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Boatwright Memorial Library

Humanities Librarian

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Carol Wittig
Contact:
Rm. 119 Refectory (**during Boatwright Library renovation May 2025-August 2026**)
261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23173
804.289.8459
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RECREATIONAL READING

What's on the Rec Reading Shelves Now?

Any text can be recreational reading for the right audience at the right time, but if you are looking for recently published fiction or non-fiction intended for a general audience, Boatwright Library has a specific collection designed for leisure time reading.  The three searches below will display books that are currently part of the Fiction, Mystery, and Nonfiction categories of the collection. The display order is alphabetical by title, but you can use the Sort box in the upper right corner of the screen to resort by author, if you wish.   Fiction is located on the second floor, at the top of the stairs, and mysteries and non-fiction are on the first floor, in the main commons area. Books are organized alphabeticaly by author, in broad categories (i.e., last names beginning with A, then last names beginning with B, etc.)

After spending a year in the Recreational Reading Collection, many titles are added to the library's permanent collection.  You can
search for these books, using the title or author, in our
Library Catalog.