Looking for some creative ways to enhance your garden this summer? Stop by the library to check out our display of gardening books! For even more ideas, take a look at our online catalog of both physical and online sources.
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Gardening Books in the Library
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LGBTQ Pride Month 2026
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ culture and history and a call to end prejudice and discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Learn more with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection and check out these sites for more information:
- American Civil Liberties Union – LGBTQ Rights
- Human Rights Campaign
- It Gets Better Project
- Lavender Magazine
- Library of Congress – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month
- Minnesota Historical Society – LGBTQIA+ Communities in Minnesota
- Minnesota State Law Library – LGBT Rights
- OutFront Minnesota
- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- U.S. Census Bureau – LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June 2024
Stop by the Library and check out our pride display, or take a look at our virtual LGBTQ+ Pride Month collection!
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AccessScience update
AccessScience has added lots of new science-related content since March. Editorial briefings include:- In pursuit of fusion for limitless clean energy, scientists surpass a plasma density limit within nuclear reactors
- The growing role of large language models and robotics in biological research
- Defying extinction of the northern white rhino through advanced reproductive technology
- Earth’s rapidly changing magnetic field in the late Ediacaran Period resolves a paleomagnetic puzzle
- NASA’s Artemis II mission: Preparing for crewed space travel within our solar system
News stories include:
- A chemical ‘Goldilocks zone’ may limit which planets can host life
- A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils
- In a rare event, the moon got a massive new crater
- One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust
- Simulations of your gut may predict which probiotics will stick
- These insects fly with their legs. Physics explains how
- A fossil reveals early relatives of spiders—armed with claws
- Digital heart twins can guide a lifesaving procedure
- Hawaii is turning ocean plastic into roads to fight pollution
- Seeing and imagining activate some of the same brain cells
- Some plants can feed on dust that lands on their leaves
- The earliest evidence of the first stars may lie in a distant gas clump
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Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) who have enriched American history and culture. Learn more with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection. Check out these sites for more information:
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Association
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Meet Minneapolis – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Minnesota Historical Society – Chinese-Americans in Minnesota
- Minnesota Historical Society – Hmong-Americans in Minnesota
- Smithsonian – Asian Pacific American Center
Stop by and check out a book from our display!
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New titles
Check out the new books we’ve added to our collection since March. Here are just a few of the new titles:
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Africa Day in the Library
Interested in learning more about the culture and traditions of different African countries? Stop by the library today from 12 – 1:30 pm for a special presentation by the Multicultural Student Leadership Association (MSLA). DCTC students and employees, coming from different African countries, will share their heritage, stories, perspectives, and culture. Also, feel free to check out our display of library books on various African cultures.
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Earth Day 2026
Help us celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd by checking out our display of books in the library! This year marks the 56th anniversary of the event. The theme for this year is “Our Power, Our Planet,” focusing on mobilizing collective action for climate justice, renewable energy, and environmental protection. Global events include marches, cleanups, tree planting, and educational workshops. More information about events this year can be found here.
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Free books
Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Nathan if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books are about gardening and landscaping, just in time for spring!
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Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, formerly known as Autism Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 1 out of 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Autism Society defines ASD as “a complex, lifelong developmental condition that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation,” though everyone experiences autism differently. Celebrate neurodiversity and learn more about autism with these books and videos from our collection.
Check out these sites for more information:
- Autism Information – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Autism Society
- Autism Society of Minnesota
- Autism Spectrum Disorder – National Institute of Mental Health
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Embrace Autism | The ultimate autism resource
- Minnesota Autism Center
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National Poetry Month 2026
April is National Poetry Month and you’ll find lots of poetry in our print and online collections.
Visit these sites for more poetry resources:
- Academy of American Poets
- League of Minnesota Poets
- The Poetry Archive
- Poetry Foundation
- Southern MN Poets Society
