Sourdough September celebrates the world's oldest leavened bread, giving everyone a chance to enjoy this delicious delight the entire month.

The entire month of September provides opportunity for bread baker's across the world to share their talent of making sourdough bread. Initially starting as a campaign, this month long bread holiday has turned into a food celebration.

What is sourdough bread? Unlike dry yeast breads, sourdough bread begins from a "starter" that contains a live culture of yeast. Interestingly, a sourdough starter can be a saved piece of sourdough bread from a previous or old piece of bread. The "sour" part of the dough is created by adding water and flour every week to the old piece of bread until it becomes fermented. Basically, a process naturally occurs between the yeast and "good" bacteria causes the mixture to sour and prompts growth. That growth eventually becomes a loaf of bread.

Bread making books/ebooks

Sourdough Culture: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers

Sourdough Mania

Sourdough Baking With Kids: The Science Behind Baking Bread Loaves with Your Entire Family

Sourdough - How to Make Artisan Fermented Bread , Rustic Pizza Recipes and Homemade Yeast

Baking sourdough bread: dozens of recipes for artisan loaves, crackers, and sweet breads

Bread making videos

Handmade Sourdough: From Starter to Baked Loaf - Season 1: Introduction

State Plate - Season 1: California

Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa - Season 5: San Francisco

Each year, National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the contributions and importance of Hispanics and Latinos to the United States and those American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. September 15th was chosen as the kickoff date since it coincides with the Independence Day celebrations of five countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua), followed by Mexico on September 16th, Chile on the 18th, and Belize on the 21st. Another important date that falls within this 30-day period is Día de la Raza, or Indigenous Peoples Day, which is celebrated in Mexico and other countries on October 12th.

Please join in recognizing and paying tribute to generations of Hispanic or Latin people who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society through their achievements and contributions. Let’s celebrate the rich culture, histories and diversity of the Hispanic community!

Library Resources

Adult & YA Books/eBooks
My Broken Language
Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood 
Solito a memoir
Vanishing Maps
Until August
The Hacienda

Children's Books/eBooks
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
We are not from Here
Living Beyond Borders
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!
Twice a Quinceanera

DVDs/Videos
Encanto DVD
Coco DVD
The Book of Life DVD
Selena Remembered Music Hoopla
Jennifer Lopez Dance Again Video Hoopla
Enrique Iglesias Bio Hoopla
The Latin Hit Maker Hoopla

Positive Attitude Month is an annual designation observed in October. A positive attitude is the best trait you can carry with you, because it makes any difficult or frustrating situation a lot easier to deal with. If you look at most scenarios as “glass half empty,” now is the time to change that!

Remember to think positively and expect great things. There are many ways to be more positive, but here are three:

Cultivate and live in a positive environment

Add value and positivity to someone else’s life.

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

Remember “One small positive thought can change your whole day.”

Library Resources

Adult/YA Books:

Positive Attitude Training

Positive Attitude, Positive Life

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Power of Positive Living

Brighter by the Day

The Courage to Be Happy

Mindset Magic

Children’s Books:

The Way I Act

Karate Kalli Takes the Lead

Be Positive

I Can Be Positive

Look on the Bright Side

Look on the Bright Side with Elmo

Kindness Matters