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Christine de Pizan and a City of Ladies
by Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
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Prize Winning Books: Then and Now
National Book Award Winners National Book Award Winner 2020 Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but always he is relegated to a prop. Yet…
Explore: Gardening
Spring is natures way of saying, “Let’s Party!” Robin Williams If you want to DIG IN to learn more about gardening – the book below will get you on your way! Planting is fun! Your garden can be as big as your backyard or as tiny as a flower pot! Will it have veggies, flowers…
Ability Diverse Characters in Adult Fiction
Beauty is a Verb by Sheila Black The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh Census by Jesse Ball Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven The Bride Test by Helen Hoang All the Light We Cannot…
Women’s History
While there are a number of well-known figures in women’s history, there are countless others who have fought societal norms and cultural injustice in the name of equality, fairness, and autonomy. Here is one of those women. ZITKALA- ŠA (1876-1938) Lakota SiouxAuthor, Educator, Musician, Activist Zitkala- Ša was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation and…
All About Art
If your teen needs a little art inspiration, we’ve included some of our new art books! Click on the title to reserve a copy via the Library’s Online Catalog. This is what I know about art by Kimberly DrewIn this powerful and hopeful account, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew reminds us that the…