MOTHERS DAY BOOKS

Both the Youth Services and the Adult Services Departments have displays up for Mothers Day. Take a look at them for related books.

When the displays are down, though, there will still be interesting books about mothers and motherhood available.

New Books in Adult Services:

The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter (NEW 306.8743 ELL) by Katherine Ellison (2005)
Mamaphonic: Balancing Motherhood and Other Creative Acts (NEW 306.8743 MAM) edited by Bee Lavender (2004)--essays
What No One Tells the Mom: Surviving the Early Years of Parenthood with Your Sanity, Your Sex Life and Your Sense of Humor Intact (NEW 306.8743 STA) by Marg Stark (2005)
If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything: Leadership Begins at Home (New 306.8743 CRI) by Ann Crittenden (2004)
Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family (NEW 306.8743 NEW) by Catherine Newman (2005)
Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage (NEW 306.856 EDI) by Kathryn Edin & Maria Kefalas (2005)

Some other related books include:

Mothers & Daughters (306.8743 SAL) by Carol Saline & Sharon J. Wohlmuth (1997)--lots of pictures
In My Mother's Closet: An Invitation to Remember (306.8743 ZUC and YA 306.8743 ZUK) by Eugenia Zuckerman (2003)--celebrity reminiscences
A Daughter's Journey Home: Finding a Way to Love, Honor and Connect with Your Mother (306.8743 MIN) by Dr. Linda Mintle (2004)

[These last three were in the display area this week]