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Photo of author Dr. Lindsey Stewart alongside the cover of her book The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic.

Emerging on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used magic to treat illnesses by blending ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal rituals and therapeuti

John Steinbeck Library

Love your heart without overthinking it. Heart health doesn’t have to be confusing or overwhelming.

Photo of author Vanessa Riley alongside the cover of her book Fire, Sword & Sea.

The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye, the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner, dreams of life at sea rather than marriage.

El Gabilan Library

Joyce Sherry is a playwright-turned-novelist who writes stories where ghosts speak, vampires brood, and hope refuses to die—even after death.

1975: Barbara Van Laar goes missing at summer camp, but she’s not just any thirteen-year-old. Her family are the owners and employ most of the region’s residents.

Photo of author Julia Hotz alongside the cover of her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.

The Connection Cure, the first book on social prescribing, shows how connecting people to community resources can effectively treat some of the modern world’s most common ailments—depression, traum

Tea Tasting Workshop Flyer

Indulge in the art of tea and learn the fundamentals of brewing the perfect cup! Taste a variety of hot teas perfect for winter, all selected by Anthony from Zum Zum Tea.

Since 1790, the U.S Census has been a resource both for community planning and for genealogists.

Behind every family tree are fascinating stories, unexpected discoveries, and a few puzzles still waiting to be solved.

Behind every family tree are fascinating stories, unexpected discoveries, and a few puzzles still waiting to be solved.