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New Year, New Possibilities

Expand your horizons with a new skill, mindset, or goal for 2026.

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  • Stolen Focus

    Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

    Hari, Johann,
    Learning to hone your focus in a world that steals our attention.
    Book, 2022New York : Crown, [2022] — 153.733 H224s
  • The Dry Season

    a Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

    Febos, Melissa,
    A memoir about getting in touch with yourself and feminist history through a year of celibacy and self-exploration.
    Book, 2025New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. — Biography F314fd
  • Smoking Meat

    the Essential Guide to Real Barbecue

    Phillips, Jeff, 1970-
    Ribs! Brisket! Pulled pork!
    Book, 2012North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books, c2012. — 641.616 P544s
  • "I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." - author's note
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Press, 2023. — 153.35 R824c
  • The Power of Now

    a Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

    Tolle, Eckhart, 1948-
    Awaken your spirituality and put yourself on a path to greater awareness of yourself, your values, and the world around you.
    Book, 2004Vancouver, B.C. : Namaste Pub. ; Novato, Calif. : New World Library, c2004. — 291.44 T578p, 2004
  • Redefining love as an action we consciously must participate in for the betterment of all.
    Book, 2001New York : Perennial, 2001. — 306.7 H764a, 2001
  • Big Girl

    How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life

    Miller, Kelsey
    A woman's journey from being fixated on body image to intuitive eating.
    Book, 2016New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2016. — 362.196398 M615b
  • Fly Fishing

    a Trailside Guide

    Merwin, John
    Tie some flies while you're waiting for the ice to thaw.
    Book, 1996New York : Norton, c1996. — 799.12 M559f
  • How to Read Nature

    Awaken Your Senses to the Outdoors You've Never Noticed : Taste Direction, Smell Time, Hear the Weather, and More

    Gooley, Tristan
    Allowing yourself to take a deep breath and enjoy the world we live in. It will love you back.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Experiment, 2017. — 508 G643h
  • Build the Life You Want

    the Art and Science of Getting Happier

    Brooks, Arthur C., 1964-
    Using scientific knowledge and personal lived experience to uncover the secrets to happiness.
    Book, 2023[New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2023] — 158.1 B791b
  • Exercised

    Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

    Lieberman, Daniel E., 1964-
    Myth-busting book about exercise and its benefits.
    Book, 2020New York : Pantheon Books, [2020] — 612.044 L621e
  • Slow Birding

    the Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

    Strassmann, Joan,
    Slowing down and learning the birds in your area.
    Book, 2022New York : TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC, [2022] — 598.07234 St81s
  • Dessert Person

    Recipes and Guidance for Baking With Confidence

    Saffitz, Claire, 1986-
    Bake your way through this collection of recipes by Gourmet Makes host Claire Saffitz.
    Book, 2020New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2020] — 641.86 Sa17d
  • Strengthen your writing and stand out in this era of ChatGPT.
    Book, 2005New York : Penguin Press, 2005. — 808.042 St89e, 2005
  • Did you know the library has a wealth of D&D guides? Now is your year to try your own campaign!
    Book, 2024Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, [2024] — 793.93 D9193