August 10, 2020
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin, along with guest Arleana Waller with ShePOWER Leadership Academy to talk about what we're reading and watching, empowering women to become leaders, the importance of the 2020 Census, and information about the Library's curbside services.
Arleana Waller
ShePOWER Leadership Academy
 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Arleana is reading...

Between the world and me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Through a letter written to his son, the author presents a history of racial discrimination in the United States and a narrative of his own personal experiences of contemporary race relations, offering possible resolutions for the future.
 
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
Summary available in eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla
 
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on CloudLibrary
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
by Leonard Sax

Examines the possible reasons why American boys, from kindergarten to college, are less resilient and ambitious than 30 years ago, discussing the causes of failure and presenting practical solutions, in a book that looks as video games, teaching methods, prescription drugs, toxins, the devaluation of masculinity, and more. 
 
Also available in eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
Summary available in eBook on Hoopla
Arleana is watching...
 
Greenleaf  
Available in our Catalog


Greenleaf World Ministries is more than just a house of worship, it is the center of a community, and a duplicitous life. Although the family business is religion, the Greenleaf family and their business practices are not without sin. Yet amidst the mayhem and deception, the power of something greater exists, calling all to test their faith. 
 
Fahra is reading...
 
I Am Brown
by Ashok Banker

I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in -- of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.
 
Also available in eBook on OverDrive
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
The Daughters of Ys
by M. T. Anderson

Drifting apart after their queen mother’s unexplained death, the sister princesses of an Atlantis-like city from Celtic legend find their bond irrevocably changed when their once-protected world becomes vulnerable to dangerous monsters. 
A Burning
by Megha Majumdar

An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. 
 
Also available in eBook on OverDrive
 
 Jasmin is reading...

Antiracist Baby
by Ibram X. Kendi

Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.
 
Also available in eBook on OverDrive
 
Also available in eBook on CloudLibrary
Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office & Changing the World
by June Diane Raphael

The women are coming! Although women account for more than half the population of the United States, they make up less than 25% of elected offices, from Congress to municipal positions. Represent is a comprehensive, energetic, and inspiring guide, written with lots of voices and attitude, about running for office. 
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
The empire of dreams
by Rae Carson

The award-winning author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns presents a standalone tale in which a foundling orphan with a veiled past is barred from being adopted into the royal family before she becomes a first woman recruit into the legendary Royal Guard. 
 
Also available in eBook on OverDrive
 
Also available in eBook on CloudLibrary
Even More Titles We Talk About
    Books
    With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero by Margarita Engle
    The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
    Supernova by Marissa Meyer
    The Umbrella Academy 1 by Gerard Way
    A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation by Wayne Jacobsen
    The Power of Gratitude by Arleana Waller
     
    Shows
    Greenleaf on OWN
    Resurrection Ertugrul on Netflix and YouTube
    Sugar Rush on Netflix
    The Last Dance on Netflix
    The Umbrella Academy on Netflix

    Movies
    Twilight available through our Catalog
     
    Music
    Access the Twilight soundtracks on Hoopla