Prairie Cottage Little Library

2025 Spring Plant, Seed, & Book Swap! Join us to swap, donate, & receive plants, seeds, & books! Including a raffle, story time, snacks, & more!

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Join our community swap tomorrow! Flowers are blooming & the weather should be ok(ish). =) We'll have a nice assortment of plants, books, refreshments, & more!

#plantswap #seedswap #bookswap #littlefreelibrary #littleseedlibrary #houseplants #nativeplants #growfood #growfoodnotlawns #community #dfw

✅ Why is this a good book to read?
Aside from winning 14 awards, it's important to both see oneself reflected in a work and to read about the experiences of those who are different from oneself.

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FEATURE-LGBTQ+ authors hit back as US school book bans pick up When Maia Kobabe proudly put the finishing touches to the graphic novel "Gender Queer" in 2019, the American author had no idea of the storm that lay ahead.

🚫 Why is this a banned book?
As far as I can find, this book has been banned in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Texas due to "its depictions of homosexuality and references to drugs and sex."

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz...

Join us in reading this month's banned book club pick, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz!

We'll discuss via Zoom on 4/24 at 7:30 p.m. (Central); sign up at link in bio.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

2025 Spring Plant, Seed, & Book Swap! Join us to swap, donate, & receive plants, seeds, & books! Including a raffle, story time, snacks, & more!

If you're in the Dallas area, join us this April! For more info see our blog—while you're there check out our book clubs & brand new Discord community! =D
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These issues are so important - please take the two minutes (or less) to support these petitions!
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Book Clubs | Prairie Cottage

Whether you have a goal to read more, connect with more community, or you just enjoy chatting about books/poetry, come check us out!

💻 All meetings are on Zoom—simply register from the book club page of our blog (link in bio) to receive the Zoom link to whichever group(s) you'd like to join.

Hey readers! =) Did you know that Prairie Cottage Little Library hosts two different book clubs and a poetry club?

📚 Our next meeting coming up is poetry group on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭/𝟮𝟭/𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. (𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲)!

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Publisher #TheCollectiveBookStudio wants to help LA Fire victims rebuild their libraries.

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Thank you ☺️

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Publisher #PurpleButterflyPress wants to help LA Fire victims rebuild their libraries :

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Thanks for the warm welcome! =D

That's cool you guys take turns choosing. We switch each month between newer banned books and older ones, so there's a good range; we're a small group so we just decide together. One time we couldn't decide so I used an online wheel picker, haha.

My partner and I send each other pics of our cats from across the house. =P

Ooh, we read The Bluest Eye last year in my banned book club; the themes/topics were difficult but the writing was beautiful! That's really what got me through. That was my first time reading Toni Morrison, but hopefully not my last.

I'm still trying to figure things out, but definitely #booksky. There are other variations of that, as well, like #bannedbooksky and #diversebooksky. I think. If my memory is functioning; I might just be making them up. =P

I'm trying to figure things out. Seems like there isn't an option to follow a hashtag unless someone has created a "feed" for it...? 🤷‍♀️ I'm fumbling my way through, much as I did playing video games as a child, wildly hitting all the buttons and accidentally stumbling upon a special move. 😂

Last year I reread this for the first time since childhood - I definitely understood it better now, having a bit more history knowledge, haha.

We rarely receive more than a light dusting, but last week we also had some adorable little footprints in the snow - almost certainly from squirrels, as we have a number of locals and they've been nibbling away at our fall pumpkins. =P

Ooh, pretty! =D So you're an aquatic ecologist? That's super cool! Does that mean you know lots about dragonflies, turtles, & other water critters? And/or water plants? We have two ponds here but it can be difficult to find folks who specialize in those ecosystems to learn from & answer questions.

We added some #blackhistory books in honor of MLK day on 1/20 (saving some for Feb.) & some DVDs since they won't melt in winter. Come choose something with which to curl up as the temps drop below freezing again this weekend!

#littlefreelibrary #booksky #shelfie #dfw

Growing and selling flowers. 😂

Book Clubs | Prairie Cottage

I know the feeling. You're welcome to join the poetry group I host via Zoom - our next meeting is this coming Tuesday afternoon. prairiecottage.wixsite.com/home/book-cl...

❤️‍🩹🌱✨ The Altadena Seed Library shares, "We are seeking seed donations to help reseed Altadena. This community is enormously dedicated to native plants, but also had many farmers & growers who lost generations of crops at community gardens and in backyards. Wildlife coming down from the foothills 🧵

"Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while."
— Malorie Blackman

The seed library opened in April 2022, the book library opened in October 2024, and over the last year various book clubs (meeting on Zoom) have migrated to being hosted by this steward. =)
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Welcome bookish/planty friends, neighbors, & passers-by (IRL/online) to Prairie Cottage Little Library, located at a Certified Wildlife Habitat garden in the Blackland Prairie ecoregion of Texas. I hope to build community, share diverse stories, & propagate habitat. Join me for the adventure. =)