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Everyone has heard about the talented, super-smart teachers who work for the Teach for America program. But why do many of these new teachers only stay for a year or two and then move on?

In Reading with Patrick, compelling and emotionally resonant memoir, Michelle Kuo, a Harvard-educated Asian American, relates her two years teaching in poverty-torn Helena, Arkansas, a delta town close to the Mississippi state line that has lost nearly all of its industry. Kuo also describes her parents’ great expectations for her career, and their deep disappointment when she takes a low-paying position in education.

Reviews , African American, Friendship, Biography & Memoir, Diversity
May 9, 2018
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Travel back in time to see the fall of Rome, the machinations of the Cold War, or Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address through these works of historical fiction.

Recommended Fiction
May 9, 2018
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Looking to escape to a new galaxy, learn more about an alien species, or get wrapped up in interplanetary politics? Blast off to new worlds with these new science fiction books and authors. 

Recommended Fiction
May 8, 2018
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Black Women's History Month may be winding down, but honoring the voices and achievements of black women in our community and our world doesn't end when April's over. As always, the Library is your go-to place for great books and movies on important topics like black women's history.

Reviews, Think Library
April 26, 2018

Black Women's History Month

Fiction and nonfiction by, for, or about women of African heritage, in honor of their achievements and contributions in our community and the world.

History
April 26, 2018
YA Standalone Books
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Sick of so many series? Every book here is its own self-contained story—no sequels in sight.

Genre
April 12, 2018
YA Fantasy
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“Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.” ―William GoldmanThe Princess Bride

Genre
April 12, 2018

Live DJing has come a long way since the days of keeping the party going by simply playing one song after another. The turntable revolution of the 1980s established DJs as performers in their own right—songs on vinyl records became the raw materials sonic artists mixed, "scratched," and re-fashioned into amazing new musical statements and creative experiences.

Level Up , Music, Science
April 10, 2018
YA Sci-Fi
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Space is vast—and so is our selection of teen science fiction titles! We have books with epic space adventures, even more epic space battles, espionage, robots, cool tech, and foreign worlds.

Genre
April 10, 2018
YA Historical Fiction
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Ever wanted to time travel, but lack the technology? Look no further! These books transport you to the past—some with modern sensibilities or fantasy thrown in!

Genre
April 9, 2018
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The blossoming beauty of nature and the ever changing weather of April seem like the perfect partners to poetry.  Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading some poems from one or more of these selections.

Even More Staff Picks
April 5, 2018
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Did you ever dream of being in a tsunami? As a college freshman I did, repeatedly over a course of a couple of months. Luckily, I lived in the mountains then, a few hundred miles from the sea.

Reviews , Nonfiction
April 3, 2018

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Ask anybody: between our vision of an inclusive, engaged community and the value we place on respect and service, the Library's the friendliest place in town. Just recently, in fact, we got the attention of Dementia Friendly Indiana, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of people living with dementia, for the work we do to welcome and support this audience.

Think Library
March 29, 2018
YA Graphic Novels: Older Teens
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Graphic novels feature some of the best storytelling you'll find anywhere; we bet you can't read just one!

Genre
March 23, 2018