This month the Maplewood Township Committee issued a proclamation declaring June 2020 Caribbean Heritage Month. Since 2006, June has been designated as Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation. This month-long observance promotes the rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean American people and their contributions to the United States.
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GAY PRIDE TITLESWe celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in all its infinite variety.
Read MoreAs readers, we have many resources available to us for educating ourselves about racism and antiracism. This list includes selected nonfiction titles which are available to borrow from our eLibrary. The list is not intended to be comprehensive but rather to serve as a starting point. Share and discuss what you read so that you may engage in antiracist conversations and begin to transform your thoughts and words into meaningful action.
Read MoreReading fiction helps to build empathy as much as reading nonfiction helps to inform. These stories by Black writers, which range from literary to speculative to romance to family fiction, speak to the variety of lived experiences of Black people. We encourage you to use this selected list as a jumping off point to seek out other works by these authors and others.
Read MoreThis just might be the time to re-invent yourself or start your own business. Here are some titles in e-format to help you get started.
Read MoreAlthough the Maplewood Ideas Festival is postponed and the Library is closed to the public, the library’s online resources are available to Maplewood Library cardholders around the clock. Here is a selection of works by this year’s participants available online as an eBook or eAudiobook.
Read MoreThis year’s Pulitzer Prize winners are available in e-format for the following titles:
Read MoreMay is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, recognizing the achievements and contributions that generations have made to our society and culture.
Read MoreRomance titles come in a variety of subgenres: Sci-fi/supernatural, LGBTQ, Suspense, Contemporary, Holiday, etc. Maplewood Library cardholders currently have access to eBooks in the Romance Bookcloud collection.
Read MoreIt’s National Poetry Month again, and here are samplings from some new poetry anthologies to consider:
Read MoreIt’s all about love this month: love of another, of self, of country.
Read MoreNew year, new beginnings, a focus on the future
Read MoreDarkness and light
As we prepare again for the darkest time of the year, here is some fiction to shed light, or shade, as the case may be.
Read MoreNo morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! -
November!
Thomas Hood
Read MoreReproductive technologies have made it possible for people who in previous generations would not have had the option, to become parents. But deciding whether or not to parent remains one of the most life-altering decisions a person has to make.
Read MoreRecently acquired titles in easy-to-read Large Print.
Read MoreFar flung daughters: from Berlin in the 1930s to Stalinist Russia to the US Civil War to early 20th century Hawaii, these daughters fought, struggled, loved, and survived.
Read MoreSummer: a time to travel, explore, and read about traveling and exploring.
Read MoreJune is the month in which we celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning selves, family members, friends, neighbors, classmates, colleagues and community!
Read MoreSpring is here for real! A time to break ground, plant seeds, tend to our plants, and of course, read.
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