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Upcoming Programs + New Fiction at the DFL

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Hi everyone,  Happy Pride Month! We're so exciting to be bringing you these upcoming programs for June. You'll also find some new fiction books below.  Fiction   Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson  View in the Catalog  "This is the story of a woman in search of herself, in every sense. When we first meet Ruby, a Metis woman in her thirties, her life is spinning out of control. She's angling to sleep with her counselor while also rekindling an old relationship she knows will only bring more heartache. But as we soon learn, Ruby's story is far more complex than even she can imagine. Given up for adoption as an infant, Ruby is raised by a white couple who understand little of her Indigenous heritage. This is the great mystery that hovers over Ruby's life-who her people are and how to reconcile what is missing. As the novel spans time and multiple points of view, we meet the people connected to Ruby- her birth parents and grandparents; her adoptive parents; the men
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April/May Book Breakdowns

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Fiction    Title:  A Marvellous Light  Author: Freya Marske  Summary/Themes:  Official Summary: " Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what’s been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he’s always known. Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it—not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else. Robin’s predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they’ve been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and f
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Mental Health Awareness Month Resources & Books

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 May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Below you'll find some books related to mental health that we have here at the Duxbury Free Library. And the next time you're in the library, check out our Mental Health Awareness Month display.  Mental Health Books  Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Health by Roy Grinker  The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness by J. Mark Williams  Logged In and Stressed Out: How Social Media is Affecting Your Mental Health and What You Can Do About It by Paula Durlofsky  10% Happier by Dan Harris  A Cure for Darkness by Alex Riley  Depression: Insights and Tips for Teenagers by Christie Cognevich  The 10-Step Depression Relief Workbook by Simon Rego  The Anxiety First Aid Kit by Rick Hanson  Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health by Melanie Siebert Collateral Damage: The Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic by Carla Mooney  The Healthy Mind Toolkit by Alice Boyes  A New Understanding
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Upcoming Program + New Books at the DFL

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Check out this upcoming program at the Duxbury Free Library:  "How to Get Involved with Community Anti-Racism Work" with DICE Massachusetts.  Monday, April 25th @ 7:00  Zoom and in the Lanman Room at the library  Join us for a fireside-chat-style conversation with volunteers from DICE Massachusetts and Community Engagement Librarian Sam Correia. We will be discussing the importance of being anti-racist and where to get started when it comes to doing anti-racism work in our communities. Founded in 2019 in Massachusetts, Diversity & Inclusion for Community Empowerment (DICE) is a network of individuals and community groups committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in local cities and towns. DICE fosters the exchange of ideas, challenges each other to think in new ways, and provides support for members to take action in our evolving communities.  New Books at the Duxbury Free Library  Memphis by Tara Stringfellow  View it in the Catalog  "In the summer of 1995, ten
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