Brookfield Library YA Newsletter - May 2023

From: Brookfield Library

May 3, 2023

MAYDAY, MAYDAY: We have some important announcements!

First of all, thank you to everyone who visited during National Library Week. We hope you enjoyed your complimentary snack & free buttons!

Here are the May displays in the Young Adult Department:

Mental Health Matters

Asian American & Pacific Islander Protagonists in Graphic Novels

Jewish American Heritage Month

And some notable new books added to the collection:

Chaos Theory by Nic Stone

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

Forget Me by Alyson Derrick

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Dear Mothman by Robin Gow

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by MT Anderson & Eugene Yelchin

The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior by CM Surrisi

Luminary: A Magical Guide to Self Care by Kate Scelsa

Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day by Dan Nott

Demon Slayer: Volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge

SEEDING THE FUTURE

The Brookfield Library now has its own Seed Library program, Brookfield Shares & Grows, where card-holding patrons can "check out" up to 8 seed packets a month. Try your hand at gardening during our upcoming Start Your Mini Herb Garden event - if you like it, take home some seeds and keep up the good work! Learn more about Brookfield Shares & Grows here.

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