New year, new beginnings, a focus on the future
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Darkness and light
As we prepare again for the darkest time of the year, here is some fiction to shed light, or shade, as the case may be.
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No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member -
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! -
November!
Thomas Hood
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Reproductive technologies have made it possible for people who in previous generations would not have had the option, to become parents. But deciding whether or not to parent remains one of the most life-altering decisions a person has to make.
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Recently acquired titles in easy-to-read Large Print.
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Far flung daughters: from Berlin in the 1930s to Stalinist Russia to the US Civil War to early 20th century Hawaii, these daughters fought, struggled, loved, and survived.
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Summer: a time to travel, explore, and read about traveling and exploring.
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June is the month in which we celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning selves, family members, friends, neighbors, classmates, colleagues and community!
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Spring is here for real! A time to break ground, plant seeds, tend to our plants, and of course, read.
Read MoreApril is the month in which we celebrate the words and work of poets. Among our new titles is one by Maplewood poet Sondra Gash.
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For the past six years, Maplewood Memorial Library has celebrated local thinkers, movers and shakers in our Ideas Festival. This year you can hear and meet the authors .
Read MoreCelebrating women activists.
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This month’s focus is on African American artists, writers, activists, and theologians.
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