December Staff Picks: Turning Pages, Turning Years
Second Floor
Title: Turning Pages, Turning Years: Stories of Change and Renewal
"This collection brings together a wide range of voices that explore what it means to grow, evolve, and begin again. Through memoirs, reflective essays, psychology, and personal development, these works offer insight into the many forms that transformation can take: shifts in identity, healing after hardship, awakening creativity, cultivating resilience, or simply learning to live with greater intention.
Across these pages, you’ll find stories of people navigating uncertainty, rebuilding after setbacks, questioning old beliefs, and discovering new possibilities within themselves. You’ll encounter ideas that challenge you to rethink how you love, how you work, how you connect with others, and how you care for your own inner world. Some books guide you toward small, practical changes; others illuminate profound emotional or spiritual renewal. Together, they remind us that becoming who we are is an ongoing process, one shaped by courage, self-reflection, and the willingness to embrace both discomfort and hope.
Ultimately, this collection is an invitation to step into your next chapter with softness and strength. As we turn pages and turn years, these stories encourage us to let go of what no longer serves us, to rise after we fall, and to greet new beginnings with openness, curiosity, and a renewed sense of possibility."
-- Rushali Aggarwal, Library Associate
-- Kai Oh, Library Associate / Art and Design
Staff Picks is curated and designed each month by the Gottesman Libraries' staff to highlight resources on educational topics and themes of special interest.
Where: Second Floor
