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Words is the Wallingford Public Library’s monthly newsletter of events. Each month, the first Words, a publication of the Wallingford Public Library, is sent electronically to members of 50 copies are printed in color followed by an the Wallingford Public Library Association. Words is edited by Christopher Ciemniewski unlimited printing in from contributions by library staff members. grayscale. Library Director: Jane Fisher The newsletter is always available to view in Main Library: 200 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492 color digitally through our website. Access Phone (203) 265-6754 | Text (203) 903-8447 | wallingfordlibrary.org it electronically: wallingford.lioninc.org/ Yalesville Branch: 400 Church Street, Yalesville, CT 06492 | Phone (203) 269-3688 newsletter Register for events online through our digital calendar of events: walpublib.org/2APNwEF Word of Mouth - Staff Picks Click “Register” under the event description to hold your place for an event. If the event is full, you may be able to put your name on the waiting list Another way to keep track of library events is through Burbio.com, an app which puts all Wallingford community events into one calendar. Follow us on social media for more news, events, and photos: @WallingfordLibrary on Facebook and @WalPubLib on Twitter and Instagram. Cindy H. Chris S. Sarah E. Gaudy Night Autumn Josh and Hazel’s Guide by Dorothy Sayers by Ali Smith To Not Dating by Christina Lauren

Did You Know... The Wallingford Public Library is one of 30 libraries in the LION Consortium. With your Wallingford Public Library card you can easily request books and other materials from these 30 libraries. Located throughout South-central and Southeastern Connecticut, you can pick-up materials at the library of your choice. Can’t find what you’re looking for in the LION collection? We may be able to request an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) from outside Monday 10am-3pm of the consortium. Just ask at the Information Desk! Tuesday 10am-2pm [ Learn more about LION here: lioninc.org ] Wednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday 1pm-4pm Friday 10am-3pm Become a member of the Wallingford Public Library Association: Saturday 10am-2pm The Wallingford Public Library relies on member contributions in addition to funding it March Specials: receives from the Town of Wallingford. We hope you will support the Library by becoming a member of the Wallingford Public Library Association. BOGO CDs Your support helps ensure that the Library will continue to be a dynamic hub that serves and inspires individuals and families throughout our community. To join the Wallingford DVDs Public Library Association, visit our website or request a membership envelope at the Young Adult Library. WORDS, a publication of the Wallingford Public Library, is sent electronically All Fiction Trades to members of the Wallingford Public Library Association. As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, we are also eligible to accept a bequest from your estate plan.

3 retelling from thestory thepictures. the story, have to your childtry read itto you -even ifthatmeansjust help grow your child’s with languageskills.Ifthey are comfortable Read abooktogether every day! Repeatedreadings ofthesamebook tip to help your child(age0-5)getready to read. Thisisafree service, Text EZWPL to 313131 but standard textingcharges may apply. Learn andGrow Children & Families to receive onetextmessageperweekwitha weeks priorto the program. to theprogram date.Registrationopensto non-residents 2 Wallingford residents may pre-register 4weeksprior starting Registration Required a book. to beaproficient reader, justbeable to turnthepagesof reading skillswithatrainedtherapy dog!You don’t need Sign upforaspecific15-minutetimeslot to practice your Ages 3andup|Children’s Room Wednesday, March 13th|4:30pm–5:30pm Reading toRover organization. project. Visit by anadult. skills are needed,buteachchildmustbeaccompanied childrenserves whoare illortraumatized. Nosewing pose achokinghazard, noyounger siblingsplease. bricks provided by theLibrary. have achanceto showofftheirbuildingskillswithLEGO LEGO bricks!At thisprogram, kidsandtheirgrown-up will Bring your imaginationandjoinusforanhouroffunwith Children’s Program Room Grades K-5 (andgrown-up guest) Saturday, March 9th|10:30am LEGO Club &worms! month, wewillbemakingdirt story andthenmake adelicioustreat from scratch.This Join usto testoutyour cookingskills!We willshare a Grades 2-5|Children’s Program Room Friday, March 8th|6:30pm Sweet Treats: Dirt&Worms! share somestories too. indoor campout!We’ll make acraft,have asnack,and Bring your blankets, flashlights,andfavorite booksto an Ages 3&up|CommunityRoom Wednesday, March 6th|6:30pm Family Fort Night This program is part oftheKindnessMatters This program ispart projectlinus.org Linus, anorganization that that willbedonatedto Project Come make afleeceblanket Community Room Grades 3-6 4:30pm Monday, March 11th Making Fleece Blanket Project Linus to findoutmore aboutthis Because theLEGObricks 4 best foryour child. for specificdatesandtimes and to discusswhichclass is and classesare fillingfast!Please askattheChildren’s Desk Registration forourSpringStory TimeClassesisunderway Spring StoryTimeClasses Ages 3&up Saturday, March 23rd |9:30am Pick up&story time: Drop Off:Friday, March 22nd,allday arcade gameswork! Find outaboutthescienceofhowsomepopular Grades 3-5|Children’s Program Room Wednesday, March 27th|4:30pm Arcade Champions The Break-itMake-itLab: challenges, andtheirfamilies. a variety integration oflearningstylesorsensory welcoming forchildren onthespectrum,thosewith are Story Timeisespecially lookingfor!Sensory stories, songs,andmovement may bejustwhatyou time? Ifso,thisinclusive, interactive program of Does your childhave difficultysittingthrough story –Age10|CollinsRoom Birth Saturday, March 23rd |11:00am Sensory StoryTime a snack! they’ve beenupto allnight.Stay forastory timeand and thencomebackonSaturday morningto seewhat friend anytimeweare openonFriday, March 22nd, overnight adventure Drop atthelibrary! offyour fuzzy Bring inyour teddybearorother“fuzzyfriend”foran Fuzzy Friend Sleepover afederal agency.Arts, receives from theNationalEndowmentfor support whichalso Development, ConnecticutOfficeoftheArts, ofEconomicfrom andCommunity theDepartment masterpiece! to createthe opportunity ownopticalillusion theirvery will beintroduced to theworkofM.C.Escherandhave world.Thismonth,participants has impactedtheart movement orart that workshop highlightinganartist This program isprovided withsupport Taussik, forafun,interactive art teacher, Joinart dirty! Sara Prepare to getyour hands Children’s Program Room 2:00pm |Grades2-5 Saturday, March 16th and Surrealism Optical Illusions Sara: with Saturdays Drop-In Programs Homework Help with Ms. Cabrera Peepapalooza! Mondays & Wednesdays from 4:00pm-8:00pm Ms. Cabrera, a bilingual teacher, is available after school during the school year. This program is meant to help parents understand their child’s assignments and to help children who don’t know how to begin.

Chess Club Saturday, March 2nd | 10:00am–12:00noon Grades K-12 | Collins Room Join master chess player, Wayne Aguiar to learn and play this classic strategy game. All are welcome: whether you are just learning, want to improve your game, or just want to have fun.

It’s time for the library’s annual Peepapalooza display! Big Ideas Book Club Saturday, March 2nd | 10:30am What do you need to do to join? Create a diorama Ages 3-6 | Children’s Program Room display to showcase your Peeps doing something Join us for a casual, inclusive book club fun and drop it off in the Children’s Department from for families who want to introduce their Monday, March 25 to Sunday, March 31. The Peeps kids to big ideas through picture books, displays will be exhibited in the Children’s Room discussion, and age appropriate activities. Siblings are welcome! This month, we will display cases throughout the month of April. be celebrating diversity. Registration is encouraged to help plan for craft supplies. How did Peeps candy get to be such a popular item? In the early 1900’s the Rodda Candy Company started making the marshmallow chicks. It took Edward Leonard’s approximately 80 people and 27 hours just to make Saturday Sing-Along Saturday, March 16th | 10:30am a tray of the first Peeps! In the 1940’s the Just Born Birth-Age 8 | Community Room Candy Company bought the original company and Put on your dancing shoes and join built the “Depositor,” an automated machine that spit Edward Leonard for a fun family program out six rows of five Peeps at a time. What used to take that combines songs, dance, instruments, 27 hours to make one tray of peeps now only took six and of course, acting silly! minutes.

Although Peeps were originally created for Easter Reading Buddies baskets, the candy can now be found in many shapes Friday, March 29th and flavors all year long. The Washington Post 6:00pm-7:30pm | Grades 1-2 Children’s Program Room launched the first Peepapalooza in 2006 and contests Need a little extra reading help? Choate have been springing up ever since. What’s your student volunteers will join 1st & 2nd Peepapalooza theme going to be this year? We can’t graders for activities such as reading wait to see it! together, playing interactive games, and doing group read-alouds and skits.

Children’s Staff Picks

Sarah Eiseman Sunnie Scarpa Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? The Guggenheim Mystery By Carmela LaVigna Coyle By Robin Stevens Grades K - 1 Grades 4 - 6 A young, independent girl asks her mother A great middle grade mystery set in New York what it means to be a princess. What she City. The main character Ted, who is on the learns is that being a princess is more than autism spectrum, solves an art heist with just what she wears, but who she is on the the help of his sister and cousin. Don’t miss inside. the first book in this series The London Eye Mystery.

5 Library Groups

Knit @ WPL Tuesdays, March 5th & 19th | 6:00-7:30pm | Board Room | No registration required Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required. Why knit? Research shows that knitting supports a healthy brain and helps elevate mood. What are you waiting for? Grab your needles and yarn (we will provide materials if you are without) and come to a fun-filled evening.The group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. WPL Play Readers Tuesday March 5th | 6:30-8:30pm | Collins Room | No registration required The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers perform dramatic readings of comedies and dramas, monologues, scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays, and short plays of Thornton Wilder and Eugene O’Neill. Members of the group select plays and cast roles for members. You may join the WPL Play Readers as a spectator or participant. Saturday Mornings with Poetry Saturdays, March 9th & 30th | 9:45am-Noon | Board Room | No registration required A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. Wallingford Writers Community Saturday, March 16th | 2:00-4:00pm | Board Room | No registration required Join the Wallingford Writers Community and discover how the fellowship of other writers can help you pursue your writing goals! Monthly meetings are facilitated by award-wining author, Cheryl Bardoe, and creative writing teacher, Kristin Liu. All meetings include dedicated writing time, craft techniques for fiction and literary nonfiction, and the opportunity to Gatherings share work in a supportive, creative forum.

Book Discussions Ask at the Information Desk for a copy of any of these books.

Mystery Book Group: Truth Be Told—Nonfiction Book Discussion: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers Just Kids by Patti Smith Wednesday, March 6th | 3:00-4:15pm Tuesday, March 26th | 7:00-8:00pm Community Room | No registration required Collins Room | No registration required Moderated by Author Carole Shmurak Moderated by Journalist & Literary Critic, Parul Kapur Hinzen When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the ‘Gaudy, ‘ the Legendary artist Patti Smith offers a never- prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled before-seen glimpse of her remarkable obscenities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters. Harriet finds herself relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe in ensnared in a nightmare of romance and terror, with only the tiniest shreds of the epochal days of New York City and the clues to challenge her powers of detection--and those Chelsea Hotel in the late 60s and 70s. An of her paramour, Lord Peter Wimsey. honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, Thursday Night Book Club: lyrical quality to Just Kids as she has to the rest of her formidable body of work—from her The Shallows by Nicholas Carr influential 1975 album Horses to her visual Thursday, March 21st | 7:00-8:30pm art and poetry. Collins Room | No registration required Moderated by Librarian Cindy Haiken In a famous cover story in The Atlantic, Nicholas Carr asked whether Google was making us stupid. In The Shallows, he expands his analysis to explore the intellectual and cultural consequences of the use of the internet. Interweaving recent discoveries in neuroscience demonstrating the ways our brains change in response to our experiences, Carr’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist is part intellectual history, part science and part cultural criticism. Wallingford Reads YA: Far From the Tree by Robin Benway Thursday, March 28th | 7:00-8:00pm | Board Room | No registration required | Moderated by Lauren Rumi What does it mean to be a family? Grace is an only child who was adopted at birth. After getting pregnant at sixteen and putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family and finds an older brother and younger sister. Together these siblings weave a story about the meaning of family in all its forms—how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.

6 All Things Chocolate: Saving Jamaica Bay: From Bean to Bar Documentary Screening Monday, March 4th | 7:00-8:00pm & Discussion Community Room | Registration appreciated Tuesday, March 12th | 6:30-8:30pm No registration required Calling all chocolate lovers! Join Marisa McCoy, ShopRite of Wallingford’s Registered Dietitian, for a fun Saving Jamaica Bay tells the story of how one community presentation about how chocolate is made from bean to fought government inaction and overcame Hurricane bar! Learn interesting chocolate facts and health benefits Sandy to clean up and restore the largest open space in of eating our favorite dessert. Dark chocolate fondue will New York City, which had become a dumping ground for be served! garbage, sewage and bullet-riddled mobsters. Narrated by Academy-Award winning actress Susan Sarandon, Saving Black Art History from the Jamaica Bay underscores the importance of citizen action Dawn of the Trans-Atlantic and the role of urban nature in protecting our cities from Slave Trade to the the effects of climate change. This program is part of the Contemporary Era Gray-Wulff Environmental Series. Friday, March 8th | 10:00-11:30pm Community Room | No registration required Choose This, Not That Monday, March 18th | 6:30-7:30pm LECTURE I of IV: Early Modern Europe and the Collins Room Image and Concept of the Black No registration required This lecture will explore how a concept and image of “the black” or “blackness” was created by Europeans Celebrate National Nutrition Month by learning to make in the 15th-17th centuries against the back drop of the healthier choices from everyday food items. Presented by Renaissance and birth of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Wallingford-based Registered Dietitians, Maryann Meade of Maryann Meade and Associates, and Kelley Breyer and Presented by Olivia Scarpa, an Assistant Professor of Art Frankie Maderia, of K & F Nutrition. History at Manchester Community College. Olivia holds a M.A. in the History of Art from Yale University and a B.A in Couponing 101 Happenings History and Art History from Tufts University. Olivia lives Wednesday, March 20th | 6:30-8:00pm in Cheshire with her husband, son, two dogs and a cat. Community Room | Registration required Lunch & Learn: Exercise Strategies for Seniors Everyone knows about coupons and how to use them, but Monday, March 11th | 11:30am-1:00pm not everyone knows how to use them effectively. In this Community Room | Registration required class, you’ll learn: • all the coupon terminology Exercise is important for everyone, but no one reaps more benefits than seniors. • how to cut at least 50% off your grocery bill There are so many benefits—from protecting you from diseases to boosting your • how to never pay for health and beauty items mood—that it outshines almost anything else you can do for your health. The again question is: how do you get started? Learn the basics of exercise and how you can • how to get free samples get started today. Remember, you’re never too old to start! • how to organize your coupons and save time Participants should have basic computer skills and be Presented by Colleen Villano, Health and Wellness Director for the able to use the Internet in order to make the most of Wallingford Family YMCA. Couponing 101. Presented by Gina Juliano of Gina’s Kokopelli. Book Buzz Monday, March 11th Understanding IRAs 4:00-5:30pm OR 6:30-8:00pm** Thursday, March 28th | 7:00-8:00pm The Wallingford Victorian Inn, 245 North Main Street Community Room | No registration required Registration required Not sure which IRA is right for you? This presentation Do you love to read? Are you always looking for your next great read? For the first will help you understand your options, the benefits of half-hour, we will enjoy wine and appetizers in the exquisite and elegant Wallingford each one and the advantages of tax deferral. Presented Victorian Inn. In the next hour, hear about the books coming out this spring and by Louis Czerwinski, Vice President of Northeast Wealth summer that are getting the most pre-publication buzz. Readers Advisory Librarian Solutions LLC, located in Wallingford. Lou has been Cindy Haiken leads this lively presentation! serving clients for more than 16 years and is a Chartered ** Please register for one session only.** Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC).

7 Registration is required for all programs on this page. Registration Required Open to adults and teens in grades 9+ unless otherwise noted.

Calligraphy: An Introduction to the Art of Beautiful Writing Mondays, March 4th & 11th | 6:30pm Discover the art and fun of lettering with elegance. This two-part workshop will teach you the basic skills to create a small hands-on project. Please note: No experience required, but you must attend both sessions. This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously. Key Bowls Wednesday, March 6th | 7:00pm OR Thursday, March 7th | 3:00pm Make and decorate a wooden key bowl, perfect for holding small things that you want to keep track of! Talking TED Thursday, March 14th | 7:00pm Join librarian Cindy Haiken to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. New discussions are held on the second Thursday of each month. In March, we will watch and discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story.” Melted Crayon Art Wednesday, March 20th | 7:00pm OR Thursday, March 21st | 3:00pm Create crayon art in a new way! We’ll melt the crayons onto canvas to create a work of art.

Permanent Succulent Mini-Garden Saturday, March 30th | 1:30-4:00pm Learn to make a variety of realistic succulent plants using polymer clay. Each participant will learn to make at least 3

Collaboratory types of plants and mulch.

Spark Your Creativity Max Facts by Max Spurr with Our Newest If you’ve been inspired by our new graphic novel and video game collections, you’re in luck! You can create your very own Online Resource graphic novels and video games in the Collaboratory.

Enjoy unlimited access to over 1,000 online art and craft classes There is a lot here for any graphic artist. For art software we taught by recognized design experts and artists with Creativebug. have Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, CorelDRAW, All you need is your Wallingford Public Library card. Creativebug Clip Studio Paint, and Krita. We also have a Wacom drawing covers a wide range of topics including sewing, knitting, painting, tablet you can use for your creations. Prefer to draw by hand? jewelry making, cake decorating, and more! Since classes never We have a large collection of art supplies and an excellent expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. Epson scanner to digitize your art. When you have all of your art, Adobe Illustrator is great for putting together a page, and To access Creativebug, visit the Library’s web site at eventually a whole book! You can even print out your art on our wallingfordlibrary.org and click the green “More Resources” Canon PRO-100 photo printer. button in the right column. Click the blue “Online Training” button at the bottom of the first column on the next page. Follow the Are you an aspiring game developer? Our computers have Creativebug link to create an account and start learning! some good tools to help you. Our 3D modeling software like Blender and Meshmixer are great for creating 3D models to use in games, and Game Maker Studio is a great all-in-one video game creation tool (used to make hit indie games like Undertale, Hotline Miami, Spelunky, and many more).

8 Tech Drop-In Programs One-on-One Computer Tutoring learn theskillsyou needto make your ownawesomelasercutcreations! This isaninstructionalcourseandnotacraftprogram, sowewillnotactuallybemakinganythingintheclass,butyou will In thisclasswewillbelearninghowthelasercutterworks,what y Tuesday, March 19th|2:00-3:30pmCollaboratory |Registrationrequired Introduction to theLaserCutter continue your craftingjourney. making, knitting&crocheting, baking,drawing,andmore! There are over 1,000classesto choosefrom to or helpyou start video classesto teachyou howto completeaspecific project. Creativebug hasclassesonsewing& quilting,jewelry Learn howto use theLibrary’s newestdigitalresource, Creativebug, &craft anonline databasethathasinstructionalart Friday, March 15th|10:00-11:30amBoard Room|Registrationrequired Introduction Creativebug dock to howclickingworks,Finder, search, systempreferences, andmore. In thislecture styleclass,you willlearnthebasicsofApple’s macOSXoperatingsystemfrom thedesktop, menubar, and Monday, March 11th|2:00-3:30pmBoard Room|Registrationrequired Introduction to theMac at (203)265-6754 [email protected] forindividualinstructionusing your owndevice. Interested inebooks,digitalmagazines,andstreaming musicandvideofrom thelibrary? Learn keyboard ormouseskills, word processing, Internetsearching, onlinejobapplications, e-mail,orsocialmedia. Thursdays |6:30pmor7:30pm Wednesdays |6:00pm Open to adultsandteens Second Tuesday ofthemonth|March 12th|6:30-8:30pm Jewelry &HandworkStudio cutting mats,table,scissors,rulers,andmore! and there are alsolotsoftools to share includingrotary blades, project. There sewingmachines(orbringyour are own) 4portable hand sewingto workonorjuststop by to getideasforyour next Bring your unfinishedprojects, eithermachineor Third Wednesday ofthemonth|March 20th|5:00-9:00pm Open Sew tools andsomesuppliesare available attheLibrary. tasklightifyouyour needone.Basic ownsuppliesandaportable handcrafters. Thisisadrop-in group foradultsandteens.Bring project andshare inspiration,conversation, andideaswithother crochet, create inmixed media,ordootherhandwork?Bringyour Do you make jewelry, embroidery, beadwork,cross stitch, 9 ou canmake init,andhowyou candesignyour projects. into thespotlight. make itbigasasinger... untilJackcoaxes her She hasjustaboutgiven uponherdream to love Ally(LadyGaga). with—strugglingartist Jackson Maine,whodiscovers—and fallsin Bradley Cooperplays seasonedmusician Community Room|RatedR Friday, March 8th|6:00pm South. while chauffeuring himaround theJimCrow A whitebouncerbondswithablackmusician Community Room|RatedPG-13 Friday, March 22nd|6:00pm Film Showings Contact JanetFlewelling A Few Words on... Photography The Wallingford Camera Club will be exhibiting its members’ work in the library’s front lobby during the month of March. In April, the Wallingford Camera Club will offer four workshops at the library. Stay tuned for more information! [ Photo: John Garvin ]

Introduction to 3D Printing Wednesday, March 6th | 3:30-4:30pm | Grades 6-12 | Teen Computers | Registration required Come and learn the basics of 3D printing! In this class students will learn all about our 3D printer – the Ultimaker2+. After this class you will be able to find objects to print and edit them to your specification, understand how to scale objects and add support to them. Each student will get to print one object of their choice. First time participants only, please.

Newfangled Poetry for Teens Explore your creativity with writer and MFA Candidate Amy Bowers in a series of hands-on workshops created to inspire and educate aspiring young poets. Attend one or both sessions. Students are welcome to bring their writing to share with the group and instructor. Attendees will be invited to a culminating event in April in honor of National Poetry Month. Erasure Poetry Thursday, March 7th | 7:00-8:15pm | Grades 6-12 | Collins Room | Registration required Erasure is a form of poetry which is created by erasing words from existing text. All materials will be provided, though you may bring a copy of your own writing or a book to use in the process. Photograph Poetry Thursday, March 28th | 7:00-8:15pm | Grades 6-12 | Collins Room | Registration required Explore writing from the visual with photographs. A picture really does tell a story. You may bring your own interesting photographs or postcards to inspire your poetry. We will have a selection of old photographs and post cards to choose from. Teen Cuisine: Mac ‘n’ Cheese Wednesday, March 13th | 3:15-4:30pm | Grades 6-12 | Community Room | Registration required Throw out that blue box and learn to make the real deal homemade macaroni and cheese. Guaranteed to be the best you have ever tasted. Cosplay Sewing Clinic Thursday, March 21st | 5:00-6:30pm | Grades 6-12 | Collaboratory | Registration required Do you have a great idea for a cosplay but need help getting started? Come prepared with an idea and bring some materials to start the process. Be sure to survey your wardrobe for costume components. Reused articles are best! We will have sewing machines and helpers on hand! You will have a chance to strut your stuff in our Cosplay Fashion Show which is coming up on April 18th! Teen Things Teen

Coding with Girl Tech Sunday, March 31st & Sunday, April 14th | 3:00-4:30pm | Collaboratory | Registration required Coding with Girl Tech is an opportunity for girls in grades 5-8 to experience STEM in a positive, empowering way. Using the Khan Academy curriculum, Choate Rosemary Hall’s Girl Tech Club will serve as mentors and instructors. No computer programming experience is necessary. Laptops will be provided.

Teen Book Pick from Rosa Santana, Circulation Assistant The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara is a teen growing up in Harlem. In order to better understand her family and the world around her she discovers Poetry Slam. Xiomara fills her notebooks with frustrating passions and feelings. She begins reciting new poems as prayers. When she develops feelings for a boy in her Biology class, Xiomara knows she must keep them a secret due to her Mother’s religious beliefs—a religion she does not understand. An opportunity arises when Xiomara is asked to join her school’s Poetry Slam Club. She yearns to join, but how can she without her Mother finding out?This inspiring book is recommended for anyone middle grade and up. It sends a great message about the hurdles we all deal with and how you can overcome them.

10 Last Words Cutscenes by Chris Ciemniewski New in Novels by Cindy Haiken

As new technologies develop, new narrative Even though Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog’s forms are created to meet them. From Day, winter does not appear to be leaving anytime soon. The good the oral tradition to the novel to film and news is that March is the third biggest month in the annual publishing television, no narrative forms are replaced. calendar and the most important month for new books in the first Instead, they coexist together to become half of the year. As a result, there are lots of new novels to keep you accessible to a variety of audiences. Video company while you wait for the weather to warm up. Here are just a few games have gone from experimental forms to get you started: of leisure to one of the dominant narrative forms of the twenty-first century. We are Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – excited to announce that the Wallingford Two rising 1970s rock-and-roll musicians become a Public Library now has a video game collection to borrow from with huge success when a producer puts them together, a games for the PlayStation 4, XBox One, and Nintendo Switch. decision that is complicated by a pregnancy and the seductions of fame. Video games have the capacity to tell stories in ways that other media forms such as books and movies cannot. One of the games in the kaddish.com by Nathan Englander – The award-winning author of library’s new collection, Rime tells the story of a boy stranded on a What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank delivers a comic desert island after losing his father in a shipwreck. Through a story novel about an atheist son’s refusal to say the required Jewish prayer told wordlessly, the player struggles with the boy through the stages for the dead for his late orthodox father. of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. The emotions associated with each phase are invoked in the player through The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick – gameplay elements culminating in a cathartic conclusion. A shy librarian receives a mysterious book of fairy tales from the beloved grandmother she believed What Remains of Edith Finch is one of the more literary video games was dead and embarks on a journey that leads to in the collection. It follows 16-year-old Edith Finch who narrates her surprising family secrets. own return to her abandoned childhood home which she once shared with multiple generations of relatives. Reading through the family Little Faith by Nickolas Butler – A Wisconsin family diaries, she re-lives the strange deaths of her family members, each struggles with the power and limitations of faith when an adult one featuring a fantastical embellishment. It is unclear whether these daughter falls under the influence of a radical church that threatens a fantastical deaths are caused by a family curse or due to theatrical grandchild’s safety. encouragement from the family matriarch, Grandma Edie. The tone feels equally inspired by Edgar Alan Poe, Edward Gorey, H.P. Lovecraft, Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam – and Neil Gaiman—and naturally unveils a melancholy ending for Edith A famous curmudgeon economist and divorced father of three survives Finch. an accident before spontaneously walking away from his high-stress Nobel Prize ambitions to try to find happiness. A more atmospheric addition to the collection is Red Dead Redemption II. The game follows a band of outlaws in the dying days The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths – of the Old West as they struggle to find a place in the encroaching A stand-alone mystery by the author of the Ruth industrial world. The leader of the group, Dutch, seems directly inspired Galloway series finds a high school English teacher by Moby-Dick’s Captain Ahab as he leads his group into self-destruction writing down her suspicions about the murder of a in an obsession to find personal freedom. Where the game truly shines colleague before discovering a scary message in her is in its attention to detail in recreating an historically accurate Old own diary. West. The player is able to explore and interact with thousands of unique characters who populate the cities and outposts. Players can When All Is Said by Anne Griffin – An 84-year-old loner, sitting at a fancy choose whether they will live by a moral code or not—but every decision hotel bar in Ireland, toasts the five people who have meant the most to they make is sure to have repercussions! The world is so believable, it him while remembering losses, joys, a tragic secret and a deep love. seems to go on functioning even after players turn it off. Also of note this month are the 15th Maisie Dobbs mystery by Just as with books and movies, video games take on a wide range of Jacqueline Winspear (American Agent), the 20th Alexandra Cooper forms. In addition to those with heavy and resonant emotional themes, mystery by Linda Fairstein (Blood Oath), the 28th installment in the there are also lighthearted games such as Super Mario Bros., Spyro Guido Brunetti series by Donna Leon (Unto Us a Son is Given), the the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Pokémon, and The Legend of Zelda. These 25th Dirk Pitt adventure by Clive Cussler (Celtic Empire), the 49th games provide a fun family activity and offer an introduction for young Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods (Wild Card) and new novels players to the interactive narrative form of video games. by Danielle Steel (Silent Night), Fern Michaels (Deep Harbor), James Patterson (The Cornwalls are Gone and The First Lady), Harlan Coben Let us know if you have any questions about this new collection (Run Away), Dave Eggers (The Parade), Helen Oyeyemi (Gingerbread) and or suggestions for additions! Lolly Winston (Me for You).

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