The Librarians Bedside Table

OSCAR GRADY PUBLIC LIBRARY

THE LIBRARIANS’

BEDSIDE TABLE

What else you’ll find in these pages:

PRESENTING OUR NEW ADVISORY

NEW to VIEW Looking for something to watch?

COLLECTION

What your friendly librarians have been reading and MUCH MORE!

Our ZOO PASS is now available for check out!

While our policy guidelines for its usage have not changed due to the current situation, certain aspects in the Zoo's part have changed.

Please visit the following links for more information on what you should expect, in order to help you planning for a great experience:

Zoo REOPENING FAQ Changes regarding the usage of the ZOO PASS

Oscar Grady Public Library Mission Statement:

The mission of the Oscar Grady Public Library is to provide high interest, high demand materials and make them readily available from the Library’s collection or through interlibrary loan. The Library supports lifelong learning, information and recreational needs for people of all ages and abilities. Special emphasis is placed on stimulating children’s interests and appreciation for reading and learning. The integration of new technology with traditional library resources is used to expand service beyond the Library’s physical walls.

On this new issue of our “Librarians’ Bedside Table”, we compiled a list of really good titles recommended by your library friends. Each title can be accessed in electronic format for your convenience. Click or tap in the hyperlinks attached to each title that will take you right to them in the Monarch Catalog.

We hope you enjoy this selection of books from your librarians at the

Oscar Grady Public Library!

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Debra Jo, Library Assistant and ILL Specialist would like to recommend the following titles:

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26) I am recommending the below titles and resources.

About Us: Essays from the Disabilities Series of the New York Times edited and introduced by Peter Catapano & Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Publisher’s description: Based on the New York Times series, About Us captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented.

Speaking The authors in About Us offer intimate stories of how they navigate a world not built for them.... the stories here reveal the range of responses, and the variety of consequences, to being labeled as "disabled" by the broader public."

Questions and Feelings About...... Having a Disability by Louise Spilsbury This is a wonderful book for parents/caregivers to use when discussing the topic of Disability and Inclusion with youngsters. Questions that encourage thought and empathy are scattered throughout. Suggestions for group activities and further resources are listed at the back of the book.

Trio: the tale of a Three-legged Cat

by Andrea Wisnewski Trio: the Tale of a Three-legged Cat is a wonderful children's book celebrating diversity and resilience. A sweet "tail", based on a true story, with beautiful papercut print style illustrations.

Description from publisher: Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion celebrates the life of one of Wisconsin's most inspirational leaders and activists. Born with an intellectual disability, Cindy Bentley spent much of her childhood at the Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. When she began participating in Special Olympics, she gained confidence as she worked with teammates to earn medals in tennis, track and field, and even snowshoeing. Chosen as a Global Messenger for the Special Olympics International in 2000, Cindy has had dinner at the White House with two different American presidents, traveled around the world, and given speeches in front of thousands of people.

Numerous physical copies of book and the ebook in Monarch System.

Below are links to an article summarizing ADA, its history and current status along with a few informative websites I recommend for those interested in other resources on the topic of Disability Rights and Inclusion.

30 Years Post ADA, the Fight for Disability Access Continues | Time Disability-related complaints remain the largest category filed with the federal agencies that enforce fair housing and employment laws.

PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN - Home www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org

People First members meet with the Governor's Office quarterly to discuss issues such as employment, transportation, and long-term care. 

Ozaukee County Chapter -

PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org

PEOPLE FIRST WISCONSIN

Some of the titles listed in these pages are available in electronic format through the Libby & RBDigital apps.

Check it out!

Martin, our Collection Developing and Adult Services Coordinator would like to recommend these titles:

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE by Iain MacGregor While the subject covered in this book has been already depicted numerous times from many different angles, Mr. MacGregor makes this book a truly enjoyable experience, as he puts us right thick of the setting up of such an iconic place as it was once Checkpoint Charlie, the border control pass between East & West Berlin, and the place where the Iron Curtain during the infamous Cold War saw its most poignant demonstration of the futility of a border wall, with many lives lost and/or ruined by the decision of raising it up.

Full of interesting snippets of personal stories, told by big military figures as well as civilians involved in those first days of the Berlin wall’s construction as well as the anecdotal aspects of life in its aftermath, this book is well recommended for 20th century history fans and even for modern day thrillers fans as some of the stories depicted in keep you holding the book tensely, as you hope for good outcomes for those who found themselves in very extremely nerve wrecking situations, involving what Mr. MacGregor labeled as “the most dangerous place on earth�

A Treacherous Paradise by Henning Mankell Drawing inspiration from an unnamed mysterious Swedish woman, who at the turn of the 20th century owned one of the most profitable brothels in Laurenco Marques, now Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, Mr. Mankell tells the fictional story of Hanna Renstrom, a Swedish girl from rural Sweden, who one day finds herself living in the Portuguese colonial Mozambique of 1904, after getting off a ship bound for Australia. Tragedy has pushed her into this land that will change her life in many ways, while exposing her (and us) to the horrors of white colonialism in Africa and the systematic racism that still lingers as a product of centuries of oppression and self-entitlement by the colonial powers. While this book may not be a happy one, it is worth reading as a reminder that many issues not only have solid roots, but also, its branches are still lingering above us.

Rita, with her always present smile would like to recommend these titles along with some tasty recipes she found in them: The novel, And the Mountains Echoed (2013), by Khaled Hosseini, begins in Afghanistan in 1952 and crosses generations and continents as it explores the complexities of love and family. As the story opens, we see Abdullah caring for his young sister, Pari. Their mother died as Pari was born, and Abdullah cares for Pari more like a parent than a brother.

The siblings’ relationship deepens when their father remarries, and a new baby boy is added to the family.

When the two-year-old baby boy freezes to death in the family’s shack, the father feels compelled to make a terrible bargain to protect the young Pari. A trip to Kabul with their father separates Abdullah and Pari and sets in motion the events of the story. As Abdullah and Pari search for each other, the story travels from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos, and from the 1950s to present time.

This moving novel offers rhyming pairs of characters and parallel situations as it considers the sacrifices, cruelties, honor, bonds, and love that define families. Readers will also consider how choices we make today can ripple through future generations.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (2019) by Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes as the author, a Beverly Hills psychotherapist, works with her clients and seeks psychotherapy herself. Gottlieb also writes the “Dear Therapist” advice column in The Atlantic.

"Of all my credentials as a therapist, the most significant is that I am a card-carrying member of the human race,” writes the author. Gottlieb shows how she uses her humanity to inform her practice, and she also shows how her therapist does the same for her. This provocative book takes us behind the scenes of a therapist’s world and examines the truths and fictions we tell ourselves as we search for love, validity, inner reconciliation, and meaning in our lives.

Although laced with jargon and many quotes, Gottlieb succeeds in poignantly profiling her clients as they seek to heal from intense emotional pain. The names and identifying information of her clients and her therapist have been blurred, but readers will feel connection to, and compassion for, the various clients as they invest trust, time, discomfort, and work to improve the quality of their lives.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is being developed into a television series with Eva Longoria and ABC.

Reading Apps for everyone!

Libby, the new app from OverDrive is your gateway to downloadable Audiobooks & E-books. Browse and search for thousands of great titles, and download them to your computer or transfer them to a portable device for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime.

CLICK HERE to connect to Libby’s site or to learn more.

RBdigital Audiobooks & Magazines Built by Recorded Books, RBdigital is a state-of-the-art platform and app providing access to audiobooks & magazines simply using your library card.

Need help setting up the app?

Click/tap here to access the slide presentation we have on how to download, set up and use this great app.

We can’t wait to share with you some big changes coming to the Oscar Grady Public Library MAGAZINE/PERIODICAL COLLECTION!

Why are we making a change?

Over the last few years, the magazines that the Oscar Grady Public Library has subscribed to have continued to go up in cost and down in content, publishing fewer and fewer issues, or in some cases, discontinuing print editions all together. After much consideration, these factors and others have prompted us to change the direction of our periodical collection.

Don’t worry! We will continue to subscribe to our top 5 circulating “popular” magazines, and our staff will happily help with your requests for other magazines from within the Monarch Library System.

And now for something totally new!

Calling all Library patrons!

Are you a writer or poet? A maker or doer?

We know you’re a reader!

AVAILABLE NOW… Our all new ADVISORY COLLECTION! What do we mean by Advisory Collection?

The staff of the Oscar Grady Public Library takes a lot of pride in providing our patrons with advice on what to read (watch, listen to, make) next, and our goal in changing our subscriptions from traditional magazines to advisory periodicals is to provide the best possible advice on these topics.

We have chosen a selection of periodicals from around the country, and world, which will highlight new and different authors, poets, artists, and projects which we hope will pique our patrons’ interests and fuel their creativity.

Some of the new subscriptions that will be available to you include: American Book Review

The American Book Review is an award-winning, internationally distributed publication that appears six times a year. It specializes in reviews of frequently neglected published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural criticism from small, regional, university, ethnic, avant-garde, and women’s presses. (http://americanbookreview.org/aboutus.asp ) New York Review of Books

Every two weeks… writers publish essays and reviews of books and the arts, including music, theater, dance, and film… What has made The New York Review successful, according to The New York Times, is its “stubborn refusal to treat books, or the theatre and movies, for that matter, as categories of entertainment to be indulged in when the working day is done.” (https://www.nybooks.com/about/)

The Times Literary Supplement

Every week, we publish book reviews, book extracts, essays and poems from leading writers from around the world. We cover far more than just literature, featuring major articles on subjects from anthropology to zoology, philosophy to politics, comedy to psychology. We are the only major Englishlanguage publication to review books published in other languages, including French, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian. Each week, we also review the latest in fiction, film, opera, theatre, dance, radio and television. (https://www.the-tls.co.uk/about-the-tls/) London Review of Books

Published twice a month, it provides a space for some of the world’s best writers to explore a wide variety of subjects in exhilarating detail – from art and politics to science and technology via history and philosophy, not to mention fiction and poetry. As well as book reviews, memoir and reportage, each issue also contains poems, reviews of exhibitions and movies, ‘short cuts’, letters and a diary… (https:// www.lrb.co.uk/about ) New York Times Book Review

The Sewanee Review Poets & Writers Magazine Poetry Magazine Writer’s Digest Taproot Magazine Communication Arts… and more!

We sincerely hope that the new Advisory Collection will provide a unique service to the patrons in our community, and will assist the staff of the Oscar Grady Public Library to help answer the question, “What should I read next?”, and so much more!

The ADVISORY COLLECTION… Available NOW at your Oscar Grady Public Library.

Our state can be the good mystery this

perfect setting for a summer.

Take a look at this titles by Wisconsin for your next read.

three recommended authors to keep in mind

NEW

to VIEW TO

Each month, a number of movies and television programs are added to the Oscar Grady collection. New To View aims to highlight a few from different genres worth considering for your next checkout!

Scheme Birds

A coming-of-age documentary set just outside of Glasgow, Scotland.

Gemma is a young woman facing grim prospects in the fading steel town she has been raised in by her grandparents. One either gets “locked up or knocked up”. When the later befalls her, Gemma’s life makes a pivotal turn. This film won the best documentary feature award at the 2019 Tribeca Film Fest.

Abe 12 year old Abe is, by his own description “half Palestinian Muslim, half Israeli Jewish, half Brooklyn American. And Gryffindor.” He is also a boy who loves to cook. When his parents sign him up for a summer cooking class he couldn’t be more thrilled-until he realizes it will only cover beginner’s basics. Without asking approval, Abe finds a way to learn from one biggest chefs on Instagram, and through food he might just be able to bring his family together.

Looking For Alaska This Hulu miniseries is based on John Green’s Printz winning debut novel. Miles Halter transfers to a boarding school in search of his “Great Perhaps” & meets enigmatic Alaska. When tragedy strikes Miles is left grappling with the aftermath.

CHECK OUR SHELVES FOR MORE TITLES OR SIMPLY ASK US TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE FILMS.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Early literacy starts with you!

This new and ongoing early literacy program encourages families and caregivers to read 1,000 books aloud with their young children before they enter Kindergarten. Any child from birth until he/she starts Kindergarten is eligible to register. Reading together helps your child develop important prereading skills that provide a solid reading foundation – a key to scholastic and learning success.

Stop by our Children’s Department and sign up your child today!

Welcome to Gale Courses!

The Monarch Library System is thrilled to be able to provide all patrons in every member library the opportunity to engage in meaningful learning through Gale Courses. This robust online resource provides access to exceptional classes on multiple topics of interest, including career training programs. If you seek deeper knowledge of areas from A (Accounting) to W (Writing), Gale Courses has something for you. We hope you consider exploring the offerings for personal and professional development. Please let us know about your experience so we can continue to streamline our services to benefit your needs! Enjoy your journey.

How to Enroll: 1. Find courses by browsing through the categories on the left of your screen or by using the search bar above. Click “Enroll Now” next to the course of your choice.

2. Select your course start date and click “Continue.”

3. Create a free Gale Courses account, or sign in to an existing ed2go account.

New Students – Enter your email address in the New Student area and click “Create Account.”

Complete the “Account and Student Information” page and then click “Continue.”

Returning Students – Enter your account email and password and then click “Sign In.”

You will use your Gale Courses account email and password to log in to the My Classroom area to view your lessons once your session begins.

4. Enter your library barcode in the box labeled Submit. Then click “Use Library Card” to complete your enrollment.

IMPORTANT! Students who have enrolled in a course must log in and view lessons one and two within 13 days after the start date of the course, or they will be automatically dropped.

Students who are dropped from a course will be able to enroll in the course during a later session.

Download instructions on how to access this great resource with the following PDF file: C_Gale-Courses_trifold-brochure_Saukville-1Download

At your Oscar Grady Library you can access:

FREE WI-FI (inside or outside the building)

Computer labs (with social distancing applied).

Brand new printer

Fax services.

Check them out next time you visit us!

The Digital Media Conversion Lab The equipment & training necessary to view and digitally preserve family photographs, slides, and film.

The Oscar Grady Public Library’s Digital Media Conversion Lab is a highfunctioning digital space and work room. The room is equipped with the necessary digital mechanics to process aging photographic formats.

Click/Tap HERE to learn more.

Now around town! Books for everyone.

The Oscar Grady Library with the support of The Friends of the Oscar Grady Library has purchased three Little Free Libraries, which have been installed at three convenient locations: Quade Park, The Oscar Grady Library, and Village Hall.

Check them out! Love them, enjoy them, treasure them.

www.oscargradylibrary.org