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February 2021 BCL Grab & Go is now available at the main library. This service includes limited browsing of the collections (both floors), holds pickup (with staff assistance), returns, quick help with questions and reading suggestions, library cards, self-checkout machines, copiers, and lobby restrooms. While BCL Grab & Go is not currently available at the Murray Scholls branch, BCL To Go holds pickup by drop-in and by appointment remain available at both library locations. At the main library, the service hours for BCL Grab & Go, BCL To Go, and Computer Lab are Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Friday - Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (closed Thursday). These are also the hours for Ask the Library phone service. At the Murray Scholls branch, BCL To Go is in service Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 1-6 p.m. (closed Monday, Thursday, and Sunday). The library continues to provide many services you can access at home - virtual events and recorded videos for all ages, eBooks and eAudiobooks, streaming video, language learning, and more - all for free. Learn about all the services being offered by the library at www.BeavertonLibrary.org/BCLNow.
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Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Pen~a
While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
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Ancestor Approved : Intertribal Stories for Kids
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog).
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The project : a novel
by Courtney Summers
Lo Denham, wants to expose the Unity Project as a cult and reconnect with her indoctrinated sister, but as she immerses herself in the group with no signs of Bea, Lo begins to question everything she thought was true
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Love is a revolution
by Renée Watson
Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist
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Like home
by Louisa Onomé
Chinelo is all about her neighborhood Ginger East, but when her friend Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo and her beloved Ginger East are shaken to their core
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A black women's history of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry
Two award-winning history professors and authors focus on the stories of African-American women slaves, civilians, religious leaders, artists, queer icons, activists and criminals in a celebration of black womanhood that demonstrates its indelible role in shaping America. (general history).
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Twisted : the tangled history of black hair culture
by Emma Dabiri
A BBC presenter and contributor for The Guardian describes the stigmatism of black hair and its encoded racism through history, from pre-colonial Africa through the Harlem Renaissance, to the modern Natural Hair Movement. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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The meaning of soul : Black music and resilience since the 1960s
by Emily J. Lordi
Examining the work of Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Solange Knowles, Flying Lotus and others, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of soul, showing how it came to signify a belief in black resilience enacted through musical practices.
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February Happenings For Kids Crinkle ArtWednesday, February 10, 3:30-4 PM Grades K-5 We'll create crinkle art together! Grades K-5. Register with an email address and we'll email the link prior to the event. Grades K-4. Join us once a month as we read a picture biography and learn how to make a fun craft. This month we'll be reading about William Kamkwamba in a book called "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." Register with an email address and we'll email the link prior to the event. For Teens at Main and Murray Scholls Wednesday, February 10, 6-7 PM All ages. ADIB KHORRAM is the author of the young adult novels DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY, which earned several major awards accolades, and DARIUS THE GREAT DESERVES BETTER, which received three starred reviews and was an instant Indie Bestseller. He is also the author of the picture book SEVEN SPECIAL SOMETHINGS: A NOWRUZ STORY. When he isn’t writing, you can find him learning to do a Lutz jump, practicing his handstands, or steeping a cup of oolong. Event hosted by WCCLS. For more information, visit wccls.org/teenlitfest. For Adults at Main and Murray Scholls Check out current services at the library here and events for adults here. Book Chat Happy HourFebruary 2, 2021, 5:00PM-6:00PM Let's talk about books! Connect virtually with fellow book lovers as we chat about what we're currently reading and what's in our TBR (that's to-be-read) piles. Join via Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1607159268 (Meeting ID: 160 715 9268) Inclusive AfternoonJoin us for an inclusive afternoon of socialization and activities designed for our disability community. All are welcome! For more information, email bshelton@BeavertonOregon.gov. Registration required; register with an email address and we'll email the link prior to the event. Magic Mushrooms: Easing Depression and Anxiety at End of Life with Anthony P. Bossis February 16, 2021, 10:00AM-11:30AM Could the ancient practice of using psychedelic compounds for insight and healing have a legitimate and safe role in today’s health care? For many people, receiving a life-threatening diagnosis leads to psychological suffering, including anxiety and depression. Discover the intriguing implications of psilocybin-facilitated experiences in offering a sense of connection, meaning, and transcendence in advanced illness and at the end of life. Presenter: Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine. Register to receive the Zoom link.
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