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Celebrate Juneteenth with RPL’s YA Collection
Posted about 12 months ago by Genevievre Wood
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Juneteenth marks a very important day in American history. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and around 2,000 Union troops ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation […]
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Celebrating YA LGBTQ+ Voices
Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood
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Happy Pride Month from Richmond Public Library! Celebrate by checking out some of our diverse YA books written by LGBTQ+ authors and/or featuring LGBTQ+ main characters.
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Check out these new or updated booklists
Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond
Sometimes you need a little help finding titles you really want to read It’s Not Easy Working for a Living fiction about working for our corporate overlords Just a Cog […]
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In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month, check out these new or updated fiction booklists:
Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Asian American, Book Reviews
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Asian-American Fiction: Dark or Dystopian Asian-American Fiction: Literary Asian-American Fiction: Mysteries and Historical Fiction Asian-American Fiction: Rom-Coms Check out the RPL Readers page for more lists. Or, if you’d prefer a hand-crafted, […]
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Let’s Hear it for the Ladies
Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Fiction, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Women's History
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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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The (Possibly Loveable) Oddball
Posted about 1 year ago by Danny
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Thanks to Barry Keoghan and his performance in Saltburn, weirdos are enjoying their time in the spotlight. Why read about Prince Charming and his heroic adventures when you can enjoy […]
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How it All Began – Series Starters
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Are you mad for books in series? Me, too! I love books in series, but also have a compulsion that I. Must. Read. Series. In. Order. Sometimes this proves difficult. […]
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RPL has the “For Dummies” series!
Posted about 2 years ago by Alfreda Payton
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The first For Dummies instructional guidebook was cautiously offered to the public in 1991 by bookstore owners who were convinced the public would be insulted by its title. DOS for […]
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Juneteenth
Posted about 2 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Book Reviews, Children's, Juneteenth
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by Congress in 1865 so “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude” would be legal in the United States. However, the amendment would pass […]
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Earth Day 2023 – Invest in Our Planet
Posted about 2 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Adult, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Earth Day, environment, Events, Families, Fiction, Health and Wellness, Holidays, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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It all started with a book by Rachel Carson. Silent Spring was originally published in 1962, and became a New York Times bestseller. It raised awareness about the links between […]
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