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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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Kathleen collins

2/19/2021

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Piermont based writer and director Kathleen Collins (1942 – 1988) made two groundbreaking films, both available for streaming: The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (50 minutes; 1980) and the feature film, Losing Ground (1982), which was just selected for the prestigious National Film Registry for their permanent collection and was the opening night film in the Film Society of Lincoln Center series, “Black Independents in New York, 1968-1986”. Both films are set in Rockland County.

Read the excellent article about Kathleen Collins and her films in the February 19 edition of Nyack News and Views.

​Losing Ground and The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy will stream from February 19 through 25, for the single price of $10. Click here for more information! 


Check out her books from the Library:
Our New Fish Tank
​Notes from a Black Woman's Diary
​Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

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Graphic novels novel graphics

2/19/2021

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Check out all of our Graphic novel suggestions that we mentioned in episode 5 of our Nyack Papercut Podcast! Listen here!

The Essential Dykes ​​to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel 
Are You My Mother - Alison Bechdel
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - Rey Terciero
Maus: A Survivor's Tale Part 1 - Art Spiegelman
Ben Katchor Graphic Novels
This One Summer - Mariko Tamaki
Megg and Mogg - Simon Hanselmann
Bone - Jeff Smith
Spiral Bound: Top Secret Summer - Aaron Renier
Peanuts Treasury - Charles M. Schulz
Cul de Sac - Richard Thompson
Lynda Barry
Love and Rockets - Jamie Hernandez
Hyperbole and a Half - Allie Brosh
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
March - John Lewis
Diary of a Teenage Girl - Phoebe Gloeckner
Aya of Yap City - Marguerite Abouet
Little Vampire - Joann Sfar
The Rabbi's Cat -Joann Sfar 
Check Please! - Ngozi Ukazu
Hildafolk - Luke Pearson
A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
The Killing Joke - Alan Moore
Old Man Logan - Mark Millar
Watchman - Alan More
The Night Bookmobile - Audrey Niffenegger
From Hell - Alan Moore
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Papercut podcast episode 4: lawyers too were children once

1/22/2021

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Below you will find all of our recommendations from Episode 4 of our Papercut Podcast!
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​The Good Wife

My Cousin Vinny
12 Angry Men (play)
12 Angry Men (movie)
To Kill a Mockingbird
​The People vs. OJ Simpson
Old Filth
In Cold Blood
The Crucible
Shot in the Heart
In the Name of the Father
Reversal of Fortune
Miracle on 34th Street
The Pelican Brief
The 57 Bus

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Holocaust remembrance day

1/21/2021

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Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website for digital resources!

EBooks:
​It is Impossible to Remain Silent (Ebook) 
The Holocaust and North Africa
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Hardcover Books:
The Tale of a Niggun - Elie Wiesel
​I want You to Know We're Still Here
​Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
In My Hands: Memories from a Holocaust Rescuer
Childhood
The Sunflower

Stream:
After Auschwitz
​Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust
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America and the Holocaust
​Peter Eiseman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
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Hormonal Health

1/14/2021

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The Hormone Cure by Sara Gottfried
Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter
​In the Flo by Alissa Vitti
Brain Food by Lisa Mosconi
​Menopause Confidential by Tara Allmen
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christine Northrup
The Everything Guide to Adrenal Fatigue
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Self-Help Books to jumpstart the new year!

1/5/2021

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​A New Earth: Awakening Your Life Purpose
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You Are A Badass Everyday: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
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What Are You Hungry For?
Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking

Big Magic: Create Living Beyond Fear
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The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights From Super Soul Conversations

The Little Book of Big Lies: A Journey Into Inner Fitness 


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But...Was the Book better?

1/4/2021

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This list is all of the movies that we recommended in Episode 3 of our Papercut Podcast! 
**Note that we did not include movies/TV series that are not available on DVD


​Angel at My Table
​The Age of Innocence 
​The Unbearable Lightness of Being
​Sense and Sensibility
Jumanji
Jumanji (remake)
Where the Wild Things Are
The Book Thief
Harry Potter Movies
The Golden Compass
Carol
Stardust
In Her Shoes
A Little Princess
Harriet the Spy
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
Howl's Moving Castle
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women Little Women

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Love libraries? what about books about libraries?

12/15/2020

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Check out these wonderful books about Mysterious and Magical Libraries!

Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
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The Bookshop on the Shore
The Library of Legends
​The Darkling Bride
​The Midnight Library 
The Sound of Stars
The Invisible Library
Shadow of the Wind
Sorcery of Thorns
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
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Nyack Papercut - young adult crossover books

11/19/2020

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Below you will find all of the books that we talked about in Episode 2 of our Papercut Podcast!


​The Place Between Breaths

Words on Bathroom Walls
​How I Paid For College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater
​Dietland
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Born Confused
​Going Bovine
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Beauty Queens
​Ana of California
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The Hate U Give
​Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
​Bellweather Rhapsody
​Just One Day
Just One Year
Fangirl
​When Dimple Met Rishi
​Conversion
​American Royals
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Salvage the Bones
​The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
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Dominicana
Another Brooklyn
Ghost Wall
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The Fever
​Where'd You Go Bernadette
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The Long Way Down
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