya, #mostanticipated, #yareads, tbr
Last December, I made a list of my 10 most anticipated ya books to be released in 2020. It was so well received that I’ve decided to make it an […]
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FOUND: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Asian American, Book Reviews, Children's, crafts and hobbies, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with book recommendations, Communication, Friendship, Handwriting, letter writing
Lost or dead. We often see the unhappy plight of an art no longer in use as an indication of cultural decay. We can also see a challenge. These days, […]
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Comics Club Close-up: Paulina Ganucheau
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Comics, Fiction, Manga, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #teenreads, book recommendations, book recs, comics, graphic novels, LGBT, teenreads, teens
Starting this past September we offered a monthly virtual comics meeting to talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the Tween Comics Club or just want to […]
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