by envisionmg | Feb 2, 2023 | Biography, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Sci - Fi, Staff Picks
This Bookshelf does not existFebruary is Black History Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in...
by envisionmg | Jan 27, 2023 | Discovery List, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Today In History
This Bookshelf does not existJanuary 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2005, the United Nations declared the 27th of January to be International Holocaust Remembrance Day in honor of this anniversary. To commemorate this day, the UN urges us to honor the six...
by envisionmg | Nov 24, 2022 | Discovery List, Fiction/Mystery, Julie Reviews, Mystery, Reading Lists
We mystery lovers have many good choices for Native American Heritage Month. Here are just a few. Tony and Anne Hillerman’s acclaimed Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee and Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series set in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest and...
by envisionmg | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Staff Picks, YA, YA Fiction
November is Native American Heritage Month. The National Congress of American Indians tells us: [t]he month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is...
by envisionmg | Nov 7, 2022 | Discovery List, Mystery, Reading Lists
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan’s newest collaborative mystery novel came out early last month and still has a long line of readers excited to check out this new title! Here are some similar titles to keep you occupied while you wait for a copy of Mad...
by envisionmg | Sep 29, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Reading Lists, YA Fiction
This Bookshelf does not existLatinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15-October 15 every year. This reading list highlights 30 titles (non-fiction and fiction for adults, children, and young adults) by Latinx authors available here at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers.