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DreadfulWater : a mystery / by King, Thomas,1943-author.; revision of:GoodWeather, Hartley.DreadfulWater shows up.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ex-police officers; Cherokee Indians; Photographers; Murder; Community activists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A match made in Texas / by Lane, Katie.;
Subjects: Love stories.; Bramble (Tex. : Imaginary place); Community service (Punishment); Divorced men; Sheriffs;
© 2014., Forever,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What happened to the McCrays? / by Lange, Tracey,author.;
"What Happened to the McCrays? is the story of a man and a woman who need to heal, and the middle school hockey team that might help them get there. When Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, even though he expects to see few friendly faces there. Kyle left Potsdam suddenly two and a half years earlier, bailing on people who depended on him: his father, his employees, his friends -- not to mention Casey, his ex-wife of sixteen years, a beloved teacher known for her selfless deeds. Kyle's plan is to lie low and help his dad recuperate until he can leave town again, especially after Casey makes it clear she wants him gone. But the longer he's home the more Kyle understands the deeper impact his departure had on the people he left behind. Including Casey, who doesn't seem to be doing as well as she'd like everyone to believe. He begins to find compassion in unexpected places, like his ex-brother-in-law. And he's presented with opportunities to find redemption, particularly when he agrees to temporarily coach the floundering junior hockey team. But whether Kyle stays in Potsdam or leaves again, he and Casey must finally confront the awful pain of the past if they stand a chance of healing. This novel takes an intimate look at both sides of a marriage that has suffered trauma. It is ultimately a story about the resilience of love and family and the power of community."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced people; Fathers and sons; City and town life; Community life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Before the ballot : building political support for library funding / by Chrastka, John,author.; Sweeney, Patrick "PC",author.;
Includes bibliographic references and index.""On the Path to the Ballot" will focus on Informational Communications Campaigns (commonly referred to as info-only campaigns) for library staff and administrators. The book will discuss the library's role in the years leading up to a campaign and the library's role during ballot measure campaigns. Our companion title "How to Win Elections ..." focused on building and running ballot measure committees and vote Yes campaigns during an election cycle. The material is referential but does not overlap in significant ways. The readership may overlap, but because the legal structure of libraries and the legal structure of ballot committees do not allow for the same type of campaign work, the strategies, and tactics are unique and distinct to these audiences"--
Subjects: Library fund raising; Library finance; Libraries and community;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Futurekind : design by and for the people / by Phillips, Robert(Product designer),author.; Béhar, Yves,1967-writer of foreword.;
We have grown accustomed to two beliefs: the first, that only experts can be designers; the second, that our everyday activities are harming the natural world. Yet, with new platforms, digital communication and engaged online communities, the products we can now design - and truly need - can be made by anyone for social and environmental good. Social design can see that primary school children learn to code, and uses local information in off-grid locations to create global change. Open-source design is enabling us to re-make our world right now. Structured into eight areas of application, from healthcare to education, this book showcases over sixty projects - not the kind you see in glossy magazines or online, but the ones that have made a genuine difference to communities and lives around the world. Rather than being client-driven, as commercial design often is, each project here is the result of designers who reach out, communities who get involved and the technologies that helping people to realize ideas together. From a playground-powered water pump in South Africa to a DIY budget cellphone, each of these groundbreaking projects is presented through fascinating and life-affirming stories, diagrams that reveal the mechanisms and motivations behind each design approach, and photography that celebrates the humanity of the endeavour.
Subjects: Community development.; Social entrepreneurship.; Sustainable design.; Technological innovations.; Design;
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Sofia Valdez, future prez / by Beaty, Andrea.; Roberts, David,1970-;
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Determination (Personality trait); Parks; Hispanic Americans; Community development; Social action;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The librarian / by Morgan, Allie,author.;
When Allie Morgan dropped out of her dream career due to mental illness, she was set to end her life. But when she received a phone call from the local library offering her a job, she decided to postpone suicide and give the role a try. What Allie didn't expect was for a simple part-time job to become a passionate battle for survival, both her own and for the library. Recounted with wry humour and disarming charm, 'The Librarian' is an eye-opening account of a strange but wonderful community hub and a library that changed a life.
Subjects: Morgan, Allie; Morgan, Allie; Libraries and community;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blackness is a gift I can give her : on race, community, and Black women in hockey / by Hess, R. Renee,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays that aims to shed light on the history of Black excellence--in all forms--in hockey, and how we can all do better when it comes to recognizing--and upheaving--systemic and institutionalized racism. Growing up, R. Renee Hess didn't care about hockey. In fact, she was barely aware of it. She was born and raised in Southern California, hardly a hotbed for the game, despite the state having three NHL teams. But, as Hess puts it, she is "a fan of being a fan," and when she found herself stuck in traffic after a hockey game, the streets filled with screams and cheers, something sparked within her. Ever since Hess made that discovery, she has been actively trying to bust the myth that "Black folks don't like hockey." In this collection, Hess shares her hockey origin story--how she came to understand the lack of authentic engagement in hockey culture with the Black community, and her journey to becoming a true game changer. But, as an academic, Hess knows that her singular viewpoint can't tell the full story, so she reached out to former hockey players, league executives, activists, fans, media, and to the parents and youth shaping the future of the game. We hear directly from players such as Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker, and Angela James; from trailblazers like Bernice Carnegie; and from the less-heralded, but equally urgent collective of Black Girl Hockey Club scholarship awardees and their families, emphasizing the importance of community and support. The result is a hockey book truly unlike any other. With essays that touch on representation and harmful stereotypes, the many nuanced aspects of biracial identity, on being the "lonely only," and the virtues of a lively group chat, Blackness Is a Gift I Can Give Her reads as a love letter to Black women everywhere, as well as a scathing ode to a game that Hess loves, even if it doesn't always love her back."--
Subjects: Essays.; Hockey players, Black.; Race.; Hockey;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The creative instigator's handbook : a DIY guide to making social change through art / by Prain, Leanne,author.;
"From the co-creator of the seminal craftivism book Yarn Bombing: a guide for creatives to making impactful, socially engaged art projects. Flash mobs come and go, but purposeful creativity can change communities. Are you a creative (aspiring or otherwise) who is curious about how you can apply your skills to activist, socially engaged art projects? Whether you paint, sew, sing, build, weld, or rhyme, The Creative Instigator's Handbook explores how to take that big project you've been dreaming about and actually make it happen. In response to the challenging times that we live in, Make It Meaningful will inspire readers to use their creativity to spur change in the world around them. Guiding readers through the various aspects of a project from ideation to final documentation, the book examines the relationship between creative leadership, community art projects, and social justice, and includes the perspectives of 23 creative instigators who have stretched the boundaries of what art should or shouldn't do. Bold and imaginative, The Creative Instigator's Handbook will appeal to creatives willing to expand their comfort zones by jumping into the fray and doing some outrageous, inspired rabble-rousing of their very own."--
Subjects: Artists and community.; Artists; Arts and society.; Arts; Political art.; Social action.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Written in the waters : a memoir of history, home, and belonging / by Roberts, Tara,author.;
"The memoir of one woman's life-changing journey to face up to the reality of the global slave trade and find her place in the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Roberts, Tara.; African American women journalists; Community archaeology; Transatlantic slave trade; Underwater archaeology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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