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Spring News - Events and Programs
- Resource Spotlights
- Booklists
- Our Own Expressions
- Spring Into Reading
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Join Teen Council and earn community service hours!
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Tuesdays Next Meeting: March 9th
4:30 - 5:30pm
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Thursdays Starting: March 11th 2:20 - 3:40pm
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Fridays
Next Meeting: March 5th 2:30 - 3:15pm
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every other Thursday
Next Meeting: March 11th 3:30 - 4:30pm
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Hybrid Learning? Try Online Homework Help As schools transition to hybrid learning, our students might need extra support. Check out our Online Homework Help, free through the library! Chat with a live tutor in any subject, in any grade, in English and Espanol, available from 1 - 10pm every day! Wow.
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Black History: More Than a Month Black History Month may be over, but Black history continues all day every day. Check out Biography in Context, a free resource from the library to explore the contributions of Black artists, entrepreneurs, leaders, activists, scientists, athletes, inventors, writers, musicians, innovators, and more! Plus, use Biography in Context for school assignments too. It's great for research papers and essays. Find trusted articles and citations all in one place!
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| The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaWhat it's about: In the kingdom of Otera, intuitive 16-year-old Deka discovers that her blood runs gold, a sign of impurity that marks her as one of the alaki, near-immortal women warriors who must battle the fearsome deathshrieks and defend the society that shuns them.
Read it for: breathless action, a twisty plot, and a bold, fierce heroine.
For fans of: the Afrofantasy world-building of Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer or the feminist themes of Tracy Banghart's Grace and Fury series. |
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| A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David HutchinsonFeaturing: Noa, Jenny, and DJ, three Earth teens who wake up on a deserted spaceship with no memories of how they got there.
What happens: The ship's Quantum Fold Drive keeps catapulting the trio randomly across space and into outlandish situations, leaving Noa and DJ doubting the reality of their romance, and leaving all three wondering if they'll ever get home.
Who it's for: Simultaneously funny and profound, this love story will resonate with readers who prefer offbeat science fiction. |
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| Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoWelcome to: San Francisco's Chinatown, 1954, where 17-year-old Lily Hu dreams of space travel, but finds a different kind of exhilaration at a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.
What happens: Even as she finds herself and falls for her new friend Kath, Lily faces strict parental expectations at home and racism outside of her Chinese American community.
Why you might like it: Packed with immersive historical details and heartfelt emotion, this own voices story offers a complex look at identity and belonging. |
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| The Project by Courtney SummersThen: Recently orphaned, Bea Denham abandoned her sister Lo and joined The Unity Project, a charitable organization led by magnetic miracle-worker Lev Warren.
Now: Lo, scarred and suspicious, won't stop trying to expose The Unity Project as a cult -- not even if it means getting close to Lev, who challenges her understanding of reality.
Is it for you? Similar to the author's previous book, Sadie, this thriller uses shifting perspectives to reveal the unsettling side of love and loyalty. |
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| Love is a Revolution by Renée WatsonWhat it's about: Nala's plans to spend her summer watching movies and trying new ice cream flavors evaporate when she meets charismatic teen activist Tye. Hoping to impress, Nala claims to be an activist herself, a lie that seems innocent enough -- until things get serious between her and Tye.
Why you might like it: This refreshingly realistic romance focuses on Nala's efforts to be loved for who she really is...once she figures it out herself. |
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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.
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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
by Pénélope Bagieu
What it is: a collection of stylish, brightly colored comics, each one a micro-biography of a daring woman from history.
Featuring: Mae Jemison, astronaut; Sonita Alizadeh, rapper; Las Mariposas, rebels; Christine Jorgensen, reluctant celebrity; and Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba, to name just a few!
Who it’s for: comics fans, history geeks, and stop-and-start readers in search of browsable nonfiction.
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Modern HERstory : stories of women and nonbinary people rewriting history
by Blair Imani
From the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond, this inspiring and radical celebration profiles 70 women who, coming from backgrounds and communities that are traditionally overlooked and under-celebrated, have changed—and are still changing—the world.
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You did it!
Thank you to everyone who sent in their art, poetry, photography, and short stories to this year's Our Own Expressions contest. Entries are on their way now to two rounds of judges and the winners will be announced in May. The contest may be over, but the art continues on our Discord server: This is your place to share, connect, and build a teen art community online!
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