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COBAA Books

03/27/2023

Alisa Mizikar

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This month, in celebration of International ChildrenÕs Book Day (April 2^nd), and in honor of our receipt of the Celebrate Ohio Book Awards and Authors, we have put together the display: ÒWrite in Ohio!Ó. The books on display in the lobby were all purchased from funds provided by the COBAA LSTA grant, which is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The COBAA grant program provides funds to Ohio libraries (including public, school, academic, and special) for collection development. This fund allows libraries to purchase books by Ohio authors and books recognized by Ohio-based book award programs. Qualifying libraries must select from a list of almost 2,000 titles drawn from the Ohioana Book Awards, BuckeyeÕs ChildrenÕs and Teen Book Award, James Cook Book Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, The Anisfield-Wolf Award, Thurder Prize for American Humor, Norman A. Sugarman ChildrenÕs Biography Award, Choose to Read Ohio, and FloydÕs Pick.

Books geared toward children and young adults were purchased with the funds provided by the COBAA grant. Many of these books have multiple awards. These books will be a part of the Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) at Wittenberg University. These books will be used by those pursuing an Education major and others serving pre-K-12 students. Anyone with a Wittenberg library card may check out the materials from the CRC.

This is part of the book display at a recent conference

Here are some titles purchased with the funds provided by the COBAA LSTA grant:

The topic for this book display is "Write in Ohio!". The goal is to inspire young authors and artists to find inspiration in Ohio. Many of the works displayed are written by Ohio authors, including Nina: a story about Nina Simone; Walking with Miss Millie; This is not that kind of book; and the Barnabus project. Each of the cover images is linked to the library's catalog: just click on the picture and it will take you to the catalog.

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Celebrate Women's History Month

03/15/2023

Alisa Mizikar

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Go up to the third floor of Thomas Library and take a right. Go just a little further, over by the study carrels and desks, and there you will find them: books about women. Among the books about marriage and divorce, sexuality, families, and life skills, you will find books about gendered histories and masculinities; about feminist theory and feminist quotations; and about the role women have played in society, and what society expects of them. However, this is not the only place where you can find books about women and gender. Just about every class in the Library of Congress system has books devoted to women, you just have to know how to search.

A good way to find books about women is to search using the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The LCSH is a controlled list of vocabulary used to describe the content of a book, movie, document, or any other item. When we say controlled, we mean that a certain word has been selected out of a group of words that mean the same thing. You can find the right subject heading by going to the Library of Congress's website. The LCSH for books about women is, straightforwardly enough, women. If you want a book about female potters, you could use the search term women potters. If you are having trouble using subject headings, try searching by keyword.

Recommended Titles

For this month we have a wide selection of recommended titles for Women's History Month. Take a look and see what interests you.

*To access the Choice Reviews, click on the link, then click on the photo in the catalog. Select Reviews.

Women and philosophy in eighteenth-century Germany

See what Choice Reviews has to say about this book: ÒThe book is challenging, insightful, and should be required reading alongside the philosophies of Leibniz, Kant, and other male philosophers in order to gain a better understanding of the period.Ó

Griot Potters of the Folona: the history of an African Ceramic tradition

See what Dr. Mary Jo Arnoldi has to say about this book: ÒWho are the potters of the Folona region of Mali, the wives of griots and not blacksmiths? These women clearly do not fit the dominant occupational paradigm of potters in the Mande world. What then are their histories? In order to answer this question and to uncover these womenÕs complex identities that have been forged over generations, Barbara Frank takes the reader on a compelling journey across a wide swath of West Africa.Ó

Older women who work : resilience, choice, and change

See what Choice Reviews has to say about this book: ÒOlder women who work: Resilience, choice, and change, edited by Cole (Russell Sage College) and Hollis-Sawyer (Northeastern Illinois Univ.), is an engaging feminist collection of studies on an increasingly important sector of the worldwide workforce.Ó

Sexual citizenship and queer post-feminism : young womenÕs health and identity politics

See what Choice Reviews has to say about this book: ÒInformed by the tenets of (post)feminism, neoliberalism, and queer theory, Grant (Univ. of Tasmania, Australia) identifies the material and discursive barrier that queer cis women and non-binary persons can encounter as they try to live healthy, agentic, and responsible sexual livesÉA theoretical, practical, deliberate, and sensitive book that will improve sexual inclusivity across a variety of relational, educational, and medical situations and contexts.Ó

WomenÕs empowerment and disempowerment in Brazil : the rise and fall of President Dilma Rousseff

See what Leslie Schwindt-Bayer says about this book: ÒDos Santos and JalalzaiÕs impressive book breaks new ground by employing a womenÕs political empowerment approach to the election and governing of BrazilÕs first female president, Dilma Rousseff. Their careful and thorough analysis shows that Rousseff empowered women more than any of her male predecessors or successors.Ó

Violence against women : what everyone needs to know

See what Flavia Bellieni says about this book: ÒThis book is complex and yet refreshing. It brings the contentious issue of violence against women to the forefront of the Australian and international academic debate. TrueÕs work is indispensable reading for all those with an interest in gender and international relations, politics and gender, womenÕs rights, feminist theory, conflict studies, feminist legal theory, and womenÕs empowerment in the workplace.Ó

The flowering : the autobiography of Judy Chicago

See what Choice Reviews says about this book: ÒJudy ChicagoÕs detailed autobiography is the definitive telling of her personal life and studio practiceÉChicago changed the way people look at the work of women artists. This autobiography, which includes the highlights and the low points of her life and career, demonstrates her determination and persistence, which are truly inspirational.Ó

By her hand : Artemisia Gentileschi and women artists in Italy, 1500-1800

See what Choice Reviews says about this book: ÒIn recent years, women artists of the early modern period have received increasing attention from scholars, writers, collectors, and the general public. This exhibition catalogueÑas the exhibit itself did, of courseÑbuilds on that momentum.Ó

Black women and public health : strategies to name, locate, and change systems of power

See what Kisha B Holden says about this book: ÒThis exceptional volume interweaves contributions from leading scholar-activists dedicated to social justice forÑand the physical and mental wellness ofÑAmerican Black girls and women. Well-researched and richly contextual, it provides a space and a place to Ôhear; from Black women themselves about how race, gender, and class negatively impact their health.Ó

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