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  • Films on Demand update

    Films On Demand has added 101 new videos since March. Take a look!

     

    May 12, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 4595

  • New titles

    Check out the new books we added to our collection in April. Here are just a few of the new titles:

    NC997 Graphis Design Annual 2025    NK2195 Designing Commercial Interiors    SF772.6 Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians

    May 5, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 5248

  • Free books

    Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Danielle if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books are about medicine and health.

    April 24, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 3401

  • AccessScience update

    AccessScience has added lots of new science-related content since January, including a book: Basic Science of Oncology. New and updated articles include:

    • Food manufacturing
    • Polarization of dielectrics
    • Polarization of waves
    • Transmission line
    • Dielectric material
    • Electrostatics
    • Escherichia coli outbreaks

    Editorial briefings include:

    • Predisposition for early substance use is evident in brain-structure variability
    • Biodegradable batteries powered by fungi as a sustainable solution for decreasing e-waste
    • Mediterranean dietary choices may boost learning and memory
    • Colorful insulative paint could lower energy costs
    • Using bacteria as a biosensor to detect colorectal cancer

    News stories include:

    • Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat
    • Hula-hooping robots reveal the physics behind keeping rings aloft
    • Unearthed ice may be the Arctic’s oldest buried glacier remnant
    • Why the FDA banned the common food dye Red No. 3
    • A weird ice that may form on alien planets has finally been observed
    • How fish biologists discovered birds of paradise have fluorescent feathers
    • Plastic shards permeate human brains
    • The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes
    • A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later
    • A nebula’s x-ray glow may come from a destroyed giant planet
    • Babies can form memories, and they do it a lot like adults
    • JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy reshaping its cosmic environs
    • The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets
    • The universe’s first supernovas probably produced water

    April 21, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 5958

  • National Poetry Month 2025

    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
     

    Stop by and check out our poetry display!

    April 9, 2025 • Topical • Views: 3923

  • 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.

    Here are some of the books on autism that we’ve added to our collection this year:

    BF575.S39 B45 2022 Taking Off the Mask: Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging HQ773.8 .S59 2021 Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity HV1570.25.G57 Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
    RC553.A88 G364 2022 We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation RC553.A88 H4635 2015 Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age RC553.A88 J36 2018 Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World
    RC553.A88 S54 2016 Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity RC553.A88 S64 2018 Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism RJ506.A9 P75 2022 Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

    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

    April 7, 2025 • Uncategorized • Views: 847

  • New titles

    Check out the new books and music we added to our collection in March. Here are just a few of the new titles:

    BF575 It's Not You                 BF637 Outliers                 BP603 Cults

    E184 Latinoland            HG177.5 Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits            HQ1237 Men Who Hate Women

    NA9050 99% Invisible City NK2195 Think Big Shop Small QA76.774 iOS 18 Programming for Beginners

    RA776.75 Outlive    RM300 Pharmacology Clear & Simple    TJ840 Fluid Power

    TL220 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles    TS227 Modern Welding    TX301 Pretty Good House

    April 2, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 5225

  • Opposing Viewpoints update

    Opposing Viewpoints is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and social issues, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:

     

    • 2025-2026 National Debate Topic (Arctic)
    • Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination, Bullying, and Violence
    • Birthright Citizenship
    • Body Image
    • College Tuition and Student Loans
    • Conspiracy Theories
    • Disability Rights
    • Domestic Violence
    • Drones
    • Drugs and Athletes
    • Facial and Biometric Recognition Technologies
    • Natural Disasters
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Sexual Abuse in Religious Institutions
    • Smartphones

    March 21, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 4639

  • Films on Demand update

    Films On Demand has added 190 new videos since November. Take a look!

     

    March 20, 2025 • Collection Updates • Views: 4570

  • Women’s History Month 2025

    March is Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day. Celebrate women’s achievements and history with these books from our collection. Check out these sites for more information:

    • History.com – Women’s History Month
    • International Women’s Day
    • Library of Congress – Women’s History Month
    • Minnesota Historical Society – MNopedia: Women
    • National Women’s History Alliance

    As President Biden said in his Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2024:

    Throughout history, the vision and achievements of powerful women have strengthened our Nation and opened the doors of opportunity wider for all of us. Though their stories too often go untold, all of us stand on the shoulders of these sung and unsung trailblazers — from the women who took a stand as suffragists, abolitionists, and labor leaders to pioneering scientists and engineers, groundbreaking artists, proud public servants, and brave members of our Armed Forces.

    Check out our Women’s History Month display and explore our collection!

    March 7, 2025 • Topical • Views: 4874

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