Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
Revisiting Greek Mythology Again and Again…and Again
Posted about 9 months ago by Kate McCarthy
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Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, Greek mythology, mythology, reading suggestions, retellings
So you’ve read Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles or Circe and are hungry for more… Or maybe you’re a fan of the Percy Jackson series or quite possibly you’ve just […]
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Olympics at the Library!
Posted about 9 months ago by Lauren London
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Children's, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, olympics
The Olympics are here, and we are here to help you celebrate! Want to learn more about a sport? We’ve got non-fiction! Want to read a story about your favorite […]
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YA Summer Reads
Posted about 9 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, For Teens, Teens
| Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, booksforteens, reading suggestions, summerreads, teenreads, youngadult
July is winding down, and the end of Summer Break is looming on the horizon. Not ready to let go of those summer vibes just yet? Soak up that summer […]
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Storytime at Home: Letter A
Posted about 9 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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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 3)
Posted about 9 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with books, child, children, children's books, richmond, Richmond Public Library, RPL, virginia
This is the 3rd installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children’s books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read books that […]
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July Book Chat with the Young Adult Team
Posted about 9 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, For Teens, Teens
| Tagged with #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, yabooks, yareads
Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Each month, the YA Team recommends one book from […]
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July Book Chat with the Youth Services Team
Posted about 9 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrenbookrecommendations, #childrensbooks, #kidsbooks, #picturebook recommendations, #richmondlibrary, #rplrecommends, #youthservices, picturebooks, richmond, ripple
Welcome to 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 of […]
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Storytime at Home: Ducks
Posted about 10 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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Celebrate Disability Pride Month with RPL’s YA Collection
Posted about 10 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, Disability Pride Month, diverse reads, For Teens, Teens
| Tagged with #rplrecommends, #yareads, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, yabooks
Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually during the month of July, commemorating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination based […]
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Find Your Next Great Read @ the Library
Posted about 10 months ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews
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