Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
A few new LGBTQ reads for your Pride Month reading list
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
Bingo Love is the most enjoyable romantic graphic novel I have ever encountered. I read it three times and don’t even like romance. Hazel and Mari meet and fall in […]
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Mental Health Books for Teens
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, mental health, teens
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan, I will admit, is a hefty book. Â It is long and it is deep but it captivated me from page […]
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Social Justice Books for Teens
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
I recently read the book Dear Martin by Nic Stone and was captivated by its powerful portrayal of a young black teen’s experiences with racism and police brutality in the […]
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Staff Picks: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with may the 4th, plane reading, summer books
It’s finally May (May the 4th be with you!) so if you’re like us, you’re already picking out your summer books for parks, beach, and plane reading. Aren’t you? Well, […]
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A Poem for the Dreamers
Posted about 8 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Who doesn’t love Jason Reynolds, right?!  So when I saw his newest book, For Every One, I knew I had to pick it up. Full disclosure, poetry isn’t typically my […]
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Poetry to survive the “Cruelest Month”
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
April, it turns out, is not just the cruelest month (as an allergy sufferer, this speaks to me), but also National Poetry Month, and financial capability month. I couldn’t find much […]
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Get it done with your library card: Be your own boss
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Forbes said that Richmond is among the 10 up-and-coming cities for entrepreneurs: “[…]Richmond is now a thriving arts and cultural mecca. The startup scene is booming and tax incentives are […]
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11 Interesting Reads by and about Interesting Women
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with interesting women
1. Marley Dias gets it Done, and So Can You! by Marley Dias, founder of #1000blackgirlbooks, with forward by Ava DuVernay! Mark your calendars, book lovers, because Marley Dias will […]
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Oscar who? It’s almost time for the French Film Festival!
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Now that we have the Oscars out of the way, on to the important business of preparing for the VCU French Film Festival! Here is the breakdown from our resident […]
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New books to celebrate Black Lives (and not just in February)
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Black History Month, black lives matter, book reviews
February is a short month with a big heart. Many of us are desperate for winter to end when it feels like we are doomed to wear heavy coats against […]
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