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Access to Healthcare: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue around the biases and inequalities that affect access to healthcare and preventative care. These books highlight people and communities...
Posted by Alex C. on December 3, 2021
Superb Science Fiction
Dune by Frank Herbert “Science fiction’s supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the...
Posted by Alex C. on November 4, 2021
Worker Rights: A Reading List for Adults
This October, we celebrate and highlight stories of fundamental principles and rights at work.
Posted by Alex C. on October 1, 2021
A Slow Fire Burning
When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the...
Posted by Alex C. on September 28, 2021
Essential Graphic Novels
Enjoy this selection of some of the best graphic novels available with your Westmont Library card!
Posted by Alex C. on September 16, 2021
Advocacy & Activists: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue around advocacy, activism and allyship in relation to social justice issues.
Posted by Alex C. on August 6, 2021
Invincible Vol 1: Family Matters
Invincible follows teenage hero Mark Grayson as he develops his powers at the age of seventeen. Son of the Viltrumite (but human-passing) superhero Omni-man and unpowered human woman, Deborah, Mark...
A Century of Reading: The 1970s
From Disco to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, the 1970s saw an explosion of musical creativity.
Posted by Alex C. on July 5, 2021
Juneteenth: A Collection of Films Available in Kanopy
Enjoy this selection of films made available by our partner, Kanopy, as we observe Juneteenth.
Posted by Alex C. on June 19, 2021
A Century of Reading: The 1920s
Enjoy this selection of titles to highlight the breadth of work produced in the Roaring Twenties!
Posted by Alex C. on June 1, 2021
Pride Month – 2021
For June, we celebrate Pride Month with a selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters and by LGBTQ authors.
Posted by Alex C. on June 1, 2021
Environment Justice: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of environmental justice, including access to a clean and healthy environment for all people, the disproportionate impact...
Posted by Alex C. on April 22, 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
We hope you enjoy this selection of items to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May 2021.
Posted by Alex C. on April 17, 2021
Asian and Pacific Islander Voices: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections serve to spotlight #ownvoices stories by authors of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, introduce readers to diverse writers and perspectives, and educate and encourage a dialogue...
Posted by Alex C. on April 2, 2021