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Eat the Mouth That Feeds You

by Caribbean Fragoza

This collection of stories illuminates a spectrum of Latinx, Chicanx, and immigrant women's voices. In confrontations with fraught matrilineal lines, absent or abusive fathers, and the effects of historical violence, these women and girls navigate a male-dominated world.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook, book on CD)

What Kind of Woman

by Kate Baer

Through poems that are as unforgettably beautiful as they are accessible, Kate Baer’s words make women feel seen in their own bodies, in their own marriages, and in their own lives. Her poems are those you share with your mother, your daughter, your sister, and your friends.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

Women and Other Monsters

by Jess Zimmerman

Through fresh analysis of 11 female monsters, including Medusa, the Harpies, the Furies, and the Sphinx, the author takes us on an illuminating feminist journey through mythology.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

A Heart in a Body in the World

by Deb Caletti

From Seattle to Washington, DC, Annabelle is running through mountain passes and suburban landscapes, from long lonely roads to college towns. But no matter how hard she tries, she can’t outrun the tragedy from the past year, or the person that haunts her.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman

Life is harsh in Chennai’s teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Fortunately, the girls find shelter and friendship on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, the group forms a family of sorts. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook, book on CD)

Caperucita se come al lobo

por Pilar Quintana

Los ocho relatos que componen este libro exploran las más fuertes pulsiones detrás de las relaciones de pareja: el amor, la obsesión, los celos, la rabia, la apatía, la ternura, pero sobre todo el deseo. Las fantasías, perversiones y atrevimientos sexuales son los grandes protagonistas de este volumen de cuentos, en el que, entre el realismo y la fantasía, entre lo descarnado, el humor y la ironía, y con un lenguaje llano y rico a la vez, Pilar Quintana consigue sorprender e inquietar a los lectores.

(Print book, eBook)

Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes

by Phoebe Robinson

Author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

Poet Warrior

by Joy Harjo

Three-term U.S. poet laureate Harjo gives readers an in-depth look at her life and poetry. In this memoir combining narrative prose and poetry, Harjo recounts her upbringing in a Muscogee (Creek) Nation family and the trials she faced navigating the world.

(Print book, eBook)

The Middlesteins

by Jami Attenberg

Two siblings with very different personalities attempt to take control of their mother’s food obsession and massive weight gain to save her life after their father walks out and leaves her reeling in the Chicago suburbs.

(Print book, eBook, book on CD)

All this could be yours

by Jami Attenberg

As Victor Tuchman, an abusive, criminal real estate developer, dies in a New Orleans hospital, his daughter, wife, son, and daughter-in-law reflect on his life and how it has impacted their own over the years.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook, book on CD)

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her literature.

(DVD)

Just Pretend

by Tori Sharp

Tori makes up stories all of the time, so she has never lived in just one world. Those stories might just save her when her world seems to crumble. Author Tori Sharp takes us on a journey through the many commonplace but complex issues of fractured families, as well as the beautiful fantasy narrative that helps her cope.

(Print book)

Ginger Kid
Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd

by Steve Hofstetter

Comedian Steve Hofstetter grapples with life after seventh grade ... when his world fell apart. Formatted as a series of personal essays, Steve walks his readers through awkward early dating, family turbulence, and the revenge of the bullied nerds.

(Print book, eBook)

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

by Gertrude Stein, illustrated by Maira Kalman

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was written by Gertrude Stein in the style and voice of her life partner of nearly four decades, Alice B. Toklas. Recounting the vibrant and literary life the two make for themselves among the Parisian avant-garde, Alice opens the doors to the prominent salons they held in their home, hosting writers and artists such as Ernest Hemingway, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse.

(Print book, eBook)

Wintering

by Kate Moses

A fictional account of the last months of Sylvia Plath’s life and the painful creation of her Ariel poems finds her moving with her two children to London after divorcing Ted Hughes, who works to remind her about happier times.

(Print book)

Adelin

by Norah Vincent

On April 18th, 1941, 22 days after Virginia Woolf went for a walk near her weekend house and never returned, her body was reclaimed from the River Ouse. With Adeline, a reimagining of the events that brought Virginia Woolf to the riverbank, Norah Vincent posits connections not made before and explores the interior consciousness of the most interior of authors.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

Margaret Atwood a word after a word after a word is power

A film that explores Atwood’s “backstory,” her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood’s novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, by Atwood herself.

(DVD)

Exquisite
The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

by Suzanne Slade

This picture-book biography explores the intersections of race, gender, and the ubiquitous poverty of the Great Depression, all with a lyrical touch worthy of the subject. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, receiving the award for poetry in 1950. And in 1958, she was named the poet laureate of Illinois. A bold artist who from a very young age dared to dream, Brooks will inspire young readers to create poetry from their own lives.

(Print book, eBook)

With a Star in My Hand
Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero

by Margarita Engle

A novel in verse about the life and work of Rubén Darío, a Nicaraguan poet who started life as an abandoned child and grew to become the father of a new literary movement.

(Print book, eBook, Spanish translation in print and eBook)

Conoce a Dulce María Loynaz

Dulce María Loynaz, llamada La Dama de las Américas, vivió en el siglo XX y es una de las poetisas más grandes que ha dado la isla de Cuba. Además de escritora, fue abogada, periodista, viajera incansable y una gran amante de los perros, que siempre la acompañaron a lo largo de su vida. Su fascinante obra literaria la hizo merecedora de importantes reconocimientos, como el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Cuba y el Premio Miguel de Cervantes.

(Spanish Print book)

A World Without Email

by Cal Newport

Outlines recommendations for business leaders on how to maximize a working team’s professional productivity by improving administrative support and streamlining digital traffic.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

Four Thousand Weeks

by Oliver Burkeman

A lively philosophical guide to time and time management, setting aside superficial efficiency solutions in favor of reckoning with and finding joy in the finitude of human life.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

Learning How to Learn
How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying

by Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski

This work has empowered more than 2 million learners of all ages to master subjects that they once struggled with. It explains why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process, having a poor memory can be a good thing, the value of metaphors in developing understanding, and more.

(Print book, eBook, eAudiobook)

6 Super Skills for Executive Functioning
Tools to Help Teens Improve Focus, Stay Organized & Reach Their Goals

by Lara Honos-Webb

An ADHD expert offers six powerful super skills to help teen readers pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so they can achieve their goals. With this guide, teens will also learn to regulate their emotions and boost motivation, so they can be their very best.

(Print book)

The life-changing magic of not giving a f*ck
how to stop spending time you don’t have with people you don’t like doing things you don’t want to do

by Sarah Knight

This parody of Marie Kondo’s bestseller The life-changing magic of tidying up explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt.

(Print book, eAudiobook)

Sólo una cosa
detrás de cualquier éxito se encuentra una sencilla y sorprendente verdad: enfócate en lo único

por Gary Keller

Emplea el Mindfulness para conseguir tus objetivos. El autor nos da pautas claras sobre cómo diferenciar lo importante de lo secundario, no distraernos, priorizar, hacer todo lo posible para conseguir ser más productivos y eficaces y orientar nuestros esfuerzos solo en las cosas que nos ayudan a progresar, para centrarnos en SOLO UNA COSA.

(Print book)

La Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

Warrior Women
El martes, 9 de noviembre de 2021, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registrarse

Warrior Women explora lo que significa equilibrar un movimiento con la maternidad y cómo los legados de activistas se transmiten de generación en generación en el Movimiento Indígena Estadounidense.

Museo de Healdsburg

De Diggers Bend a River Rock: Personas y Historia de Dry Creek Rancheria
A partir del 30 de septiembre de 2021 hasta el 29 de mayo de 2022
De miércoles a domingo, 11-4

Curadora invitada, historiadora Dry Creek Pomo y experta de cestas, Sherrie Smith-Ferri, Ph.D., ha organizado el préstamo de cestas tejidas por creadores DCR al Mueseo de Healdsburg. Coleccionistas privadas de cestas, familias tribales y el Museo de Antropología de Phoebe A. Hearst del UC Berkeley han prestado estas piezas, muchas de las cuales estuvieron tejidas cerca del 1900.

Demostración de cómo hacer cestas en la galeria
Viernes, 12 de noviembre de 2021, 12:00-3:00pm
Disfruten mirando el tejedor de Dry Creek Rancheria Clint McKay en su trabajo.

Más información en: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/October---November-2021-Review.html?soid=1115883753593&aid=BZ0X9DNhnZU

Universidad Estatal de Sonoma

Todo lo que quería saber sobre indígenas americanos pero le daba nervios preguntar
Martes, 2 de noviembre de 2021, 11am (a través de Zoom)

Escuche al Dr. Anton Treuer discutir sobre "todo lo que quería saber sobre indígenas americanos pero le daba nervios preguntar," una presentación interactiva e informada sobre temas importantes ahora en los Estudios Indígenas, incluyendo los internados, las protestas contra oleoductos, el uso de gente indígena como mascotas para equipos de deportes y cómo podemos mejor realizar la equidad racial en la época de tomar una cuenta racial.

Co-presentado por Dr. Janet Hess, Directora Interina de los Estudios Indígenas Americanos y Dr. Erica Tome, Directora de los Estudios Indígenas Americanos.

Por favor, envíe un mensaje a Dr. Tome en tome@sonoma.edu para más información sobre la registración.

Donate food.

Sonoma County Library partners with local organizations to help alleviate hunger in our community. Drop off canned goods and other food items in a donation barrel at any library branch.

Share what you are thankful for.

Help make our Gratitude Trees grow by adding a leaf of your own! Trees are located at your local library and available all through the month of November.

Send a Gratitude Postcard.

Visit a Sonoma County Library branch from November 5 until January 5 to pick up a Gratitude Postcard and write your message to the first responder of your choice. Mail it or drop in the library’s delivery box and we’ll send to a local first responder.

Spread cheer to seniors through the mail.

The Sonoma County Library’s Send Our Seniors Mail program encourages kindness and support for elders in our community. Create cards, artwork, and letters of encouragement for seniors who might need a little extra happiness during the holidays.

The 2020-21 pandemic created economic disruption and growth in income disparities. These issues contributed to a demographic shift in Sonoma County, and an opportunity for the library to reassess how to move forward as an organization that can meet evolving community needs.

A plan to “Reimagine the Library” was inspired by the Harwood Institute method of “turning outward.”

It is valuable to know what community members want from their library, but the Harwood method asked deeper questions, and the answers will allow the library to leverage its unique assets and expertise to address broad community needs.

#strategic plan #reimaginingthelibrary

La pandemia de 2020 al 2021 creó una alteración económica y un aumento de las desigualdades de ingresos.

Estos problemas contribuyeron a un cambio demográfico en el condado de Sonoma, y a una oportunidad para que la biblioteca reevalúe la forma de avanzar como una organización que pueda satisfacer de forma activa y ágil las necesidades cambiantes de la comunidad.

El plan para “Reinventar la Biblioteca” se inspiró en el método de “turning outward” [Velando por el bien de la comunidad] de Harwood Institute. Es valioso saber lo que los miembros de la comunidad quieren de su biblioteca, sin embargo, el método Harwood planteó preguntas más profundas, y las respuestas permitirán a la biblioteca aprovechar sus recursos únicos y su experiencia para atender las amplias necesidades de la comunidad.