Books to help lead a more Sustainable Life

As we get ready to celebrate Earth Day (April 22), join the Pratt Library in taking steps to make the world a greener and healthier place with these Sustainability focused eBooks available on Hoopla. 

Quitting Plastic
By Clara Williams Roldan with Louise Williams
Sustainable Kitchen
By Sadhbh Moore and Abi Aspen Glencross
A Year of Living Green
By Julie Fisher-McGarry
Sustainable Beauty
By Justine Jenkins
Go Gently
By Bonnie Wright

Poetry in the Pratt Collection

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by picking up a copy of a collection by some of our favorite poets!

I Offer My Heart as a Target
By Johanny Vázquez Paz

eBook
She Walks in Beauty
By Caroline Kennedy
Book | eBook
Call Us What We Carry
By Amanda Gorman

Book | eBook
The Compete Poetry
By Maya Angelou

Book | eBook
An American Sunrise
By Joy Harjo

Book | eBook
The Sun and her Flowers
By Rupi Kaur
Book | eBook
Time is a Mother
By Ocean Vuong
Book | eBook
A Poem Traveled Down My Arm
By Alice Walker

Book | eBook
In a Time of Distance
By Alexander McCall Smith
Book | eBook

Read your way to Financial Literacy this April!

Celebrate National Financial Literacy Month this April! Whether you are interested in investing, the FIRE movement, or learning the basics of budgeting, the Pratt Library has books resources to help you reach your goals. 

Financial Feminist
By Tori Dunlap

From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollars.

Available in Book and eBook formats.

Girls That Invest
By Simran Kaur

Ever wondered how on earth the stock market works, but felt too intimidated to ask “those” questions? This is the book for you! In this guide to investing in stocks (aka shares), Simran Kaur teaches the essential principles you can apply to any market, anywhere in the world.

Available in Book format.

Get Good with Money
By Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche

A ten-step plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money—no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market might be—by the inspiring and savvy “Budgetnista.”

Available in the Book and eBook formats.

Also, add these to your reading list!

The Financial Diet
By Chelsea Fagan

eBook
Everyday Millionaires
By Chris Hogan

Book | eAudiobook
I Will You to be Rich
By Ramit Sethi

Book | eBook
The Psychology of Money
By Morgan Housel

eBook
Stacked
By Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken

eBook
Broke Millennial
By Erin Lowry

Book | eBook

Books to Read for Women’s History Month

This March, make sure to add one of these fabulous books to you TBR list! They all highlight intriguing authors and women protagonists that we are sure with inspire and entertain this Women’s History Month.

Sisters in Arms
By Kaia Anderson
Book | eBook
River Sing Me Home
By Eleanor Shearer

Book | eBook | eAudio
The Divorce Colony
By April White
Book
A True Wonder 
By Kirsten Larson
Book
Three Women
By Lisa Taddeo
Book | eBook | eAudio
Her Hidden Genius 
By Maries Benedict
Book | eBook
Lessons in Chemistry
By Bonnie Garmus
Book | eBook | eAudio
I am Debra Lee
By Debra Lee

Book 
Fearless Women
By Elizabeth Cobbs
Book
Hood Feminism
By Mikki Kendall
Book | eBook | eAudio
Woman, Captain Rebel
By Margaret Wilson

Book | eBook
The Diamond Eye
By Kate Quinn

Book | eBook | eAudio
Homegoing
By Yao Gyasi

Book | eBook | eAudio
The Catch Me If You Can
By Jessica Nabongo

Book | eBook
Wahala
By Nikki May
Book | eBook | eAudio

Celebrate Women in Film with the Pratt

This Women’s History Month, the Pratt Library is celebrating the talent of women in film, both in front of and behind the camera. Here’s a few of our favorite films from women directors, actors, and other creatives.