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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

On Monday January 20th, we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our library has over 50 books on Dr. King. The selected works below can start your exploration into Dr. King's life and work.

Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch
Call Number: E185.61.B7914 1988
ISBN: 0671460978
Publication Date: 1988-11-15
A history of the civil rights movement that concentrates on the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr by Clayborne Carson
Call Number: E185.97.K5 .A52 1998
ISBN: 0446524123
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Celebrated Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson is the director and editor of the Martin Luther King Papers Project and has organized King's writings into a posthumous autobiography. The autobiography delves, for example, into the philosophical training King received at Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University. Through King's voice, the reader intimately shares in his trials and triumphs, including the Montgomery Boycott, the 1963 "I Have a Dream Speech," the Selma March, and the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King; Martin Luther King; Jesse Jackson (Afterword by)
Call Number: E185.61.K56 2000
ISBN: 9780451527530
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Martin Luther King's classic exploration of the events and forces behind the Civil Rights Movement.
April 4, 1968 by Michael Eric Dyson
Call Number: E185.615.D944 2008
ISBN: 9780465002122
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Dyson ambitiously investigates the ways in which African-Americans have in fact made it to the Promised Land of which King spoke, while shining a bright light on the ways in which the nation has faltered in the quest for racial justice. Always engaging and inspiring, April 4, 1968 celebrates the prophetic leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his deeply moral vision.
The King Years by Taylor Branch
Call Number: E185.61.B7913 2013
ISBN: 9781451678970
Publication Date: 2013-01-08
Taylor Branch, author of the acclaimed America in the King Years, introduces selections from the trilogy in clear context and gripping detail. The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes who achieved miracles in constructive purpose and yet poignantly fell short.

January 2020

New year, new books to inform, engage and enjoy!! Here are a sample of recently acquired titles from fiction to identity and healthy living to the environment. See what's new @ the STCC Library in B19 soon!

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Call Number: PC Hibbert
ISBN: 0062941208
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost--but not quite--dying, she's come up with seven directives to help her "Get a Life" - *Named a Best Romance of 2019 by Publishers Weekly.
For the Love of Men by Elizabeth Plank; Liz Plank
Call Number: BF692.5.P59 2019
ISBN: 1250196248
Publication Date: 2019-09-10
A nonfiction investigation into masculinity,For The Love of Men provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world, while also exploring how being a man in the world has evolved.
Thrive at Any Weight by Nancy Ellis-Ordway; Harriet Brown (Foreword by)
Call Number: RM222.E45 2019
ISBN: 1440870233
Publication Date: 2019-10-07
A psychotherapist of 30 years, Nancy Ellis-Ordway explains how she helps people get off the weight loss roller coaster, make peace with food and their bodies, and improve their health to find happiness and a better quality of life.
Secondhand by Adam Minter
Call Number: HF5482.M568 2019
ISBN: 1635570107
Publication Date: 2019-11-12
From the author of Junkyard Planet, a journey into the surprising afterlives of our former possessions. In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: Secondhand shows what really needs to change to build a sustainable future free of excess stuff.

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November 2019

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November is NaNoWriMo time - that is National Novel Writing Month - where budding authors try to write an entire novel in one month!! Would you take the challenge?

Use these new books in the STCC Library as inspiration!

A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Call Number: PZ7.1.B5324.Gi 2018
ISBN: 9780374305444
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: an Indian girl, a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a troublemaker whose romantic entanglements are the subject of endless gossip among the girls in her school. "You don't want to get involved with a girl like that," they say. So how is it that Porus, a Parsi boy, has only ever had eyes for her? And how did Zarin and Porus end up dead in a car together, crashed on the side of the highway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia? When the religious police arrive, everything everyone thought they knew about Zarin is called into question.
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Call Number: PZ7.5.M435.Blo 2018
ISBN: 9780735232112
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice- a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice- a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint. Joy McCullough's bold novel in verse is a portrait of an artist as a young woman, filled with the soaring highs of creative inspiration and the devastating setbacks of a system built to break her. McCullough weaves Artemisia's heartbreaking story with the stories of the ancient heroines, Susanna and Judith, who become not only the subjects of two of Artemisia's most famous paintings but sources of strength as she battles to paint a woman's timeless truth in the face of unspeakable and all-too-familiar violence. I will show you what a woman can do.
Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Call Number: PZ7.1.A345.Lov 2018
ISBN: 1616958472
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
17-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There's the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: a good school, an arranged marriage. And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school, living in New York City, pursuing the boy she's liked for ages. But unbeknownst to Maya, there is a danger looming beyond her control. When a terrorist attack occurs in another Midwestern city, the prime suspect happens to share her last name. In an instant, Maya's community, consumed by fear and hatred, becomes unrecognisable, and her life changes forever.

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June 2019 - Pride Month.

Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin (Photographer)
Call Number: HQ77.9.K85 2015
ISBN: 9780763673680
Publication Date: 2015-03-10
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Call Number: PS3562.E922175.B69 2005
ISBN: 0375824006
Publication Date: 2003-09-09
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance. When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right. This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world. From the Hardcover edition.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Call Number: PR6073.I558.O7 1985
ISBN: 9780802135162
Publication Date: 1997-08-20
Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God’s elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.

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by an AUTHOR'S NAME, putting in the last name first, as in Patterson, James;
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by KEYWORD. Keywords are essential words that you want to see in an item, for example, "mystery". Try to think of alternative ways to get at your subject, for example, using "crime," "detective" or "investigation" as alternative keywords.

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April 2019 is Financial Literacy Month!

April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month! The following titles from our collection can help you pay for college and organize your finances regardless of where you are on the money spectrum.

Debt-Free U by Zac Bissonnette; Andrew Tobias (Foreword by)
Call Number: LB2342.B52 2010
ISBN: 9781591842989
Publication Date: 2010-08-31
This book can save you more than $100,000. These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their entire financial futures just to get a fancy name on their diploma. But Zac Bissonnette is walking proof that this assumption is not only false, but dangerous-a class con game designed to rip you off and doom your student to a post-graduation life of near poverty Zac figured out how to get an outstanding education at a public college, without bankrupting his parents or taking on massive loans. Armed with his personal knowledge, the latest data, and smart analysis, Zac takes on the sacred cows of the higher education establishment.
How to Pay for College by Heather Hutchins
Call Number: LB2342.H575 2011
ISBN: 9780838910771
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Whether you are a high school student, already in college, a parent, or an adult returning to school, you can use this guide to Fill out forms for financial aid, loans, and scholarships Find ways to plan and save for the high cost of college tuition Narrow your search to those schools that are the best fit Make the best attempt at applying to the school of your choice This effective guide emphasizes the help that the local library can offer in this process, using its reference materials, the Internet, and the advice of experienced researchers. Book jacket.
One Year to an Organized Financial Life by Regina Leeds (As told to); Russell Wild (As told to)
Call Number: PC NF
ISBN: 9780738213675
Publication Date: 2009-12-29
One Year to an Organized Financial Life is a unique week-by-week plan to make saving money simple, automatic, and stress-free. Using Leeds's "Zen organizing" approach, which addresses the underlying causes of chaos and replaces them with routines, they now show readers the steps to improving finances within a manageable timeframe. From sticking to a budget to getting out of debt, curbing spending to maximizing retirement savings, One Year to an Organized Financial Life makes it possible for anyone to live more richly on less.

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Use the catalog to find items in this and other C/W MARS libraries. You can search our catalog:

by an AUTHOR'S NAME, putting in the last name first, as in Patterson, James;
by the TITLE of an item, as in Hunger Games;
by the assigned SUBJECT of an item, if you know it, for example, "Zombies," or
by KEYWORD. Keywords are essential words that you want to see in an item, for example, "mystery". Try to think of alternative ways to get at your subject, for example, using "crime," "detective" or "investigation" as alternative keywords.

If you haven't found what you need in the catalog, contact the reference desk at (413)755-4549 for assistance locating resources.

New Arrivals Coming Soon for Women's History Month - March 2019

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Use the catalog to find items in this and other C/W MARS libraries. You can search our catalog:

by an AUTHOR'S NAME, putting in the last name first, as in Patterson, James;
by the TITLE of an item, as in Hunger Games;
by the assigned SUBJECT of an item, if you know it, for example, "Zombies," or
by KEYWORD. Keywords are essential words that you want to see in an item, for example, "mystery". Try to think of alternative ways to get at your subject, for example, using "crime," "detective" or "investigation" as alternative keywords.

If you haven't found what you need in the catalog, contact the reference desk at (413)755-4549 for assistance locating resources.

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

On Monday January 20th, we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our library has over 50 books on Dr. King. The selected works below can start your exploration into Dr. King's life and work.

January 2020

New year, new books to inform, engage and enjoy!! Here are a sample of recently acquired titles from fiction to identity and healthy living to the environment. See what's new @ the STCC Library in B19 soon!

As featured in the Tech TImes....

November 2019

June 2019 - Pride Month.

April 2019 is Financial Literacy Month!

New Arrivals Coming Soon for Women's History Month - March 2019

Featured New Titles for Black History Month - February 2019