Atascadero Library: Bookdrops will be closed until further notice. No overdue fines will be charged for items returned late. Library materials may only be returned during normal business hours.
La biblioteca de Atascadero: El Depósito de Libros permanecerá cerrado hasta nuevo aviso. Los materiales de la biblioteca solo se pueden devolver durante el horario comercial normal.
Arroyo Grande Library: Sections of the parking lots will be closed intermittently for paving through January 1, 2025. For more information, call the library at 805-473-7161.
Due to the paving, the Arroyo Grande Bookdrop will be closed December 2nd - December 30th.
"From haunted, hungry Victorian mansions, temporal monster--infested asylums, and ravaging zombie apocalypses, to southern gothic hoodoo practitioners and cursed patriarchs in search of Black Excellence, All These Sunken Souls features the chilling creations of acclaimed bestsellers and hot new talents"--
"Being the new kid is hard, a child in the school playground tells us. I can think of better things to ask than if I'm a boy or a girl. Another child comes along and says she gets asked why she always has her nose in a book. Someone else gets asked where they come from. One after another, children share the questions they're tired of being asked again and again - as opposed to what they believe are the most important or interesting things about themselves....
"An astonishing collection about interconnectedness-between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves-from National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ada Limón"--
With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they've been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he's forced to question everything he's been taught...
"To save her family's bakery, Salt, which as been at war with the Molinas' bakery, Sugar, across the street, Lari Ramires does the unthinkable by teaming up with Pedro Molinas to save both their bakeries, falling in love in the process"--
What are the core teachings and beliefs of Buddhism? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers. Includes sidebars that are...
In the fourth book in the Gizmo Girl series, Geraldine tackles issues of diversity when a new kid from Pakistan joins the class. Everyone's favorite second grader is back with an all-new invention sure to wow her classmates! Geraldine's latest mission is to unite her class in celebration of their unique differences. When she sees the kids at recess giving the new kid from Pakistan a hard time for being different, she decides it is time for a new invention...
What are the core teachings and beliefs of Christianity? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers. Includes sidebars that...
What are the core teachings and beliefs of Sikhism? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers. Includes sidebars that are...
What are the core teachings and beliefs of Islam? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is, written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers. Includes sidebars that are,...
Three young geniuses from around the globe hatch a plot to trick a vicious warlord, infiltrate a mastermind's organization, protect their families, and save the world.
Raymond can't wait to move to America. He is determined to be the most American American ever! But when he gets to his new school his Jamaican roots show through and he must figure out how to be the most Raymond Raymond ever.
Mary now has many friends and enjoys playing and learning with them. Her class has students from all over the world. To represent and showcase this diversity, a multicultural event was hosted by the third-grade teachers and the students were asked to bring food from their home countries. All students enjoyed tasting a variety of cuisines and many children and parents also wore their traditional clothes. The event provided an opportunity for students...
Brown All Over is a celebration of colors, including the colors of our skin. It features a young boy's attempt to use all of the colors in his crayon box with the help of his family members and his realization that he is part of the color spectrum, too. It is a great book for children and families.
You don't have to look very hard to see how different people are, especially those with disabilities or birth defects. It's much harder however to see how we are the same. This is a book on how to look past the outside appearance to find the person's true beauty within.
Different but Not is the story of a village full of people who are beautiful on the outside, but sadly their insides were ugly. They needed to learn that true beauty comes from within....
It is time for another special day with Nonna, and Jellybean wants to give Nonna a special gift. In her excitement, Jellybean disobeys Mamas instructions and creates a huge mess. In this heartwarming story, Jellybean learns the valuable lesson of being patient and following directions
This is a story of the perserverance of a unique puppy, named George, born in the big city. He's adopted by the Brians family, who had a daughter named Jennifer. While on a trip George becomes lost, and is faced with new experiences and feelings. Throughout his challenging journey to get back home, George gains mysterious human abilities, as well as bumps into an old friend. His old friend, who happened to be his previous owner, helps him reunite...
Families dance. Families read. Families run outside. Families play hide-n-seek. There are so many ways families play. How does your family have fun? Nicole Gee advocates for and promotes representation and equity in publishing for and by children. She currently participates in a professional equity council and was a member of a social and emotional learning committee. Having received her Master of Arts in Children's Literature from Simmons University,...
What's the difference if she has light skin and yours is a little darker?
All that matters is the artwork you create together is as colorful as possible...
As he did in “I Wonder”, Upworthy.com and Today Show parenting expert parenting guru Doyin Richards tackles a timely and universal subject, diversity and acceptance, and distills it for the youngest readers. Because what matters most is not our differences, but what we do together as friends,...
The Adventures of Brisbane and Friends is a story all about love. The bears come to life from a Da-Da hug that is full of love, and the bears are from different parts of the world and different continents. But it doesn't matter to these bears; no matter how different they are, they love one another like brothers do. They love to play all kinds of games, and like most bears, they love to eat. Brisbane and friends love Grandpa Rue's cookies and everything...