As you may be aware, Placitas Community Library Adult Programs is offering “Placitas Reads” which, in a sense, is a book club for our entire Placitas community. The theme is “Color, Caste and Class: The ‘Other’ Social Distancing.” The children’s program would like to work off of this theme by creating a book list for […]
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Choice: Embrace the Possible – A Memoir by Dr. Edith Eva Eger “It’s up to you to choose love instead of hate.”– Edith Eva Eger Born in 1927, Eger is an astoundingly strong, dynamic, and courageous person. She believes in the “power of choice to free ourselves from past traumas and move forward in forgiveness.” At sixteen, […]
This month’s books have the theme of: Magical Friendships. Bob, by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, illustrations by Nicholas Gannon Suggested ages: 7-10 years By intertwining magic and mystery, talented middle grade authors, Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, create a heartwarming tribute to friendship. Five years have passed since ten-and-a-half-year-old Livy and her family have […]
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys “Every nation has scars and hidden history. When stories of historical conflict are read and discussed, we have an opportunity to be united in study and remembrance. In that way, books join us together as a global reading community, but also a global human community striving to learn […]
