La Quinta Public Library

August is Women in Translation Month! Only about 3 percent of books published in the U.S. are translations . As of last year, fewer than 30% were books written by women . Let's work on changing that by reading more women in translation. I've put together a great list for you below! For even more suggestions, check out these links:  Where Are the Women in Translation? Here are 31 to Read Now.   Welcome to Women in Translation Month! , Celebrate Women in Translation Month With These 13 Translated Books , and  50 Must-Read Books By Women In Translation . And for the site that started it all, check out Meytal Radzinski's blog! Happy reading! Jade, Reference Librarian On our Shelves: (Click on the links below to learn more about the books) The Emissary - Yoko Tawada The Return - Dulce Maria Cardoso Eventide - Therese Bohman Before - Carmen Boullosa Optic Nerve - Maria Gainza The Door - Magda Szabo The Impossible Fairy Tale - Han Yujoo Out - N

Hello there! I'm sure you've been seeing plenty about it in the news, but if you want to read more about the U.N.'s latest report and learn more about food waste, then check out the links I've collected for you below. U.N. Report: ipcc: Climate Change and Land  or  visit here to download the chapters separately . Articles on the U.N. Report:  Vox: Report: We Have To Change How We Eat and Grow Food To Fight Climate Change Vox: 4 Ways To Be Smarter About Land Use To Fight Climate Change NPR: To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change NPR: Chew On This For Earth Day: How Our Diets Impact The Planet The Atlantic: This Land Is The Only Land There Is BBC: Plant-Based Diet Can Fight Climate Change - UN The New York Times: Climate Change Threatens The World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns The Atlantic: Is This The End of Recycling?   The Atlantic: Letters: The Growing Recycling Crisis Food Waste:  If you want to learn more about r

August is Romance Awareness Month!   Check out today's book list filled with some truly romantic reads. For even more suggestions, check out these links:  Read a Romance Month ,  9 Love Stories For People Who Aren't Into Romance Novels ,  The Rom-Com Novel You Need To Read This Summer, Based On Your Zodiac Sign , and  20 New Beach Reads with Super Cute Covers You're Going to Love .  Happy reading! Jade, Reference Librarian On our Shelves: (Click on the links below to learn more about the books) Chemistry - Weike Wang The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory The Bride Test - Helen Hoang Truth or Beard - Penny Reid My Oxford Year - Julia Whelan Heart in a Box - Kelly Thompson Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey The Mistress of Spices - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni When Katie Met Cassidy - Camille Perri The Governess Game - Tessa Dare 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami Heroine Complex - Sarah Kuhn

Hello! We've moved some collections around so here's a look at some of the changes we've made recently at the library. If you like the new changes, let us know! We always like to hear how we can make our library a better place for you. Happy reading, Jade, Reference Librarian New Changes! 1. Nonfiction materials: The nonfiction DVDs, Audiobooks and MP3CDs have all been interfiled with the nonfiction books! 2. Graphic Novels: They have moved to a bigger and brighter spot! You'll find them behind the computers and near the TV Series & Movies section. 3.  Short Stories: The Short Stories and the Graphic Novels used to share the same space, but now that the Graphic Novels have moved out, the Short Stories have taken up that section and have more breathing room as well.  4. Staff Picks: We did have one extra column of shelves next to the Short Stories so we've decided to use it as a Staff Picks section. Find some of our favorite reads here,