Library Newsletter - November 2025
Native American Heritage Month
Native American Heritage Month is observed in November to call attention to the culture, traditions, and achievements of the nation’s original inhabitants and of their descendants. This year’s theme is “Cherishing Native Foodways: Cradled by Care, Fed by Tradition.” Join the Clovis Community College Library in celebrating their food and culture. Come into the library to view our special display or explore the research guide and our Indigenous Peoples Heritage collection through our online catalog.
Art in Flipster
Flipster gives you instant access to the magazines you know and love in an easy-to-read digital format. This month we are highlighting creative art magazines. Pictured is the unique bimonthly magazine: Native American Art. Specially written to bring the best Native artists, galleries, and active art collectors together. We also have magazines featuring watercolors, ceramics, art culture, creative writing, and communication. Explore Flipster and download magazines to read offline, anytime, anywhere.
Library Practices and Expectations
Here in the library, we get a lot of questions about what we have to offer and how students, employees, and community members can make use of our library space and resources. In an effort to improve transparency and create a more inclusive and welcoming environment, we have created a Practices & Expectations guide. In this guide you can find out about things like our purpose statement, borrowing periods, accessibility information, and more. We hope this guide empowers you to make use of the library and all of our resources. For more information, please visit the Library Practices & Expectations guide.
New Books
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
by Russell Shorto
Shorto tells the story of how New York City became a birthplace of capitalism and diversity, forming the foundation of modern America. Also, he demonstrates how the city’s beginnings, marked by both opportunity and displacement, reflect the nation’s enduring mix of promise and failure.
Big Chief: A Novel
by Jon Hickey
Mitch Caddo, a young lawyer helping run his Anishinaabe nation’s casino, faces turmoil when an election pits him against his former love and his closest ally. As political rivalries turn deadly, Mitch must confront his past and fight to save his community from collapse.
Kinship Medicine: Cultivating Interdependence to Heal the Earth and Ourselves
by Wendy Johnson
Johnson exposes how our daily choices harm our health and the planet, and proposes relational solutions—connection, community, and care for the living earth. She offers a clear vision for a healthier society, practical steps for transformation, and examples of change already underway.
Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing
by Deidre Havrelock
illustrated by Aly McKnight
A powerful story that will have hearts beating in time with the pounding drums and dancers' bounce-steps. Why We Dance is a joyous celebration with watercolor illustrations that depict a close, strong, intergenerational community steeped in the importance of a proud Indigenous tradition.
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
by Patricia Morris Buckley
illustrated by E.B. Lewis
With powerful and insightful prose, Buckley (a descendant of a Quebec Bridge Mohawk skywalker) shares the inspiring story of the extraordinary Native workers known as skywalkers, while award-winning artist Lewis brings their courage and sacrifice to life through evocative illustrations.
Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery
by Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Candid, courageous, and meticulously researched, Slip offers a groundbreaking framework for understanding eating disorder recovery and interweaves poignant personal stories, immersive reporting, and cutting-edge science.
We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
by Michael Grunwald
Sweeping in scope, Grunwald traces the evolution of environmental policy surrounding agricultural land over the past few decades and the urgent crisis the planet now faces.
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it's crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI is used. Be prepared to push back from AI hype at work, as a consumer, and in daily life.
The Pregnancy Encyclopedia: All Your Questions Answered
edited by Paula Amato and Chandrima Biswas
An engaging and accessible guide to some of the most commonly asked questions about pregnancy. Arranged in a Q&A format that includes full-color photography and illustrations, this comprehensive guide is the perfect book for anyone who is pregnant as well as their partners.
Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves
by Johnathan Walton
Walton researched and wrote this book after being scammed by a devious con artist. His expertise shines through as he breaks down 14 key red flags and offers practical tools to help readers protect themselves, navigate the world with greater awareness, and avoid the traps of con artists.
