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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017Celebrate school library month by reading a book you were assigned in school or a story about school life that you remember well. Here are a few suggestions from our collection. DB47480 Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger DBC03837 My Home Away from Home: Life at Perkins School for the Blind by Robert Branco […]
April is National Poetry Month
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017Let’s celebrate and read some poetry and biographies of poets. DB71927 The Poets Laureate Anthology compiled by Billy Collins and Elizabeth Schmidt DB72362 Poetry in Person: Twenty – Five Years of Conversations with American Poets by Alexander Neubauer DB82932 Please Excuse This Poem: 100 New Poets for the Next Generation by Brett F. Lauer DBM01271 Swan: Poems and Prose Poems […]
Books Related to Just Mercy, the Reading Across Rhode Island Book
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017The Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities offers a list of fiction and non-fiction books related to themes in the 2017 Reading Across Rhode Island selection, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson DB080035 The list includes books for adults and young adults. […]
A Dog’s Life
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017Last week while walking from a local supermarket, I met several University of Rhode Island students who were showing their guide dogs in training. The students and their dogs were part of a program developed by Guiding Eyes for the Blind. We have many books about guide dogs in the collection which you may want to read. Some are […]
Two Books for Youth Win Awards
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the 2017 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. The awards were announced in January 2017 at the ALA Mid-Winter meeting. Two of the winning books, “Six Dots” and “as brave […]
New Titles Added to Our Collection
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017If your thinking about something new and interesting to read, here are a few suggestions of recent titles added to our collection. DB84790 Breaking Rockefeller: The Incredible Story of the Ambitious Rivals Who Toppled an Oil Empire by Peter B. Doran DB84779 Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession with Weight Loss […]
International Women’s Day March 8, 2017
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017Celebrate International Women’s Day by reading about women we know who faced many challenges. DB 39564 Moving Beyond Words by Gloria Steinem DB 77454 I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb DB 57048 Madam Secretary by Madeline Albright DB 75317 Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz DB 61696 Helen […]
Spring into Gardening
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017I checked the calendar and Spring begins on March 20th. It’s time to think about gardening, so I found a few interesting titles in the collection to help us out. DB 84886 The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden with a Lot Less Water by Pam Penick DB 69864 All New Square Foot Gardening: […]
St. Patrick’s Day – Celebrate and Read
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017With March arriving soon, we have an opportunity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th. What better way to begin the celebration than by reading your favorite Irish authors from our collection. These are a few of the authors and some of their books. DB 42805 Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt DB 48813 Tis: A Memoir […]
Honoring Black History Month with TBP Books and WGBH Programs
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017In our continuation of honoring Black History Month, we have more books to recommend and WGBH programs honoring the month as well. From the TBP collection are the following titles: DB82201 Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehsi Coates DB85212 The Underground Railroad by Colsen Whitehead DB57200 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya […]
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