Library Shelf

Motherhouse offers a growing collection of books and magazines for loan, thanks to many generous donations of time, materials, and money. Visit our dedicated shelf in the Cornwall Free Library Children’s Room, Cornwall, CT. It is the fourth shelf on the left of the E. F. Lansing Children’s Wing of the library. Our unique collection is available for loan to provide support, encouragement, and opportunity for mothers and others to strengthen parenting skills, to broaden life views, and to improve family and personal physical, emotional and spiritual health. You will find topics which speak to the soul of mothers, including pregnancy, parenting, spirituality, feminism, health, and women’s issues, such as:

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The Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. Penguin Books New York, NY 2001

Mommy Mantras: Affirmations and Insights to Keep You from Losing Your Mind by Bethany E. Casarjian, Ph.D. & Diane H. Dillon, Ph.D. Broadway Books of Random House New York, NY 2006 Mommy Mantras combines the latest insights from the worlds of clinical psychology and practical meditation with a refreshing sense of humor. A practical and intelligent book that is a pleasure to read.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old-Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery Sasquatch Books Seattle, WA 2003