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Our missing hearts
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence…
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Orphan bachelors: a Memoir
In pre-Communist China, Fae Myenne Ng’s father memorized a book of lies and gained entry to the United States as a stranger’s son, evading the Exclusion Act, an immigration law which he believed was meant to extinguish the Chinese American family.…
Position: 1066 (13 views)
Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis
Presentation at the 2025 CALA Canada Annual Conference
Position: 1011 (110 views)
The Many Meanings of Meilan
"Meilan Hua's world is made up of a few key ingredients: her family's beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Boston's Chinatown; and her favorite Chinese fairy tales. After Nai Nai passes, the family has…
Position: 667 (277 views)
Straw Dogs of the Universe : a Novel
"After her village is devastated by famine, 10-year-old Sixiang is sold to a human trafficker for a bag of rice and six silver coins. Her mother is reluctant to let her go, but the promise of a better life for her beloved daughter ultimately sways…
Position: 1059 (16 views)
From Assessment to Action- Strengthening Open Access Publishing at McMaster Libraries
Presentation at the 2025 CALA Canada Annual Conference
Position: 1010 (113 views)
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Animated GIFs as an Instruction Tool
Animated GIFs have become a common fixture of social media. However, their potential usage for library guides and instruction is rarely considered.…