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Shelf Respect

News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL

Comics Club Close-Up: Shannon Wright

Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
Starting this past September we’ve been offering a virtual comics meeting where we talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the last Tween Comics Club or just […]
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25 Socially Distant Acts of Kindness for World Kindness Day

Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
World Kindness Day takes place every year on November 13th. If you weren’t previously aware of this holiday, it’s time you get acquainted! This international holiday was started back in […]
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Veteran’s Day 2020

Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines armistice as “temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents.” In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh […]
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Interning at the RPL: 1970’s Film and Historical Trends in the Archives

Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper
Guest Post by Stephanie Campbell, VCU student and Main Library Intern When given the choice between finishing my Bachelor’s degree in history at VCU with either a CAPStone research paper […]
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Focus on the New: Nonfiction for Kids

Posted about 5 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Do you have a young reader who loves books full of facts and information? Check out this sample of new titles available for curbside pickup @ your local Richmond Public […]
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RPL Recommends: The Scariest Books We’ve Ever Read

Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
This Halloween, we’ve set out to bring you the scariest books we’ve ever read…and you know we read a lot of books!  The following is a list of books which […]
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Latino Voter Suppression: A Brief Look

Posted about 5 years ago by kathryn Coker
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November Means NaNoWriMo

Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
EVERY STORY MATTERS.  START WRITING YOURS. “Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in […]
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Why YA Lit is Important

Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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As we near the end of TeenTober, I just want to talk a little bit about why YA literature is so important. Young adult literature has really flourished in the […]
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Love, Seldom, Trust, Never

Posted about 5 years ago by April Freeman
Posted in Book Reviews
( When the Game Start Playing You!) AUTHOR TY MARSHALL This title alone had me intrigued about what was within these pages. Ty Marshall is one of the authors that […]
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