'animals'

3/20/2023

Adults with disabilities and their helpers are welcome to come and make art with artist Brenda Baumer! Drop in on Thursday, March 23 between 9:30-11:30 am for Art for Adults with Disabilities!

Man Kind by Zachary Gerdes, PhD

Tools for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Modernizing Masculinity // A counseling psychologist, the author specializes in masculinity studies, specifically the association between masculine identity norms and outcomes in men's health and well-being. He explains the counseling method he developed for improving men's regulation of their thoughts, emotions, and actions.

155.332 GERDES

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Roots of Chaos novelThe dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate. When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, [four] women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.

Science Fiction SHANNON

Pests by Bethany Brookshire

How Humans Create Animal Villains // Bethany Brookshire's deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers what there is to venerate in vermin, and help them appreciate how these animals have clawed their way to success as we did everything we could to ensure their failure. In the process, we will learn how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves.

632.6 BROOKSHIRE

Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

Sixteen-year-old Imani has the affinity for iron and is able to wield a dagger like no other warrior. When she learns that her brother is spreading the nation's secret spice magic to outsiders, Imani sets out on a dangerous mission to find him, discovering secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes--and in her own heart.

Young Adult IBRAHIM Spice v.1

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3/13/2023

All ages join us Tuesday, March 21 @ 5:30 PM for Trivia Night! Buzz in and test your geekdom knowledge--Featuring fantasy, sci-fi, videogames and geek life categories. Winning team will win a prize!

Beaverland by Leila Philip

How One Weird Rodent Made America // This book transports readers into scenes of beavers in their ponds and the scientists and fur trappers in pursuit of them, widening arcs of information to reveal the profound ways in which beavers and the beaver trade shaped history, culture, and our environment.

599.37 PHILIP

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

Rooted in historical accuracy and told through an unforgettable cast, this book delivers the stark reality of medieval war on the ground--and shines a light on the fighters and ordinary people caught in the storm.

JONES

Screaming on the Inside by Jessica Grose

The Unsustainability of American Motherhood // Jessica Grose dismantles two hundred years of unrealistic parenting expectations and empowers today's mothers to make choices that actually serve themselves, their children, and their communities.

306.8743 GROSE

YoRHa by Yokoo Taro & Megumu Soramichi

Pearl Harbor Descent Record--A NieR: Automata Story 01 // The distant future. Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as 'machine lifeforms.' In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. It is the year 11941, and the long war against the machines rages on. In an attempt to break the deadlock, the Council of Humanity forms a new infantry unit of female androids: YoRHa. Deployed to the planet's surface, these soldiers now fight to recapture Earth for the glory of mankind.

Young Adult Graphic Novel YOKOO YoRHa: Pearl v.1

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"Antarctica. You know, that giant continent at the bottom of the earth that’s ruled by penguins and seals."
- C.B. Cook, “Twinepathy”

Upon this planet we call home, one can find a great multitude of forms of life. From the birds in the sky to the creatures beneath the waves, the creatures that move upon the earth to the ones that move below it. They are everywhere. Some can be seen in certain places around the world more than others. One of these places is none other than the Antarctic continent.

Despite being one of the most inhospitable places in the world, the continent of Antarctica is teeming with a unique variety of wildlife. Skirting below and across the pack ice, the Leopard seal patrols the water of the continent in search of its prey. Meanwhile the Southern elephant seal comes ashore to rest and mate.

In the skies above the ice soar a multitude of avian species. From the Albatross to the Arctic and Antarctic terns, the South polar skua to the Antarctic petrel, many species of bird lay their eggs and hunt upon this continent. 

As the birds fly above the ice, below it in the depths a world awaits. Humpback whales and Blue whales fill the ocean depths with their songs, while the Orca hunts down its prey. But they are not alone. Antarctic krill make their way through the water in swarms while the Colossal squid lies in wait to ambush its own prey.

Though of all the creatures that inhabit the continent, none is more known worldwide…than the penguin. These flightless birds have long made the continent of Antarctica either their home or their breeding grounds. The Chinstrap and Adélie penguins are two such species that use the continent as their breeding grounds. However, there is one other species that is the most known of the penguins, and braves the harsh Antarctic winters to trek across the ice to their own breeding grounds: The Emperor penguin.

The continent of Antarctica has many wondrous creatures that call it home. The sounds echo throughout the mountains and valleys, constantly reaffirming that life is bountiful there. Keep watch for the next blog post in this series, where it will be based on the creatures of Africa!

“If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare. And yet it is something even greater; the only place on earth that is still as it should be. May we never tame it.”
- Andrew Denton

More in this Series: Part 1: North America | Part 2: South America | Part 3: Europe | Part 4: Asia | Part 5: Australia