Library Newsletter - April 2025
April is the time to rhyme (or not)
The Academy of American Poets established April as National Poetry Month in 1996 to promote reading poetry, support poets, and share poetry. Come join the celebration in the library. On April 3rd from 4 – 5:00 pm, listen to the creative poetry of our talented CCC students. On April 6th from 5 – 6:00 pm, award-winning poet Carlos Andrés Gómez will teach a generative writing workshop on reclaiming language, asserting authentic identities, and dismantling narratives tied to structural oppression and shame. Try your hand at “Blackout Poetry” on the main library display throughout the month. Don’t have time to stop by the library? Comb through our Library Poetry Guide to find the perfect poet for you.
It is the perfect thyme to garden
The library has a bounty of books on gardening. Whether you're just getting started (Grow Food Anywhere) or your hands are already dirty (Grow More Food), we have the books for you.
Here are just a few more to dig into:
- The Seed Hunter
- Resilient Garden
- Veg in One Bed
- The Sustainable Homestead
Come check out a book today and reap the rewards.
Discover eBooks anytime
Did you know that the library has thousands of eBooks available through our Library Catalog? We have books that can help you with school or give you a break from school. Here’s a few examples: Principles of Health, How College Students Succeed, Monsters, From Barbycu to Barbecue, and Why Can’t I Let You Go?. Not sure where to start looking? Our librarians are available to chat in person and online to help find the right books for you.
New Books
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Drawing from both Indigenous knowledge and ecological science, Kimmerer brings a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
Beginner Gardening: Step by Step
by Royal Horticultural Society (UK)
This book is packed full of creative ideas with lots of simple step-by-step instructions and clear images to help you realize your garden's potential, no matter the size and scale. Take the anxiety out of planting, potting, and pruning, and make the most of your precious patch of land.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
by Amy Tan
Through diary entries, original sketches and questions to spark readers' own introspection, Tan uses her unique insight and gift as an author and artist while she exposes a world of intrigue, beauty, even humor about the birds we all share this world with.
On Display: Poems / Poemas
by Gabriel Ibarra
Ibarra, a Fresno native, creates a powerful, multilingual collection of poems that explores a wide range of perspectives on generational and childhood trauma, along with ways to break these cycles.
Enciclopedia de Plantas Medicinales
by Andrew Chevallier
Esta guía práctica contiene información sobre 560 hierbas y sus usos medicinales a partir de los descubrimientos científicos más recientes, incluyendo cómo realizar distintos tipos de preparados caseros.
Fractures
by Carlos Andrés Gómez
Fractures is a powerful, poignant, and thought-provoking poetry collection that explores some of the most pressing issues shaping our society, spanning from the past to the present and into the future.
Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You
by Ethan Kross
Dr Kross blends research and stories to show how we can use tools within ourselves, our relationships, and our environments to control emotions, improve health, succeed, and empower others to do the same.
How to Draw Kawaii Manga Fashion
by Misako Rokkusu
This beginner-friendly guide to drawing offers clear instructions with templates that show the process step-by-step. Focusing on Manga fashion, it’s fascinating to see how each design comes to life with unique styles.
Paper Birds: Feather by Feather / Pájaros de papel: Pluma por pluma
by Sonia Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez leads us into a world where contrasts fade, allowing us to seamlessly embrace both ancient and modern ways of knowing and being. It’s a captivating, rhythmic journey that immerses readers in stories that transcend boundaries.
The Letters of Emily Dickinson
edited by Cristanne Miller & Domhnall Mitchell
Dickinson's letters shed light on the soaring and capacious mind of a great American poet and her vast world of relationships. This edition presents her correspondence anew, in all its complexity and brilliance.
We Are Definitely Human
by X Fang
A fabulously illustrated, amusing, picture book in which Mr. Li and his neighbors demonstrate kindness and a cooperative spirit toward strangers that leads to friendship. Perfect for earthlings of all ages.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
Exceptionally well-written, and accessible, Green skillfully explores the history, causes, and treatment of this preventable and curable illness which still kills a million poor people a year.
