The MAPSO community is fortunate to have a rich literary arts community, and this year many of our local authors have published new books!
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July 1st was Canada Day! Most readers are familiar with Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Louise Penny. The following Canadian authors also deserve a wider audience.
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Once again, we celebrate our LGBGTIA family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community and selves, in all our glorious diversity.
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a selection of new books honoring the culture, history, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander writers.
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Are people who need people REALLY the luckiest people in the world?
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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re looking at women from different walks of life with remarkable histories of their own.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re examining the lives and work of the following formidable women.
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This Valentine’s Day we’re looking at a swoon-worthy selection of new and diverse romances on our shelves at Maplewood Library’s Adult Services location at 129 Boyden Avenue.
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In honor of Black History Month, we’ll look at fiction and nonfiction from authors of the African diaspora.
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Sisters refers primarily to women who share the same parents, but “sister” has many other meanings as well: a term of endearment, describing comrades, friends, women who share a deep bond…
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Winter is the perfect time of year to indulge in some feel-good reading. Here is a selection of recent titles to spark a bit of joy and offer comfort when you need it most.
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SPIRITUAL SEEKING: For the spiritually curious, here’s a selection from a variety of practices.
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SPIRITUAL SEEKING: For the spiritually curious, here’s a selection from a variety of practices.
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November is National American Indian Heritage Month. Select and read from the following titles by contemporary Native American writers…
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Monsters, witches and haunted houses feature in this month’s suitably scary titles.
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Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read, the value of free and open access to information, and the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
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Making their way in a world often hostile to at least one if not more of their identities, these Latinos and Latinas, real and fictional, open up their worlds to us.
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There’s still time to soak up a few more weeks of summer reading this season! Check out these recommendations from our Adult Summer Reading program participants.
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The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. As we are living the very real consequences of global warming, we can read about our warming planet in a variety of genres.
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