Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Library Resources for Children’s Gardening
Posted about 4 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Earth Day, Gardening, Hoopla, Online Database
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #childrensgardening, #youthservices, Children's
A study done in 2021 detailed how a majority of children from ages 4-7 are confused if their food comes from a plant or animal. Creating and planning a garden […]
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Let’s Hear it for the Ladies
Posted about 4 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Women's History
| Tagged with #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions
In honor of Women’s History Month, check out these newly updated biographical fiction booklists: Let’s Hear It For Bad Girls and Nasty Women: Ladies We Love to Loathe Let’s Hear […]
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Storytime at Home: Tea Party Time!
Posted about 4 months ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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March Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 5 months ago by Ashley Edmiston
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
Welcome to the 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 […]
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Picture Books to Get Ready for March Madness!
Posted about 5 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Picturebooks, reading suggestions, Sports
| Tagged with basketball picture books, children's picture books, college basketball, march madness, picture books, RVA
With Super Bowl LVIII now in the books and the opening day of baseball over a month away, it is time to get ready for March Madness! March Madness […]
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Storytime at Home: Trains
Posted about 5 months ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Every other week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go […]
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Introducing Magazines on OverDrive
Posted about 5 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
In case you missed it, we recently added magazines to our OverDrive collection. Now, in addition to ebooks and audiobooks, you can access over 5,000 popular magazine titles including Time, […]
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Storytime at Home: Bears
Posted about 5 months ago by Sarah Fenninger
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Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #storytimeathome, storytime at home
Welcome to the Storytime at Home series! Each week, we share a list of book options tied to a kid-approved theme, a craft you can set up to go along […]
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February Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 5 months ago by Ashley Edmiston
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, #youthservices
Welcome to the 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 […]
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Books to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
Posted about 5 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Asian American, celebrations, Children's, diverse reads, Graphic Novels, holidays, holidays; celebrations, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, Teens
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