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Whimsical children's books with stunning visuals!

Whimsical picture books full of nature and imagination

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month from September 15 - October 15!  This cultural month honors the diversity of the Latinx community and its many contributions.  Check out one of these books and Join the fun with multilingual events, music and games.

Mid Autumn, also known as Children's Festival in Vietnam, or Moon Festival in China, is the second most festive holiday in both regions. It marks a joyous occasion when the harvest work is finished and there’s time to spend with loved ones. There is storytelling, mooncakes for everyone and colorful lanterns for children.

Tết Trung Thu là một ngày hội vui nhộn cho các em nhỏ. Các em được nghe kể chuyện cổ tích về Chú Cuội, ăn bánh trung thu và rước lồng đèn.  

农历八月十五日中秋节，一家团圆吃月饼、赏月、提灯笼。

Whether it's racially coded language like dog-whistles around "the woke agenda" or "the great replacement theory" or overt messaging, it's important to understand how language is used to communicate, manipulate, obfuscate and ultimately, wield power.

If the only possible futures we can imagine are oppressive, hopeless and inevitable, how can we a more just world. one that uplifts rather than tears down? Here are a handful of titles that can help us envision a myriad of positive possible futures.

Help yourself to this smorgasbord of self help books. These titles explore an array of topics from plant medicine to the importance of prioritizing rest.

Hip-hop turns 50 in August. On Aug. 11, 1973, Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc, played at a New York City block party and was credited with starting the music genre. Explore the history of hip-hop with these titles.

Because it's fun to talk about books with everyone in the family, even if you can't read the same ones.

Fiction and nonfiction about and by Native American, Native Hawaiian and First Nation peoples for grades 4-6.

Learn how to run a book club.

Looking for an abridged classic, an easy reader for an adult new reader, or a biography with just the most important facts, try these titles.

Multiple narrators share different perspectives

Gender diversity and LGBTQIA++ inclusive books for ages 5-8.

Gender diversity and LGBTQIA++ inclusive board books and picture books for birth to age 5.

Resources for researching the target market for your small business

Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the U.S. Civil War had ended, marking the end of slavery for African Americans in this country. Since then, June 19th or "Juneteenth" has been observed as a holiday, celebrating the end of slavery in America, and its meaning to the culturally resiliency of African Americans over the years.

Established in 2018, Prose Before Bros is a social book club for Women of Color (WOC) in Portland, Oregon. PBB is a community that provides a safe space for WOC to exist without explanation. We read literature that centers and prioritizes the Black and brown woman. We seek to amplify their voices and value their stories and perspectives. We currently have over 400 members (and counting) who attend our monthly book events and activities.

This list celebrates an exhibition from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, a My Discovery Pass partner. 

Put down the game controller, log off the computer, hang up the phone, turn off the TV. Books for Kids and family in grades K-3.