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Asian pacific heritage month

4/30/2021

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May is National Asian Pacific Heritage Month. This book list contains novels, poems, nonfiction pieces, and even graphic novels written by Asian-Pacific authors about their experiences. 
Afterland: Poems
All You Can Ever Know​​
​The Butterfly Yellow
Dear Girls
A Different Pond
Fairest
Good Talk: a memoir in conversations
Gutted
Homeland Elegies
How Much of These Hills is Gold
If They Come For Us: Poems
Insurrecto
​The Magical Language of Others
The Making of Asian America: a history
Minor Feelings: an asian american reckoning 
No-No Boy
A Tale for the Time Being
The Woman Warrior 

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Green Grass grows all around

4/26/2021

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Please check out the books we discussed in our newest episode of our Papercut Podcast!

The Big Bad Book of Botany

Botany of Desire: a plant's eye view of the world
Braiding Sweetgrass
The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: a new understanding of plans intelligence and behavior
Marriage of the Sun and Moon
Wicked Plants: the weed that killed Lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities
This is Your Mind on Plants
My Garden Book 
Contemporary Botanical Artists
Gardening for the Birds: how to create a bird-friendly backyard
Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: a natural approach to pest control
Raising Butterflies in the Garden
Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States: the guide to creating a sustainable landscape
Gardening for Butterflies
The Pollinator Victory Garden: win the war on pollinator decline with ecological gardening
Natures Best Hope: a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard
The Nature of Oaks
Bringing Nature Home: how you can sustain wildlife with native plants
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Marvelous women in mysteries

4/21/2021

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Check out all of the wonderful Mystery Series that we talked about in this episode of the Papercut Podcast! 
Girl in Disguise
Nancy Drew
Miss Marple Series
Victoria Thompson Series
Molly Murphy Series
Phryne Fisher Series
Anne Perry
Jane Lawless Series
Dublin Murder Squad
Broadchurch
Top of the Lake
Behind Her Eyes
Bones
Enola Holmes
Babysitters Club Mysteries
The Forgotten Garden
Olive Bright Pidgeoneer 
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Top ten most challenged books of 2020

4/9/2021

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 The American Library Association tracked 156 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2020. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials or services based on content. Overall, 273 books were targeted. Here are the top ten most challenged books along with the reason why they were challenged. Click on the photo to check out the book!
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    • Curated Book Lists
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Request a New Purchase
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Staff Picks
    • Sustainability
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
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    • Kindles
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
    • NY Crime Victims Legal Help
    • NYS Civil Service Test Guides
    • Novelist
    • Rockland Executive Order #203 Response
    • Research and Databases
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      • How to Use Localhop
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Dorothy Gillespie
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    • Grants >
      • 2023 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • 2022 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • 2020-2021 Black American Culture & Art Series
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        • BACAS Oral Histories
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      • American Creed
      • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
      • Nation Must Awake
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      • September 11, 2001 The Day That Changed The World Exhibition
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