Non-fiction Deep Cuts Newsletter
 
August 2025
Our Sense of Community
 
What I found in a thousand towns : a traveling musician's guide to rebuilding America's communities--one coffee shop, dog run, and open-mike night at a time
by Dar Williams

A singer-songwriter and activist who makes her living touring small towns in America draws on her own experiences traveling and the work of urban theorists to contemplate why some small towns thrive and others fail. 25,000 first printing.
Celebrating the Third Place : Inspiring Stories About the Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities
by Ray Oldenburg

Now, more than ten years after an original publication, the time has come to celebrate the many third places that dot the American landscape and foster civic life. With 20 black-and-white photographs, Celebrating the Third Place brings together fifteen firsthand accounts by proprietors of third places, as well as appreciations by fans who have made spending time at these hangouts a regular part of their lives.
Renegades : born in the USA : dreams, myths, music
by Bruce Springsteen

"Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material"
The turquoise table : finding community and connection in your own front yard
by Kristin Schell

The author shares how she began connecting with her neighbors through the simple act of putting a turquoise table in her front yard to create a place to gather without the pressure of entertaining, and offers ideas and inspiration for readers looking forconnection
Camden Public Library
55 Main Street,, Camden, Maine 04843
(207) 236-3440

https://www.librarycamden.org/