Cozby Library and Community Commons

02/25/2021

So many new and notable teen fantasy titles by Black authors, we couldn't fit them on one image!!
Featured titles:
*Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
*A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
*A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
*Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
*The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
*Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
*A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
*War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
*Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
*The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
*The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
*Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown

02/25/2021

Our teen graphic novel collection also features Black writers & stories! Featured titles:
*I am Alfonso Jones
*Bingo Love
*The Long Way Down (GN)
*The Crossover (GN)
*Shuri
*Quincredible (arriving soon! available in catalog already)

02/24/2021

Shadow of the Batgirl is the must-read origin story of Cassandra Cain & recommended graphic novel read on the 2021 #MaverickList. @sarahkuhn @nicolegoux @dccomics @txla @yart

02/24/2021

Check out these teen historical fiction novels by Black authors!
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Books featured in the photo:
*Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (prequel to The Hate U Give!!!)
*The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
*Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
*The Awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz with Tiffany D. Jackson
*Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
*Becoming Beatriz by Tami Charles

02/23/2021

Looking for some Work from Home help? Try these books!

Leading from Anywhere by David Burkus
Working from Home for Dummies by Tara Powers
Work from Home Hacks by Aja Frost
Working from Home by Karen Mangia
Parenting while Working from Home by Shari Medini & Karissa Tunis
Work Together Anywhere by Lisette Sutherland and K. Janene-Nelson

02/23/2021

Our teen biography collection has a number of biographies and autobiographies that illuminate individual Black lives and their stories.
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The titles featured in the image are:
*Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree
*It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
*Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonce Knowles-Carter
*The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
*The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
*The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates

02/23/2021

Learn more about the Civil Rights Movement with titles from our teen nonfiction collection!
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Titles featured in this photo are:
*March Book One, Two, Three by John Lewis
*Turning 15 on the road to freedom: My story of the 1955 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery
*Claudette Colvin: Twice toward justice by Phillip Hoose
*The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, mutiny, and the fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin
*Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 by Larry Dane Brimner
*The March Against Fear by Ann Bausum

02/22/2021

If you have checked out an adult book in Hindi or Spanish we would like to hear from you! These books were purchased with a grant from the Texas Book Festival. As part of our grant reporting, we need to include comments from patrons about how this collection has impacted the library and our community. Please send any comments or stories about how this collection has impacted you to [email protected]

02/22/2021

Since the server was down last week, some automatic renewals were not completed. If you have overdue items on your account and believe they can be renewed, call us at 972-304-3658, email us at [email protected], or ask us to renew them when you stop by to pick up holds.

02/22/2021

Check out these teen nonfiction titles related to race in America. All titles available in print & several are available on cloudLibrary as well.
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Titles featured in this photo:
*Stamped: Racism, antiracism, and you by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
*The Talk: Conversation about race, love & truth
*We are not yet equal: Understanding our racial divide by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden
*This book is anti-racist by Tiffany Jewell
*The Black friend: On being a better White person by Frederick Joseph
*In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C. Davis

02/22/2021

After a week of bad weather and power outages, the Cozby Library and Community Commons is back to our COVID-19 operating hours.

Available Services:
• If you are wanting to browse the shelves, make an appointment here: bit.ly/cozbybrowsing
• If you want contactless curbside service, make an appointment here: bit.ly/cozbycurbside
If you are wanting to use a computer or print, make an appointment here: bit.ly/cozbycomputers
• If you are wanting to use a study table, make an appointment here: bit.ly/cozbystudytable
• If you just want to quickly pick up your holds, stop by the library anytime during our Lobby Hours.
• Hours are Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 12 pm - 6 pm and
Tuesday & Thursday: 12 pm - 7 pm
• Remember to bring your library card (and any other cards if you are picking up books for family members)
• Don't forget your mask!
• You can also return books at this time too.
• More details here: https://www.coppelltx.gov/341/Limited-Capacity-Hours

02/22/2021

This week's storytime theme is favorites! Visit our virtual storytime room to find themed books, crafts, and songs. https://bit.ly/39Akdr8

02/19/2021

Black stories need to be told by Black creatives. Support Black filmmakers by watching their movies. Here are a few movies with Black directors you can checkout from the library:
Malcolm X directed by Spike Lee
12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen
Daughters of the Dust directed by Julie Dash
Selma directed by Ava DuVernay
Get Out directed by Jordan Peele

02/19/2021

Browse our catalog for some great junior reads for Black History Month! Here are some ideas to get you started:

Ready to Fly : How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta
Changing the Equation : 50+ US Black Women in STEM by Tonya Bolden
We Are the Change : Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders by Selino Alko
A Child's Introduction to African American History : the Experiences, People, and Events that Shaped our Country by Jabari Asim
The Power of Her Pen : the Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome

02/18/2021

The library will be closed on Friday, February 19. Email us at [email protected] with any questions.

02/18/2021

Looking for books about Black culture? Here are a few picks from our Librarians!

Place a few on hold through the online catalog:
Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding our Stories, Discovering Ourselves: An Anthology edited by Glory Edim
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggles and Song edited by Kevin Young
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing edited by Stephanie Stokes Oliver

02/17/2021

The Library will be closed on Thursday, February 18. Email the library with any questions. ([email protected])

02/17/2021

UPDATE: The catalog is back online! You can access your account, place items on hold, and use the cloudLibrary app.

Power outages are affecting the online catalog's server. The online catalog is currently unavailable. The cloudLibrary app will let you read books currently checked out, but you will not be able to checkout new books.

02/17/2021

The library will be closed on Wednesday, February 17 due to inclement weather and power outages. We are available by email ([email protected]) with any questions.

02/16/2021

The cloudLibrary app is experiencing some issues due to the power outages at Town Center. Digital books that you currently have checked out can be accessed. Checking out new ebooks or placing holds on ebooks is currently unavailable. Once power is restored to the server, you will have access to the digital collection. Email [email protected] with any questions.

02/16/2021

Thanks to everyone that picked up quilt squares to design! We've received a lot of the decorated squares, but we need more! If you haven't returned your square yet, make plans to return them to the library (when it's safe to do so!)

Return them in the paper bag and place them in the drive-thru return or the lobby return. Thanks to everyone for helping us create this community quilt!

02/15/2021

The library will be closed on Tuesday, February 16 due to inclement weather. We are available by email ([email protected]) with any questions.

The digital library is available 24/7. Read and listen to books on the cloudLibrary app. Digital magazines are available on the Flipster app.

02/15/2021

Have you marked your calendar for the Perseverance Landing? The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launched July 30, 2020 and lands on Mars February 18, 2021. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient life. The rover is landing in a place with a high potential for finding these signs of past microbial life.

Find out how you can watch the landing here:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/

02/15/2021

This week's storytime theme is Farm! Visit our virtual storytime room to find themed books, crafts, and songs. https://bit.ly/39Akdr8

02/15/2021

The library will be closed today due to inclement weather. Browsing appointments have been rescheduled. Other scheduled appointments for today have been canceled and can be rescheduled for later in the week. We are available by email ([email protected]) for any questions. Have a safe and warm day!

02/12/2021

We are giving away copies of Bluebonnet Award books! Choose the two 2020 Bluebonnet Books you'd most love to own. Contest ends February 15. Winners will be notified via email in late February. One entry per child. Winners will receive their first or second choice.
Enter for a chance to win here: https://tx-coppell.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=381

If you need to find more details about the 2020 Bluebonnet Books, visit the Bluebonnet Master List on the online catalog.

02/12/2021

Here are a few documentaries for Black History Month. Visit our online catalog to place these documentaries on hold.

Birth of a Movement
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Jackie Robinson
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Policing the Police 2020
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

02/10/2021

Browse our catalog for some great reads for Black History Month! Here are some ideas to get you started:

Lifting as We Climb : Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
Who Was Ida B. Wells? by Sarah Fabiny
Box : Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Little Legends : Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. Smith
Pies From Nowhere : How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito

02/09/2021

City of Coppell, TX Municipal Government

The Library's new website has officially launched! One of the exciting new features is that you can subscribe to the library calendar and library news to find out the latest from the library. Find out more features of the new website and how to sign up for alerts here: https://tx-coppell.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=421

HELLO, NEW WEBSITE! The City of Coppell has officially launched its brand new website! Take a look at the new home for all things City of Coppell at coppelltx.gov!

02/09/2021

Have you read the 2021 Caldecott and Newbery Award winning books yet? Place them on hold through the catalog! http://catalog.coppelltx.gov/polaris/

The John Newbery Medal is awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. This year's winner is “When You Trap a Tiger,” written by Tae Keller.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded for the most distinguished American picture book for children. This year's winner is “We Are Water Protectors,” illustrated by Michaela Goade.

02/09/2021

Looking for some Adult Nonfiction books for Black History Month? We recommend these!

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African American, 1619 - 2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and It's Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr
Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

02/08/2021

Looking for some chocolate recipes before the Virtual Truffles Class this Friday? Checkout a few cookbooks for some inspiration. And then register for the Truffles Class with Joe the Baker here: https://cozbylibrary.librarymarket.com/events/virtual-chocolate-truffles-class

Borrow these books from the library:
Bean to Bar Chocolate
Everything Chocolate
Chocolate is Forever
The Sweet Book of Candy Making
Sweet: Our Best Cupcakes, Cookies, Candy, and More
Chocolate-Covered Katie

02/08/2021

Pick up a Valentine’s Day Grab Bag in the lobby while supplies last. For kids in grades K - 5.

02/08/2021

This week's storytime theme is Valentine's Day! Visit our virtual storytime room for themed books, crafts, and songs. https://bit.ly/39Akdr8

02/05/2021

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Create an account with your library card here: http://bit.ly/cozbytutor and then download the app to get started!