Library News & Updates
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book is a powerful and historically accurate graphic portrayal of Indigenous resistance to the European colonization of the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under Christopher Columbus and ending with the Six Nations land reclamation in Ontario in 2006. Gord Hill spent two years unearthing images and researching historical…
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The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published. Sandor Katz presents the concepts and processes behind fermentation in ways that are simple enough to guide a reader through their first experience making sauerkraut or yogurt, and in-depth enough to provide greater understanding and insight for experienced practitioners.While Katz…
Read MoreA note is left on a car windshield, an old dog dies, and Kent Nerburn finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with a tribal elder named Dan. The touching, funny, and haunting journey that ensues goes deep into reservation boarding-school mysteries, the dark confines of sweat…
Read MoreGaia’s Garden has been the best-selling permaculture book in the world for the last 7 years. The enlarged, updated 2nd edition is the winner of the 2011 Nautilus Gold Medal Award. The first edition of Gaia’s Garden sparked the imagination of America’s home gardeners, introducing permaculture’s central message: Working with nature, not against her, results…
Read MoreAttention Library Patrons! The Alternatives Library is changing over to our Summer Hours; Monday – Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday Closed Hours are subject to change. Please e-mail us with your preferences! alt-lib@cornell.edu June 24th – July 29th we will be open Sundays 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm (During Bound For…
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The CPH Art show at Studio West has been a huge success! The opening was May 4th and the show continues until July 23. While there are some opportunities to visit throughout the month, our next event is Friday June 22nd! Closing Reception June 22nd Click here for details. We’ll have some new pieces up…
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Old Mrs. Johnson lives alone in the forest and loves to knit sweaters and mittens for her grandchildren in the city. One day, when returning from a visit to the city, her solitude comes to an end when her mischievous forest neighbours reveal themselves in a delightfully colourful fashion. Who took her yarn, and what…
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