Top DVDs #atthepratt

No sure what to watch over the weekend? We can help! Here’s a look at a few of the top movies being checked out from the Pratt Library. Go ahead and check them out today!

Spider-man: No Way Home
DVD | BluRay
Belfast
DVD | BluRay
The Matrix: Resurrections
DVD | BluRay
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
DVD | BluRay
No Time to Die
DVD | BluRay
West Side Story
DVD
King Richard
DVD | BluRay
Coming 2 America
DVD
The 355
DVD | BluRay
A Journal for Jordan
DVD | BluRay
Scream
DVD | BluRay
House of Gucci
DVD | BluRay

LGBTQIA+ Voices to Check Out in Nonfiction

Before Pride Month ends, we wanted to spotlight these talented voices from the LGBTQIA+ community. We hope that they inspire and encourage not only for June, but for all year long. Happy reading!

With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself—and us—home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America—and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman.

Black Girl, Call Home , by Jasmine Mans, Book | eBook

In this hilarious, tenderhearted book, LGBTQ advice columnist John Paul Brammer shares his story of growing up biracial and in the closet in America’s heartland, while attempting to answer some of life’s most challenging questions.

Hola Papi, by John Paul Brammer, eBook | eAudiobook

In My Sister, Orange Is the New Black star Selenis Leyva and Marizol Leyva narrate, in alternating chapters, their shared journey, challenges, and triumphs. They write honestly about the issues of violence, abuse, and discrimination that transgender people and women of color—and especially trans women of color—experience daily. 

My Sister, by Selenis Leyva and Marizol Leyva, Book

This follow-up to the wildly successful Over the Top features thoughtful essays in Jonathan Van Ness’s signature voice, with topics including body positivity, healing and grief, personal style, tales from the hair salon, overcoming imposter syndrome, and issues surrounding systemic racism, cannabis reform, LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Love That Story, by Jonathan Van Ness, Book

Coming Up for Air
by Tom Daley
eBook | eAudiobook
Tomorrow Will Be Different
by Sarah McBride
Book | eBook
How We Fight for Our Lives
by Saeed Jones
Book | eBook
Punch Me Up to the Gods
by Brian Broome
Book | eBook
We Have Always Been Here
by Samira Habib
eBook
The Queer Bible
by Jack Guinness
Book | eAudiobook

New Reads for Kids!

Looking for the next book to pick up from the Pratt Library? Take a look at the latest books to hit the shelves for children. 

Join the Club, Maggie Diaz
by Nina Moreno
Book
Lightfall, Book Two: Show of the Bird
byTim Robert
Book
Teddy Roosevelt Loved the Outdoors
by Kate Coombs
Book
I Am!
by Juana Medina
Book
How Kind!
by Mary Murphy
Book
Brown Sugar Baby
by Kevis Lewis
Book
My Nap, My Siesta
by Raúl the Third
Book
Ada Twist and The Disappearing Dogs
by Andrea Beaty
Book | eBook
Esme’s Birthday Conga Line
by Lourdes Heuer and Marissa Valdez Book
The Marvellers
by Dhoneille Clayton
Book | eBook
Confessions of a Dork Lord: Grave Danger by Mike Johnston
Book
‘Twas the Night Before Pride
by Joanna McClintock
and Juana Medina
Book | eBook

Vacation Reads to Fall in Love With!

Whether you are headed to a tropical destination, the beach, or even the backyard with a cool glass of lemonade, we think these books will make the perfect travel companion. Featuring seaside towns, exotic locales, laughs and of course, some romance, we hope you enjoy them! 

Summer on the Bluffs
by Sunny Hostin
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
By the Book
by Jasmine Guillory
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand
eBook | eAudiobook
Sari, Not Sari
by Sonya Singh
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
The Little Wedding Island
by Jaimie Admans
eBook
Something Wilder
by Christina Lauren
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
The Spanish Love Deception
by Elena Areas
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
An Island Wedding
by Jenny Colgan
eBook | eAudiobook
Out of the Clear Blue Sky
by Kristan Higgins
eBook | eAudiobook

One Night On The Island
by Josie Silver
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Hook, Line, and Sinker
by Tessa Bailey
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Learn More about Juneteenth with these Resources

We are a few days away from celebrating Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, the abolition of slavery was announced in Texas, marking the end of slavery in the United States. First known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth commemorates that critical date in history.

Take a look at the Juneteenth collection on Kanopy to learn more about the holiday, African American, history, and culture. 

Roots
Movie
The African Americans; Many Rivers To Cross
Movie
The Uncomfortable Truth
Movie
Reparations
Movie
Miss Juneteenth
Movie
The Black Church
Movie

Also, for kids to learn more….

Juneteeth
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and Kim Holt eBook
What Is Juneteenth?
by Kirsti Jewel
eBook
Juneteenth for Mazie
by Floyd Cooper
eBook