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March is Women's History Month

We have some great guides on the history of women and issues women face today. Go to the Women's History guide. Featured Resources * Stream Swank feature films Harriet, free to COM students, faculty & staff! How to Use Swank. * Stream Iron Jawed Angels, Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World—The Story of Malala, or RBG. How to Use Academic Videos Online (AVON), How to Use Films on Demand (FOD). * Read one of our great eBooks in our Women Authors collection in OverDrive like The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, She Said by Jodi Kantor or Violeta by Isabel Allende or classics like And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood or Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. How to Use OverDrive eBooks. * Get print books like D-Day Girls, Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet, or Mother Tongue: the surprising history of women's words. How to use OneSearch.  Mor...
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Vintage Romance: Still Worth the Rewatch

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The Fairy Tale Inheritance Series for 'Tell a Fairy Tale' Day

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Think you’ve outgrown fairy tales? Think again. The Fairy Tale Inheritance Series takes familiar stories and gives them a smart, modern upgrade - perfect for readers who like their magic with mystery, adventure, and just a hint of romance. These YA novels blend classic fairy‑tale elements with real‑world stakes, strong characters, and “just one more chapter” energy. If you enjoy reimagined myths, hidden identities, and stories where destiny isn’t so simple, this series is for you.  Check out the Fairy Tale Inheritance Series and other great fantasy reads on Libby. Want more fairy tale options?  Check out the library's online Fairy Tale guide. http://dlvr.it/TR8k1J
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

"An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi."--USA Today  HUGO AWARD FINALIST New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery--and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human b...
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Spring Training Starts Here - Warm Up with Baseball Reads

The smell of fresh‑cut grass, the crack of the bat, and the promise of a brand‑new season… it’s finally Spring Training!  Whether you’re counting down to Opening Day or just love the magic of baseball, now’s the perfect time to dive into a great baseball book. Here are some great eBook options available through COM library: The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime Here's the Pitch: The Amazing, True, New and Improved Story of Baseball and Advertising Ty Cobb, Baseball, and American Manhood Baseball Rebels: The Players, People and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America Visit the online library catalog, OneSearch, for more baseball related reading available through the library.  http://dlvr.it/TR47fM
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Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures

"This book upended my understanding of the ancient world. Wade renders our deep past in vivid prose, showing us that times of great rupture also bring great possibilities for new ways of living, if we let them."  --Zoë Schlanger, author of The Light Eaters A richly imagined new view on the great human tradition of apocalypse, from the rise of Homo sapiens to the climate instability of our present, that defies conventional wisdom and long-held stories about our deep past to reveal how societal collapse and other cataclysmic events are not irrevocable endings, but transformations. Perfect for fans of Sapiens or The Dawn of Everything.   A drought lasts for decades, a disease rips through a city, a civilization collapses. When we finally uncover the ruins, we ask: What happened? The good news is, we've been here before. History is long, and people have already confronted just about every apocalypse we're facing today. But these days, archaeologists are gettin...
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Play Games in the Library Between Classes!

Got some time to kill between classes?  The library is a welcoming place to spend time - grab a board game or a deck of cards from the circulation desk (bring your ID!) and have some fun.  The library is your place for research, but it's also your place to unwind and have fun too! For a list of card and board games available for check out, visit the library games/puzzles page.  Please keep the games on the first floor. Want some solitude instead of time with friends?  Check out a color page / and pencils to spend some quiet time.  Visit our coloring books library page for what's available. The library has what you need!  Check out the Library of Things page to see how we can help you. http://dlvr.it/TR1yq2
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