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The library serves everyone in the quest for knowledge and lifelong learning.
We know there is a lot happening right now, and many conversations to be had as family, friends, communities, and neighbors. With this ongoing series, we'll be focusing on parts of our collection to help support your conversations at home and with others.
To place holds from Bluffton Public Library, click on the links below:
Note: This is not a complete list. Looking for more options or titles? Please explore the library catalog or request help from the library staff.
FOR ADULTS
- The art of community : seven principles for belonging / Charles H. Vogl.
- Text me when you get home : the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship / Kayleen Schaefer.
- Work wife : the power of female friendship to drive successful businesses / Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur.
- The village effect : how face-to-face contact can make us healthier, happier, and smarter / Susan Pinker.
- Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts / Brene Brown.
- Sticks and stones : defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy / by Emily Bazelon.
- The thank-you project : cultivating happiness one letter of gratitude at a time / Nancy Davis Kho.
- The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life / Janice Kaplan.
- Thanks a thousand : a gratitude journey / A. J. Jacobs ; illustrations by Claire Merchlinsky.
- Talking to strangers [book on CD] : what we should know about the people we don't know / Malcolm Gladwell.
- The moment of lift : how empowering women changes the world / Melinda Gates.
- Love thy neighbor [large print] : a Muslim doctor's struggle for home in rural America / by Ayaz Virji with Alan Eisenstock.
- The power of half : one family's decision to stop taking and start giving back / Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen.
- If I had a hammer : building homes and hope with Habitat for Humanity / David Rubel ; with a foreword by Jimmy Carter.
- Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know / Malcolm Gladwell.
- In the arms of elders : a parable of wise leadership and community building / William H. Thomas.
- Team human / Douglas Rushkoff.
- The good neighbor : the life and work of Fred Rogers / Maxwell King.
- What more can I say? : why communication fails and what to do about it / Dianna Booher.
- The her campus guide to college life : how to manage relationships, stay safe and healthy, handle stress, and have the best years of your life! / Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Annie Chandler Wang, Windsor Hanger Western, and the Writers & Editors of Her Campus.
- Hiding in the bathroom : an introvert's roadmap to getting out there (when you'd rather stay home) / Morra Aarons-Mele.
- Together : our community cookbook / The Hubb Community Kitchen ; photography by Jenny Zarin ; writer of additional text, Lindsay Nicholson ; foreword by by HRH the Duchess of Sussex.
- So you want to start a podcast : finding your voice, telling your story, and building a community that will listen / Kristen Meinzer.
- The community table : recipes & stories from the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan & beyond / Katja Goldman, Judy Bernstein Bunzl, and Lisa Rotmil ; food photography by John Tavares.
- Extending the table : a world community cookbook / Joetta Handrich Schlabach, Kristina Mast Burnett, recipe editor.
- Making work work : the positivity solution for any work environment / Shola Richards.
- Fun & games for family gatherings : with a focus on reunions / Adrienne E. Anderson.
- Being the change : lessons and strategies to teach social comprehension / Sara K. Ahmed.
- Bluffton community cook book / compiled by Bluffton Women's Telesis Club.
FOR TEENS & TWEENS
- Flawd : how to stop hating on yourself, others, and the things that make you who you are / Emily-Anne Rigal ; with ideas and illustrations by Jeanne Demers.
- Resolving conflicts : how to get along when you don't get along / Karen Judson.
- Be the change : the future is in your hands / by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle ; photos by Alex Bronstad and Blake Bronstad.
- Peace, love & baby ducks / Lauren Myracle.
FOR CHILDREN
- If the world were a village : a book about the world's people / written by David J. Smith ; illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong.
- Helping in the community / Vic Parker.
- Helping family and friends / Vic Parker.
- Better together : creating community in an uncertain world / Nikki Tate.
- Friends : making them & keeping them / by Patti Kelley Criswell ; illustrated by Stacy Peterson.
- Communities / by Sarah L. Schuette.
- Not your nest! / Gideon Sterer ; illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi.
- Bruce's big storm / Ryan T. Higgins.
- Keeping things going / text by Harriet Evans ; illustrated by Fotini Tikkou.
- All are welcome / by Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman.
- Rescue & Jessica : a life-changing friendship / Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes ; illustrated by Scott Magoon.
- Community helpers from A to Z / Bobbie Kalman.
- Each kindness / Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
- 100 ways to make the world better! / Lisa M. Gerry.
- The world is awake : a celebration of everyday blessings / Linsey Davis, with Joseph Bottum ; illustrated by Lucy Fleming.
- Hey, wall : a story of art and community / written by Susan Verde ; illustrated by John Parra.
- Louise and Andie : the art of friendship / Kelly Light.
- Green green : a community gardening story / by Marie and Baldev Lamba ; pictures by Sonia Sanchez.
- Stand together against bullying / written by Kayla Pearson ; illustrated by Timothy Zowada
