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August is National Civility Month
A time dedicated to promoting kindness, respect, and courtesy in our interactions. It's a period focused on fostering a more harmonious society by encouraging empathy and open-mindedness. National Civility Month serves as a reminder to treat others with the same kindness, empathy, and respect that we wish for ourselves.
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Civil Unity: The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives, and Our World
by Shola Richards
Non-fiction: In order to transform our world, we must unite behind a new kind of civility. In a world that is more divided than ever, it will take a radical act to transform our discourse, our lives, and our world. International civility consultant and keynote speaker Shola Richards believes that unifying our world around the power of civility is that radical act, and it's not for the faint of heart. Do we want a safer world to live in? Do we want less toxicity in our politics? Do we want a world free of hate and discrimination? Do we want to work in organizations that allow us to do our best work? Do we want our children to learn in schools that are kind and supportive? Do we want to live in a world that prioritizes our mental health and overall wellness? If your answers are 'yes,' then we must steel ourselves for the reality that uniting around civility is the only path that will get us there.
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This Book Will Make You Kinder: An Empathy Handbook
by Henry James Garrett
Non-fiction: From the creator of @Drawings of Dogs comes this illustrated examination of empathy and the necessity of being kinder. Building on his academic studies in metaethics and using his signature animal cartoons, the author explores the sources and the limitations of human empathy and the many ways that we can work toward being our best selves for the people around us and the society we need to build.
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Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community
by Lady Gaga
Young Adult Non-fiction: One small act of kindness can change the world. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance celebrating individuality, acting with empathy, and being kind to yourself and other. She and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Within these pages you will meet young change makers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return.
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A Kids Book About Kindness Online
by Nehal Dalgliesh
Juvenile Non-fiction: Showing kindness online is necessary for shaping a healthy, compassionate digital world! Did you know that the way we are online is just as important as how we are in real life? It's true! So, what does that mean? Acting with kindness and compassion online really matters. Understand what kindness online can look like, and how you can create a kind online world. We are shaping our digital world every day-what kind of world do you want to live in?
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10 Ideas to Save the World with Kindness
by Eleonora Fornasari
Juvenile Non-fiction: In 10 Ideas to save the world with Kindness, we discover what it means to be kind, caring, and thoughtful. Are you ready to make the world a kinder place? We can each be a force for good in everyday life if we remember that everyone and everything deserves kindness--even animals and plants! So let's get started with 10 easy ideas! In this book, learn all about empathy and generosity with little (but powerful!) actions, including: Using the magic words! Getting creative with compliments and gifts! Treating others the way you want to be treated and more! With tips and everyday activities, this book brings a caring point of view into your home, your classroom, and the real world. Put these 10 ideas into practice at home or at school, and share them with friends and family!
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Finding Kindness
by Deborah Underwood
Picture Book: A celebration of kindness among neighbors by the best-selling author of The Quiet Book depicts examples of generosity of spirit as it impacts a community, from sending a heartfelt card to lending a hand with yardwork. Illustrated by the artist of Baby Loves Quarks!
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I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
by Susan Verde
Board Book: A child recognizes his own humanity, his capacity for doing harm and being harmed, his ability to feel joy and sadness, and his belief in hope and promise to keep learning.
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August 14 - National Navajo Code Talkers Day
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Under the Eagle: Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker
by Samuel Holiday
Biography: Samuel Holiday was one of a small group of Navajo men enlisted by the Marine Corps during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret communications on the battlefield. Based on extensive interviews with Robert S. McPherson, Under the Eagle is Holiday's vivid account of his own story. It is the only book-length oral history of a Navajo code talker in which the narrator relates his experiences in his own voice and words.
Under the Eagle carries the reader from Holiday's childhood years in rural Monument Valley, Utah, into the world of the United States's Pacific campaign against Japan--to such places as Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Central to Holiday's story is his Navajo worldview, which shapes how he views his upbringing in Utah, his time at an Indian boarding school, and his experiences during World War II. Holiday's story, coupled with historical and cultural commentary by McPherson, shows how traditional Navajo practices gave strength and healing to soldiers facing danger and hardship and to veterans during their difficult readjustment to life after the war.
The Navajo code talkers have become famous in recent years through books and movies that have dramatized their remarkable story. Their wartime achievements are also a source of national pride for the Navajos. And yet, as McPherson explains, Holiday's own experience was "as much mental and spiritual as it was physical." This decorated marine served "under the eagle" not only as a soldier but also as a Navajo man deeply aware of his cultural obligations.
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Code Talker
by Chester Nez
Non-fiction: Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Joseph Bruchac
Young Adult Fiction: After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
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Secrets of Navajo Code Talkers
by Rachael L. Thomas
Juvenile Non-fiction: Cryptology was key to the success of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Learn more is this introduction the Navajo and why and how their language was well-suited to being used for coded messages.
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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
by James Buckley
Juvenile Non-fiction: By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
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Navajo ABC: A Diné Alphabet Book
by Luci Tapahonso
Easy Non-fiction: A simple alphabet book describes aspects of Navajo life, joining A with Arroyo, B with Belt, C with Cradleboard, and so on, in an introduction to one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.
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Navajo
by Valerie Bodden
Easy Non-fiction: An introduction to the Navajo lifestyle and history, including their forced relocation and how they keep traditions alive today. A Navajo story recounts how two brothers saved humanity.
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August 26 - Women's Equality DayThis day remembers the passage of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in 1920, which gave women the right to vote. Celebrate the achievements of women in history this month. Remember the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women’s rights every day.
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Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote
by Ellen Carol DuBois
Non-fiction: Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, a high-energy chronicle of the movement for women’s voting rights shares bold portraits of its devoted leaders and activists. By the author of Feminism and Suffrage. (general history).
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The Women's Suffrage Movement
by Sally Roesch Wagner
Non-fiction: Comprised of historical texts spanning two centuries with commentary on each period by the editor, this book covers the major issues and figures involved in the women's suffrage movement with a special focus on diversity, incorporating race, class, and gender. The writings of such figures as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony are featured alongside accounts of Native American women and African American suffragists such as Sarah Mapps Douglas and Harriet Purvis.
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Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot
by Winifred Conkling
Young Adult Non-fiction: The story of the 19th Amendment and the nearly 80-year fight for voting rights for women discusses the politics and private challenges that inspired the achievements of such activists as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth. By the author of Passenger on the Pearl.
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One Step Forward
by Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Young Adult Fiction: Set amid World War I, a historical fiction novel in verse follows Matilda's coming-of-age journey as she fights for suffrage and becomes the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketing the White House to demand women's right to vote.
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How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Juvenile Non-fiction: Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, an illustrated dual portrait of two trailblazers behind the historic Women’s March of 1913 also reveals the pivotal contributions of more than 5,000 suffragettes to promote women’s rights.
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Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote
by Susan Zimet
Juvenile Non-fiction: An account of the work of brave activists who secured voting rights for women in America shares insights into the everyday prejudices that inhibited equal rights before 1920, profiling such notables as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul while tracing the events that led up to the passage of the triumphant 19th Amendment.
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Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote
by Barb Rosenstock
Easy Non-fiction: Creatively depicting the historic battle between women's equality activist Alice Paul and the 28th American president as a four-round boxing match, an energetic picture book describes the strategic arguments and coordinated protests that Paul organized on behalf of voting rights.
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Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles
by Mara Rockliff
Easy Non-fiction: A 100th-anniversary tribute to the activist work of suffragists Nell Richardson and Alice Burke reimagines how they embarked on a journey in a little yellow car with a kitten, a sewing machine and a typewriter to raise awareness about the importance of giving women the right to vote.
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Library Programs of InterestFor a full listing of our programs this month see our Events Page.
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