Once again, we celebrate our LGBTQIA communities, neighbors, friends, families and selves. Politicians, a perfumer, an actor and an academic offer glimpses into their very diverse lives.
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Coping with Trauma: Mental Health Resources for Difficult Times and Topics
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As the days get longer, dip into a short story collection to get a taste for a new favorite author, genre, or storytelling style.
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Maplewood Library is thrilled to announce it will host an evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project.
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The Asian disaporic experience in graphic novels. Here are some titles focusing on the experience of living in diaspora.
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April is National Poetry Month.
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The selected reading list below provides context and background for the history and culture of Ukraine and the ongoing Russian invasion.
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This Women’s history month we’re celebrating women artists working in a variety of media, over 3 centuries.
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Now in its 8th year, the Maplewood Library Ideas Festival celebrates the talent and creativity of our community. This year’s Festival will run from Monday, April 18 – Friday, April 29, and will include both in-person and virtual events
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On Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 pm, Maplewood Library and Sage & Coombe Architects will present a virtual town-wide unveiling of the final design plans for the Main Library.
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In the mood for a good family saga to sweep you away? These stories chronicle the intergenerational dynamics of complicated families buffeted through time by secrets and global events.
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Writers from the continent of Africa are some of the most exciting new authors being read in the west. Here’s a tasting of a few new voices, along with a well-established one.
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Speculative fiction imagines alternate realities, dystopian futures, fantastical possibilities, and much more. Discover new worlds to explore within these recently published works of speculative imagination.
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