Grier Library News
February 2021
Be Kind to Other Humans
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community
by the Born This Way Foundation Reporters with Lady Gaga
Call #177 LAD
This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: how Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Drew Shannon
Call # 303.3 KYI
Our brains are constantly sorting and labeling the world around us, including people. This book explains how and why our brains create categories. It explores how to recognize stereotypes, why they can be harmful and how to combat them. Uncovers the secret biases in our brains. Finally, reveals how science can help us rewire our minds and our societies.
Humans
by Brandon Stanton
Call #779 STA
The creator of Humans of New York, the wildly popular photographic storytelling phenomenon looks beyond New York City and across the world. Traveling to more than forty countries, Stanton conducted interviews across continents, borders, and language barriers to produce this catalog of travels and portrait of our shared existence.
What's New in Love Stories?
Explore the newest romance and love story additions to the library in the NEWEST Love Stories reading list.
Spotlight Selections
They Called US Enemy
Call # GN 940.3 TAK
Rural Voices
Call # FIC RUR
Map of Stars
Book 3 the York series by two-time National Book Award finalist Laura Ruby, this is the thrilling series conclusion to an epic adventure through the streets of an alternate New York City.
Call # FIC RUB
Shadow & Bone Screen Adaptation Coming Soon!
Find this series and other great novels by Bardugo in the Grier Library, Call # FIC BAR.
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Visit Grier's Mackin VIA collection to read Frankly In Love, a 2020-2021 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award nominee by David Yoon.
Frank Li, the son of Korean immigrants, is expected to find a nice Korean girl to marry, but he falls for a white classmate. When he meets another Korean American, Joy Song, in a similar situation, they agree to be a couple in front of their parents.
Explore all Grier's eBooks:
Mackin VIA - fiction and non-fiction
InfoBase eBooks - mostly non-fiction
GVRL - mostly non-fiction reference books
Salem Press - mostly non-fiction reference books
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