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New year, new titles for youth!

Posted about 8 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Picture books continue to grow in popularity with new authors and illustrators plus old favorites stretching the boundaries of the 32-page norm.  Stop by your local library and check them […]
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Read Harder, Smaller, in 2018

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Book Riot has challenged us once again to Read Harder with a list of reading challenges for 2018. You can find neat recommendations all over, such as here and here. And […]
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Resolve to Read Small in 2018

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Huh? Small presses, I mean. They make a big impact! If you’re looking for daring, inventive, exciting new voices, award-winning books, books that make you go “hmmm!”, then look to […]
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Best of 2017: Staff Picks

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
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We believe that books make great gifts so, just in time for you last minute shoppers, here is our gift to you: the ultimate list of Richmond Public Library staff […]
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‘Tis the Season…

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Is your favorite Christmas movie Gremlins, or Die Hard? Well, we’re here today with 5 gif reasons why your favorite should be Desk Set. For those not yet in the […]
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On Millennials, Minimalism, Self-Sufficiency… and Library Use

Posted about 8 years ago by Phil Shepard
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Two of the biggest trends among Millennials in 2017 are de-cluttering our lives (thanks in part to Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up) and becoming more self-sufficient as […]
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Tiny and Terrific: A long list of short books

Posted about 9 years ago by Natalie Draper
Looking at your 2017 reading goal got you all… Not to worry. Time to get minimal. Down-size your life. Tiny houses are all the rage, you know? What kind of […]
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Windy City Report

Posted about 9 years ago by Natalie Draper
Dispatch from Robert @ Westover Hills: Back from my terrific trip to the 53rd Chicago Film Festival and I think the best overall slate (13 films in 4 days!) I […]
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A different kind of haunting

Posted about 9 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Two of the best books I’ve read this year will haunt me for a long time: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann “History, is a merciless judge.” This […]
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The tale of the haunted book blog

Posted about 9 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Get ready to be skeered right out of your pants, dear readers. The faint of heart should look away as we present to you our best fearsome October recommendations, complete […]
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