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New Library Materials – Plays – Fall 2021
Appropriate/An Octoroon: Plays – Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Blood at the Root – Dominique Morisseau
Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play – James Baldwin
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark – Lynn Nottage
Choir Boy – Tarell Alvin McCraney
Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology, 2nd edition – edited…
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New Library Materials – Nonfiction Social Studies Books – Fall 2021
An African American and Latinx History of the United States – Paul Ortiz
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life – Winona LaDuke
A Black Women’s History of the United States – Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country:…
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New Library Materials – Poetry – Fall 2021
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song – Kevin Young, editor
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin – Terrance Hayes
Catrachos: Poems – Roy G. Guzmán
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver – Mary Oliver
Finna: Poems – Nate Marshall
Halal If You Hear…
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Fantasy and Science Fiction by Black Authors
February 23, 2022
For Black History Month, the library is highlighting some of the incredible Black science fiction and fantasy authors we have in our collection. All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles for more information.
1. The Gilded Ones…
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Lunar New Year Arts Resources 2022
February 1, 2022
Lunar New Year 2022 is February 1 and this is the Year of the Tiger.
According to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, “People born in the Year of the Tiger are born leaders, who walk and talk assertively and inspire respect….
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New Library Materials – Nonfiction Books – Fall 2021
All About Love: New Visions – bell hooks
Apple: (Skin to the Core): A Memoir in Words and Pictures – Eric Gansworth
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress – Regine Galanti, PhD
Being and Nothingness: A Phenomenological Essay…
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Remembering Artists We Lost in 2021
January 19, 2022
The world lost several amazing artists, authors, and musicians this past year. While we mourn their loss, we also celebrate the legacy of art, words, and music that they left behind. This is a list of just a few of the artists…
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New Library Materials – Professional Visual Arts Books – Fall 2021
Adaptive Art: Deconstructing Disability in the Art Classroom – Bette Naughton
Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom – Liz Byron
Art for Children Experiencing Psychological Trauma: A Guide for Art Educators and School–Based Professionals – edited by Adrienne D. Hunter, Donalyn…
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Lit Kid Picks
December 14, 2021
The Literary Arts students at Perpich Arts High School were asked for their recommendations for good books that they think others should read. Here is the diverse list they compiled along with their reasons for loving the book, as represented by their…