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Would you like to see more people of color in your children's books? Diversity in the things we read benefits EVERYONE.
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… represented on the pages of the books they read, as well as seeing creators of color. It is also important that …
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Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga has been on my radar and has had steady positive buzz since this, the first book, came out a few years ago. So I've known I wanted to read it for a while. But I also knew…
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… the subject matter, I had to be in the right reading mood. Well this weekend I was and wow! it definitely lives up to …
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Well, heck, this is the cutest book about a 7th grader in West Texas who is adjusting to big changes in relationships, school, and just gosh darn everything. And she’s got a 15 pound cat named Cheese…
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… Well, heck, this is the cutest book about a 7th grader in …
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New Kid by Jerry Craft is the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Award. Craft also won the Coretta Scott King Author award. He stated in a Publisher’s Weekly article that he wrote books he wished…
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… him. New Kid is based on Craft’s childhood experiences as well as his two sons. The main character is Jordan, a … of middle school life. Jordan has to figure out how to live between two worlds without being labeled as a sellout or …
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Sadie is a teenager who is missing. She's been living in an economically devastated town in rural Colorado, raising her younger sister Mattie on her own after their addict mother takes off. Their…
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… with a podcast or reality show gimmick and Sadie was very well done. There are regular transitions from the story of …
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Do you have loved ones who live far away or who can't visit you in person as often as they'd like? Try out Caribu. Both parties download the app and then you call each other in the app. Choose…
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… Do you have loved ones who live far away or who can't visit you in person as often as … books/activities and a handful in other languages as well. … Caribu …
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Book club kit
Showing how people across America are working to create change for intersectional racial equity and illustrating various ways in which the reader can find entryways into change in these same areas,…
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… of this important work being done elsewhere to where they live; this book is both an urgent chronicle of this important moment in history, as well as an inspiring and restorative call for action. … Be a …
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… and depends on availability. Creating an account as well as completing consent and surveys prior to the event is … about their health, habits, and what it's like where they live. By looking for patterns, researchers will learn more …
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This book is dedicated by Sara Greenwood “for the child I was and the child you are - hope, healing, love, light.” When Sara’s brother was away in prison when she was growing up, this book did not…
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… brother is not home, his love for her hasn’t changed. Its well chosen text and beautiful illustrations have had it …
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A memoir of the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants who lived within the traditions and fears of the Chinese past as well as the realities of the alien modern American culture. First…
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… within the traditions and fears of the Chinese past as well as the realities of the alien modern American culture. …
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A skeleton at the bottom of a well, unearthed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1972, leads to the revelation of long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood…
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… A skeleton at the bottom of a well, unearthed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1972, leads to …
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A group of loyal donors to Madison Public Library Foundation is offering a $100,000 match throughout December for all gifts made to the foundation's annual fund, which fuels core library resources…
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… programs, including Library Takeover and Seniors Living Well technology – computers, Wi-Fi, and audiovisual upgrades …
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The world had been pretty dark and depressing lately (especially if you're a woman) which has made me look for truly heroic characters in the books I'm reading. Happily for me K. B. Wagers' third in…
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… one at that), this is an ensemble story. Each player is well written and developed and when deaths occur (as they do …
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Mika Moon pretends to be a witch in her social media videos and enjoys the sense of community she has with her followers. But unbeknownst to those she's met online, Mika really is a witch. And no one…
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… her own place in the world and perhaps someone to love as well. This was the loveliest of lovely books to settle in and …
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… the connections we make can result in terrifying risks, as well as unexpected blessings. If Ken's book doesn't grab you, …
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My first Joe Abercrombie reads were his Shattered Sea trilogy, so A Little Hatred, introducing his Age of Madness series, is my introduction to the world of Angland (a world created with a cast of…
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… political/professional/bloody ones and the personal as well). The Kingdom of Angland is on the cusp of an industrial …
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July - September 2017 Issue
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One of the reasons I like history so much is it is made up of stories. Women's History Month gives us an opportunity to dive into the stories of women. Below are some newer biographies…
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and the Madison Public Library Board are pleased to announce the selection of Tana Elias as the new Director of Madison Public Library. Elias currently serves as the Digital…
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… her experience and leadership will serve the community well and are excited to embark on this new chapter together." …
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Well, readers, it’s time to bid 2017 adieu. The year saw its share of notable titles although no one blockbuster dominated the scene as in previous years. Instead, it was a year for rediscovering old…
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… Well, readers, it’s time to bid 2017 adieu. The year saw its …
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Do you have clothing or other fabric items that need mending? Sewers from the Sewing Machine Project are offering free mending at both Central and Hawthorne Libraries on a regular…
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… and contribute to their own livelihoods and the well being of their families and communities. Since 2005 we …
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Here on planet Earth we may joke that our rock stars are gods, but in the universe of Gail Carriger's Tinkered Stars they really are. But to gain that status they first have to be recruited and then…
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… own survival in the competition, but for all of theirs as well. Just writing this review is bringing back how much I …
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An esteemed author who writes under the pen name "Scheherazade" decides to retire to the Dominican Republic and build a cemetery and sculpture garden to mark stories that she and others started to…
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… hearing the words. Available in English and Spanish , as well as from Wisconsin's Digital Library OverDrive . … If a …
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The Mystery Writers of America bestowed their annual Edgar Awards April 26, recognizing the best in crime writing in several genres and formats. The evening's top prize for fiction went to Attica…
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… Moon can be found in MPL's Too Good To Miss collection as well as the regular nonfiction collection. The Best First …
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Explore mending across Madison through a series of events on Thursday, November 2 starting at Madison Public Library and continuing to the James Watrous Gallery and UW-Madison's School of…
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… and relationships. Volunteer menders and coordinators, as well as their library partners, will share the history of the …
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