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May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month to celebrate this community's contributions to our society and culture. These books features AAIP-identified characters and authors, honoring their contributions to American Literature.

The waiting place : when home is lost and a new one not yet found

Imposter syndrome and other confessions of Alejandra Kim

Terrain : the houseplant book : an insider's guide to cultivating and collecting the most sought-after specimens

How to make a plant love you : cultivate green space in your home and heart

The spirit of stone : 101 practical & creative stonescaping ideas for your garden

I'll build a stairway to paradise : a life of Bunny Mellon

Woodworking for the garden : 16 easy-to-build step-by-step projects

You grow, gurl! : Plant Kween's lush guide to growing your garden

Taunton's complete guide to growing vegetables & herbs

Will Bonsall's essential guide to radical, self-reliant gardening : innovative techniques for growing vegetables, grains, and perennial food crops with minimal fossil fuel and animal inputs

Sown in the stars : planting by the signs

The indoor plant bible : the essential guide to choosing and caring for indoor, greenhouse and patio plants

Simple stonescaping : gardens, walls, paths & waterfalls

The home-scale forest garden : how to plan, plant, and tend a resilient edible landscape

Glorious shade : dazzling plants, design ideas, and proven techniques for your shady garden

The complete guide to patios & walkways : money-saving do-it-yourself projects for improving outdoor living space.

100 plants to feed the birds : turn your home garden into a healthy bird habitat

The weekend homesteader : a twelve-month guide to self-sufficiency

Designing with plants : creative ideas from America's best gardeners.

Starting your urban CSA : a step-by-step guide to creating a community-supported agriculture project in your urban neighborhood

Practical projects for self-sufficiency : DIY projects to get your self-reliant lifestyle started

Plant craft : 30 projects that add natural style to your home

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Visit the catalog record for The echo machine : how right-wing extremism created a post-truth America

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Visit the catalog record for Golf wars : LIV and golf's bitter battle for power and identity

Visit the catalog record for One death at a time

Visit the catalog record for The best of all possible worlds : a life of Leibniz in seven pivotal days

Visit the catalog record for How to seal your own fate : a novel

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Visit the catalog record for Mars on earth : wanderings in the world's driest desert

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Visit the catalog record for Yoko : a biography

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Visit the catalog record for Buddhism : a journey through history

Visit the catalog record for White light : the elemental role of phosphorus--in our cells, in our food, and in our world

Visit the catalog record for Crochet cute amigurumi animals with mix-and-match outfits

Visit the catalog record for No plot? No problem! : a low-stress, high-velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days

Visit the catalog record for Hate won't win : find your power & leave this place better than you found it

Visit the catalog record for The book of alchemy : a creative practice for an inspired life

Visit the catalog record for Pictures of you : a novel

Visit the catalog record for The fate of the day : the war for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

Visit the catalog record for The pretender

Visit the catalog record for Matters of the heart : healing your relationship with yourself and those you love

Visit the catalog record for The twisted throne

Visit the catalog record for Searches : selfhood in the digital age

Visit the catalog record for Kwéyòl/Creole : recipes, stories, and tings from a St. Lucian chef's journey

Visit the catalog record for 2 Sisters murder investigations

Visit the catalog record for Agony in amethyst

Visit the catalog record for A space in the heart : a survival guide for grieving parents

Visit the catalog record for Sky daddy : a novel

Visit the catalog record for Dominic Skinner's glowography : a practical guide to new makeup

Visit the catalog record for Wildflowers : discover the science and secrets behind the world of wildflowers

Visit the catalog record for Sealed with a hiss

Visit the catalog record for A rage to conquer : twelve battles that changed the course of Western history

Visit the catalog record for The page turner

Visit the catalog record for What your body knows about happiness : how to use your body to change your mind

Visit the catalog record for Pray bold : dare to ask and believe big

Visit the catalog record for Rebel queen : the Cold War, misogyny, and the making of a grandmaster

Visit the catalog record for V/H/S/Beyond

Visit the catalog record for Ex-husbands

Visit the catalog record for Chungking express

Visit the catalog record for Swede Caroline

Visit the catalog record for Jean de Florette

Visit the catalog record for Kill bill. Vol. 1

Visit the catalog record for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League

Visit the catalog record for In the summers

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Visit the catalog record for Green and gold

Visit the catalog record for Kill bill. Vol. 2

Visit the catalog record for Manon of the spring

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Consumer Reports

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Mango Languages

Lessons in 70-plus languages, including English. Download the Mango Languages app to use on mobile devices.

LinkedIn Learning

Skill-building video tutorials across business, creative, and technical categories. Use in a browser or in the free app with Library ID: iowacitypubliclibrary.

Historical Iowa City Newspapers

Covers historical newspapers in the Iowa City area from 1840 to 1929, including the Iowa City Daily Press, the Iowa City Republican, and the Iowa City Press Citizen.