Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays

Dinosaur! (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

Plus snakes, reptiles, mammals and all kinds of other cool critters of the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and more. The incredibly detailed CG-illustrations alone makes this one neat book! Each two-page spread is dominated by the colorful illustration, labeled with unique … Continue reading →

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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Ellen Latorraca

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (Card Game)Created by Dave CampbellNew Arrivals, 2nd FloorCurr Coll, Teaching Tools, 2nd Floor GV1295.T23 T3 2017 Qwixx (Dice Game)New Arrivals, 2nd FloorCurr Coll, Teaching Tools, 2nd Floor,GV1303.Q93 2020 Getting stuck in the same game rut? … Continue reading →

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Thanku: Poems of Gratitude (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Carol

Ahhh. This sweet little puff of dandelion fluff provides a brief respite for the world-weary. Playful artwork complements the punchy children’s poems with titles like “Atta-Dude” and “Roy G. Biv.” Each poem includes a label for the format while the … Continue reading →

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Future Home of the Living God (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Martha

There are eerie similarities between the world’s COVID-19 pandemic and the premise for this book. Continue reading →

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Awaken (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Diana

As we approach a new calendar year, perhaps paging through this gorgeously printed book and reflecting on the art and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism will help you bring closure to the old year and begin preparation for the new. From … Continue reading →

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Little Women (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Naomi Schemm

Since I saw this DVD version of the 2019 movie appear on the New Arrivals shelf, I knew I had to watch it, and how convenient that I can also review it for our devoted blog readers (both of you … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Tenderness (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Carol

It was an easy choice: A Brief History of Doom or short stories by Madeleine L’Engle, Newbery Medal winner for A Wrinkle in Time). See what I mean?! But if your tastes gravitate toward gloomier topics, don’t despair. The title … Continue reading →

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Dying of Whiteness (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Martha

This book by physician and sociologist Jonathan M. Metzl travels across America, where he finds that racial resentment has impacted not only the health of people of color, but also the health white people. Particularly impacted are working class whites, … Continue reading →

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The Librarian of Auschwitz (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Naomi Schemm

Most everyone knows by know the horrible story of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and in this trying year of 2020, one can be forgiven for passing by a story about that depressing time period in our recent past! But (being … Continue reading →

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The Force of Nonviolence (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Ellen Latorraca

From the book jacket: “Towards a form of aggressive nonviolence. Judith Butler’s new book shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. Further, it argues that nonviolence is often misunderstood as … Continue reading →

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