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Woodworking
by Emily St. James
Fiction: In small-town South Dakota, newly divorced Erica, a closeted trans teacher, forms an unlikely bond with Abigail, a bold trans student navigating senior year, as their friendship withstands community scrutiny as it shapes their journeys toward self-acceptance and authenticity.
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Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry After Stonewall
by Stephanie Burt
Poetry: Esteemed scholar, poet, critic, and activist Stephanie Burt anthologizes five decades of verse for and by queer Americans. Interpreted by Burt, the poems of Frank O'Hara, Audre Lorde, Judy Grahn, James Merrill, Thom Gunn, Jackie Kay, Adrienne Rich, Cyborg Jillian Weise , and others trace a flourishing of queer life from Stonewall to the present day.
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The Rebel's Guide to Pride
by Matthew Hubbard
Young Adult Fiction: There's nothing Zeke Chapman wants more than to tarnish the perfect reputation his father is so obsessed with. He quit the baseball team, started fighting at school, and nearly flunked junior year. Newly out as gay, Zeke isn't sure where his queer identity fits in with his bad-boy persona. His father has always told him to stay quiet and not attract attention, but his friends are pushing him to be just as out and proud as they are. Most days, Zeke isn't sure how to be a "good gay" or what that even means. When his best friend, Sawyer, begs him to help the QSA plan Pride Day, he obliges--mostly to piss his dad off. But then the mayor announces an ordinance that cancels all LGBTQ+ celebrations. Angered by the injustice--and his father's support of it--Zeke decides to put his rebellious ways to good use and plans a series of underground "Pride Speakeasies". As the speakeasies grow, and the community comes together to declare him "King of Pride", Zeke finally feels like he's doing something that matters. But friendship drama, a mysterious cyber-crush, and rising tension with his rival and ex Cohen "Coco" Fisher threaten to undermine his newfound pride. When his final party ends in near-disaster, Zeke must ask himself what he's really trying to do. After all, there's a reason that the first pride was a riot
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Knucklehead: Poems
by Tony Keith
Young Adult Poetry: The author pens a love letter to Black boys and men he affectionately calls “knuckleheads,” in a collection of poems that affirms the many forms of Black masculinity and promotes self-discovery through history, family, friendship and falling in love.
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Mountain Upside Down
by Sara Ryan
Juvenile Fiction: Thirteen-year-old Alex Eager navigates the challenges of a long-distance relationship, an increasingly forgetful grandmother, and a town's referendum on library funding, all while trying to find her place
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A Kids Book About Pride
by Kendall Clawson
Juvenile Nonfiction: In June, we celebrate Pride, but what does that mean? Everyone wants to be accepted just as they are, and Pride is all about honoring and encouraging people to be their most authentic selves! To help kids understand the enduring bravery of LGBTQIA+ people, this book includes the story of acceptance for this community and beyond---something worth celebrating every day.
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Papa's Coming Nome
by Chasten Buttigieg
Picture Book: Jojo and Rosie's papa has been away on a trip and they can't wait to welcome him home, so they pack the car with everything he might have missed while he was away, in a story celebrating dads and familial bonds by the New York Times best-selling author
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Edie for Equality: Edie Windsor Stands up for Love
by Michael Genhart
Easy Biography: A picture book biography of LGBTQ icon Edie Windsor, who made history when she sued the US government for discrimination, in case United States v. Windsor, which helped overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Portuguese Heritage Month
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Pessoa: A Biography
by Richard Zenith
Biography: Like Richard Ellmann's James Joyce, Richard Zenith's Pessoa immortalizes the life of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Eighty-five years after his wrenching death in a cramped Lisbon apartment, where he left more than 25,000 manuscript sheets in a wooden trunk, Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) remains one of the most enigmatic and underappreciated poets of the twentieth century. Celebrated for writing in dozens of different poetic voices, known as heteronyms, Pessoa has finally found his definitive biographer in renowned translator Richard Zenith. Setting the story of Pessoa's life against the nationalistic currents of early twentieth-century European history, Zenith charts the depths of Pessoa's explosive imagination and literary genius. Muchas Josâe Saramago brought one of Pessoa's heteronyms to life in The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, Zenith traces the backstories of virtually all of Pessoa's imagined personalities, demonstrating how they were projections, spin-offs, or metamorphosesof Pessoa himself. Nothing less than a literary masterpiece, Zenith's monumental work confirms the power of Pessoa's words to speak prophetically to the disconnectedness of modern life.
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Girl Mans Up
by M-E Girard
Young Adult Fiction: Increasingly aware of her homosexuality and preferring to avoid looking too feminine, Pen is routinely mistaken for a boy and struggles to navigate complications in her friendships with a childhood buddy whose behavior has become cruel and a fellow gamer who seems to have it all.
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Our Beautiful Darkness: A Graphic Novel
by Ondjaki, António Jorge Gonçalves (Illustrator), Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Translator)
Young Adult Fiction: Set against the backdrop of the civil war that ravaged Angola in the 1990s, two teenagers find everyday realities fading away as they sit talking in the darkness during a blackout and find the space between them becoming charged with emotional electricity.
In English, translated from the Portuguese.
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Learn Portuguese Words
by M. J. York
Juvenile Nonfiction: Provides useful words, numbers, greetings, and phrases in Portuguese.
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Ramon Fellini: The Dog Detective
by Guilherme Karsten
Picture Book: When a little boy's beloved fish is attacked, Ramon Fellini, a cat disguised as a dog and self-proclaimed super detective, offers to uncover the culprit, but his impeccable costume and crime-solving skills may be too good to be true.
In English, translated from the Portuguese.
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June 21 - International Day of Yoga
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Science of Yoga: Understand the Anatomy and Physiology to Perfect Your Practice
by Ann Swanson
Nonfiction: This extensive guide explores the physiology of thirty key poses, supported by recent scientific research on yoga's benefits for bodily systems, detailing alignment, mechanics, and variations while providing annotated illustrations to enhance understanding and optimize technical execution for practitioners of all levels.
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The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America
by Robert Love
Nonfiction: Chronicles the emergence of yoga in Jazz Age New York, tracing the contributions of notorious instructor Pierre Bernard, who trained with an Indian master before introducing wealthy patrons to modern yogic principles from his increasingly profitable Hudson River ashram.
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This Moment is Your Life (and So is This One): A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga
by Mariam Gates
Young Adult Nonfiction: This lively, hands-on guide to meditation, mindfulness, and yoga is a perfect introduction for tweens and teens. Don't just do something, be here. The key to happiness is being able to find comfort in this moment, here and now. When you are completely present and not distracted by regrets, worries, and plans, even for a little while, you begin to feel more confident and can deal more easily with everything you experience. This is mindfulness: paying attention to this very moment, on purpose and without judgment--simply being present with curiosity. This engaging guide, packed with simple exercises and endearing full-color artwork, provides a handy starting point for bringing mindfulness into your daily life. Chapters on meditation, yoga, and mindful breathing explain the benefits of these practices, and you are free to pick and choose what to try. There are quick exercises throughout, and a more extensive tool kit at the end of each chapter. The final chapter offers satisfying five-day challenges that map out ways to pull all of the book's mindfulness techniques together in your day-to-day life. With the appeal of a workbook or guided journal, and full of examples relevant to tweens and teens today, this book will be your trusted companion as you begin the valuable, stress-relieving work of being still with skill.
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You Are a Rainbow of Energy: A Kid's Guide to the Chakras
by Crystal Mccreary
Juvenile Nonfiction: Can you feel the rainbow of energy inside you? Kids will explore simple yoga practices and mantras that connect them to the ancient healing of all seven chakras: root chakra, sacral chakra, solar plexus chakra, heart chakra, throat chakra, third eye chakra, and crown chakra. Highlighting the colors, qualities, and emotions associated with each chakra, this book will empower even the youngest readers to connect with their amazing energy centers so that they can better be in touch with themselves, others, and the larger world around them.
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Yoga on Your Back and Belly
by Laura Villano
Juvenile Nonfiction: In this book, illustrations and step by step instructions show and tell young readers how to do yoga poses on their backs and bellies. Breathing techniques, SEL concepts of wellness and mindfulness, and benefits of the practice are also introduced.
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Grover Yoga!: Fun and Simple Poses
by Debbie DeFord-Minerva
Board Book: Young children learn the basics of yoga with help from Sesame Street's Grover. Yoga is a great way for furry monsters--and busy preschoolers--to stretch and strengthen their muscles, calm their minds, and feel great.
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Library Programs of InterestFor a full listing of our programs this month see our Events Page.
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