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Not Just Superheroes – 18 New Graphic Non-Fiction Books

August 19, 2019 By Wendy Ambrozewicz

What’s your favorite genre? Biography? Self-Help? Humor?
There are hundreds of graphic novels in these genres and others!
No matter your interest, librarians can help you find graphic titles to try – here are 18 new and upcoming non-fiction graphic novels:

All the Answers by Michael Kupperman
A graphic memoir of mid-century radio and early television history, the pro-Jewish propaganda entertainment used to counteract anti-Semitism, and the early age of modern celebrity culture.
All the Answers will be published on October 8th, 2019 and can be put on hold here.

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D’Amico
A history of women’s rights, from the ancient world to modern times, introducing a wide range of important historical figures and political movements including suffrage, abolition, labor, LGBT liberation, waves of feminism, and more.
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists will be published on November 5th, 2019 and can be put on hold here.

Americana: An Illustrated Journey Along the Pacific Crest Trail by Luke Healy
An autobiographical work from an Irish visitor to the United States recounting his attempt to walk the length of the USA’s west coast – the 2,660 mile Pacific Crest Trail.
Americana will be published on September 10th, 2019 and can be put on hold here.

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Pop Culture Menu

August 8, 2019 By Deborah Wiesehan

Appetizers

Puffer Stream live TV in your browser. There’s no charge. You can watch U.S. TV stations affiliated with the NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, FOX, and Univision networks on Pacific Standard Time.	1m
Impossible Whoppers, the Hottest ‘Burger’ in the Game, Will Go National Next Week Get set for the new meatless burger.	1m
ABC Finds New Niche in Live Nostalgia TV After All in the Family, The Jeffersons The network is tapping Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel for more vintage sitcom–based live shows.	4m
Why Didn’t Chernobyl Kill All the Plants? “…Chernobyl’s exclusion zone isn’t devoid of life. Wolves, boars and bears have returned to the lush forests surrounding the old nuclear plant. And when it comes to vegetation, all but the most vulnerable and exposed plant life never died in the first place, and even in the most radioactive areas of the zone, vegetation was recovering within three years.”	7m
How the Television Transformed Our Homes TV’s entry into our living spaces began a nationwide conversation about where the sets should go and how they should look	9m

ENTRÉE

Athleisure, Barre and Kale: the Tyranny of the Ideal Woman How we became suckers for the hard labor of self-optimization	17m
How “Summer Girls” Explains a Bunch of Hits—and the Music of 1999 LFO’s breakout song is remembered today primarily as an ode to Abercrombie & Fitch and the girls who wore it. But there’s a deeper story behind the light-hearted song—one that includes tragedy and paints a picture of what music was like at the turn of the century.	22m

Dessert

A Preschooler’s Guide To Managing Your Personal Assistant

How to Fix a Pothole

August 1, 2019 By Jose-Rodrigo

Have you ever wondered where to go if you need a pothole fixed? Because different roads are maintained by different government entities, finding the right person to speak to when it comes to fixing a pothole is a confusing process. We’ve put together … [Continue reading]

Back to (Virtual) Reality: the basics of VR

July 24, 2019 By Kristina Feeney

The new Lion King remake, employee training, and PTSD therapy...what do these have in common? VR! Are you interested in knowing how virtual reality works? What can VR be used for? What are the differences between the many headsets currently … [Continue reading]