We’re very excited about what’s hitting the Pratt shelves this month. We hope that you are too! Stop by your local branch and check out one of these fiction new releases.
Are you kicking off the New Year with a new business? The Pratt can help! Budding entrepreneurs and business owners will appreciate these books.
How to Write an Exceptional Business Plan
By Ashley Cheeks
Every great business starts with a great idea but it can be tough turning that idea into a concrete business plan. Ashley Cheeks teaches entrepreneurs how to clarify your business strategy, maximize your odds for bank and lender funding, and create a strong impression when pitching to investors.
Starting a Business: All-In-One for Dummies
By Bob Nelson
Featuring new content that reflects the latest laws, business climate, and startup considerations, this book offers important practical advice entrepreneurs need to start any type of business from the ground up.
Taxes for Small Business
By Mark Smith
If you are ready to take control over your own business and taxes, or you are starting up a new small business, this book will help you get started! Learn how to file your taxes with the proper paperwork and when you need to have your paperwork into the IRS office.
Looking to learn more?
Stop by the Central Library for these events in February.
Small Business 101
Monday, February 10 at 5pm
Central Library
The Haysbert Center for Entrepreneurship is offering this workshop to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners with methods to securing capital, creating a business plan, marketing, and more.
Business and Nonprofit Resource Fair
Saturday, February 22 at 10am
Central Library
This free event is an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs and nonprofits to connect, learn, and discover local resources.
They say that history repeats itself so it’s essential that we take time to learn from the past. Check out two new history books about little known parts of American history.
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
By Candacy Taylor
Explore the historical role and impact of the Green book known as the “black travel guide to America.” The books published between 1936 and 1966 were innovative and important during a time period when it was dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because black travelers couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses.
Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
By David Zucchino
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino uses contemporary newspaper accounts, diaries, letters, and official communications to create a gripping and compelling narrative that weaves together individual stories of hate and fear and brutality. This is a dramatic and definitive account of a remarkable but forgotten chapter of American history.
Interested in learning more about history?
Check out these upcoming events.
Douglass, Tubman and Harper: 19th Century Freedom Fighters
Saturday, February 1 at 2pm
Northwood Branch
Stories from the African Oral Tradition
Monday, February 3 at 6pm
Orleans Street Branch
Also new in Nonfiction this month…
Start off the new year with a new book! Take a look at these fun and engaging picks for children.
A STEAM-centered, adorably illustrated picture book about Meg, a brilliant and creative boxitect who creates extraordinary things out of ordinary cardboard boxes!
Dream Flights on Arctic Nights
By Brooke Hartman
With singsong rhymes and colorful illustrations, families are sure to enjoy this beautiful bedtime story to explore the Arctic before drifting off to sleep.
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