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Weekly Waitlist: April 28, 2024

In this weekly feature, Pima County Public Library staff let you in on some high-demand titles and suggest others to try while you wait!

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Nonfiction Asian American History, Identity & Experience

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. These titles are a great way to learn more about the AAPI experience.

Celebrate the Tucson International Mariachi Conference!

The mission of the Mariachi Conference is to promote awareness and foster traditional values of Mariachi music and Baile Folklórico.

Book Launch: Sarah T. Dubb's Birding with Benefits

Jun 22nd | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Come celebrate the launch of local author Sarah T. Dubb’s debut novel Birding With Benefits, and join the conversation about Sarah’s book.

Boarding School Gone Bad

Ever dreamed of attending a boarding school? After reading the YA fiction on this list, you might reconsider...

International Dance Day 2024 - Teens & Adults

April 29th is International Dance Day! Here are some reads to help you feel the beat even when you're off the dance floor.

Weekly Waitlist: April 28, 2024

In this weekly feature, Pima County Public Library staff let you in on some high-demand titles and suggest others to try while you wait!

Grow your small business

National Small Business Week is April 28 - May 4. Whether you want to start or grow your small business, PCPL has books to support you!

Write it - or Read it - Into Existence

Books about books where things are written or read into or out of being, or are shown to have been real all along.

Lesbian Visibility

April 26 is International Day of Lesbian Visibility! These items from our collection highlight lesbian voices and stories.

Wait, is this book about us?

When characters discover their own (or their family's or community's) stories in a book.
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Raised by an alcoholic father and irresponsible mother, Jeannette Walls paints the complex story of her childhood through memories of poverty, violence,…

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"The Martian" is an extremely entertaining Sci-Fi/Adventure novel. This tale follows the story of Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars after a dust…

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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" follows the life of a young African American woman living in the southern United States as she seeks to find her own independence…

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Talk Like Shakespeare Day

April 23rd is talketh liketh Shakespeare day. Thee can expresseth yourself in rhyming couplets; wethinks thou oughtest useth the opp'rtunity
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