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Preserve Every Scrap: Biodiversity, Extinction, and Resiliency

Published August 29, 2021 Submitted by: Catherine

Learning to Save Seeds

Published August 22, 2021 Submitted by: Mandi

Gardens are going strong this time of year. It's time to start thinking about saving seeds for next year's garden. Take a look at the Library's collection of books to help you learn how. You can also visit thelibrary.org/seedlibrary to learn about the Heirloom Seed Library.

Historically Fashionable

Published August 15, 2021 Submitted by: Ember

"Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes." - Diana Vreeland. All the following books cover fashion history and trendsetters from the past.

Not the Usual Time or Place: Historical Fiction in Rarely Explored Settings

Published August 8, 2021 Submitted by: Christina

There are plenty of books to choose from whenever you want to immerse yourself in Ancient Rome, Victorian London, or Europe during the World Wars, but maybe you are wanting to try somewhere (and some time) new. Here are some historical fiction novels set during less-explored times and places.

Women's Equality Day

Published August 1, 2021 Submitted by: Alana

The 19th Amendment gave women in the United States the right to vote on August 18, 1920.  You can learn more about early suffragettes, their struggle to vote, and how you can help women continue to fight for their rights today by checking out our selection of women's equality books.