Book Reviews
(category archive)
Browsing the New Book Shelves (While You Can’t), part 2: new African-American nonfiction
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
While the library buildings are closed to the public for everyone’s safety, mail delivery never stopped! Library staff have been working behind the scenes, receiving and processing books and other […]
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No Quarter to Citizens?
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Book Reviews, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Law Library, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton
On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves (While You Can’t), part 1: LGBTQ+ Fiction
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
While the library buildings are closed to the public for everyone’s safety, mail delivery never stopped! Library staff have been working behind the scenes, receiving and processing books and other […]
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An Anti-Racist Reading List for Teens
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with antiracism, black authors, diverse books, social justice, teenreads
An Anti-Racist Reading List for Teens (But Good for Adults, Too) On Monday, in […]
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Black Lives Matter: an anti-racist reading list
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
This list is by no means comprehensive. I am not an academic, an expert, nor am I a person of color. These are books that I personally read and recommend […]
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HAPPY with HABITS
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with anxiety relief, cabin fever, Covid-19, Dr. Huberman, habits, health and wellness, mental health, New Normal, nostalgia, stress relief
Habit was a dirty word. Like hope, waiting, and boundaries, the idea of habit was a form of discipline I scoffed at as being confining, restricting, and limiting. As a […]
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One month, 365 days of fantastic fiction
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and we have a ton of fantastic fiction for you to immerse yourself in. I’m going to unpack of some of my favorite fiction […]
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Teens & Foster Care
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Teens
May is National Foster Care Month. It is a time to acknowledge all the helpers involved in the foster care system, but more importantly to recognize and support the children […]
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Reading Pandemic Fiction in a Pandemic
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, pandemic, reading suggestions
Is this pandemic messing with your reading habits? It’s messing with mine. I have more time for reading, but reading has gotten so much more difficult. I am one of […]
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Law Day 2020
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Book Reviews, Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Constitution, law, Law Day, Law Library, May 1, Representative democracy, rule of law, Vote, Women's Suffrage
What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law in the United […]
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