People make pilgrimages to Tara Jensen’s North Carolina Smoke Signals Bakery. Why do over a 100,000 people follow her Instagram feed @bakerhands? Tara Jensen has learned to live a simple life, close to the land that feeds her oven. In her first book, she shares her philosophy of simple living and her trove of…
Black History Month Author Spotlight: Kwame Alexander
Author at a Glance: Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and author of 28 books Is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Prize, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat…
Black History Month Author Spotlight: Nic Stone
Author at a Glance: Nic Stone Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, Graduated from Spelman College Stone worked extensively in teen mentoring She lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. Tries to bring a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds. …
Black History Month Author Spotlight: Jason Reynolds
Author at a Glance: Jason Reynolds Grew up in Washington, DC Loves hip-hop music. His love of reading was first inspired by reading the lyrics from Queen Latifah’s album Black Reign Read his first book cover to cover at 17 years old Has BA in English from the University of Maryland, College Park He is…
Making Peace with Your Mom by Healing the “Mother Wound”
From the desk of Leslie West, Adult Services Librarian.
La Galaxia Más Luminosa se Está Comiendo a sus Vecinos.
“Las nuevas observaciones de ALMA revelaron unas claras corrientes de material que fluye desde las tres galaxias más pequeñas hacia la galaxia más grande…”