Research Guides: What's New at the Library: May 2025

ComicsPlus

May the 4th Be with You!

To our Star Wars fans, we wish you a happy Star Wars day (May 4th). Check these out! The ComicsPlus database includes many Star Wars stories both new and old.

Comics Plus
Access digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than one hundred publishers. Includes full access to material for all age groups: PreK - Adult (Age-Appropriate Guidelines). You must have a myPittCC email account in order to access this resource. Learn more on the Comics Plus About page.

New Books!

Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
Call Number: YA BP605.P46 F54 2025

How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.
The Premonitions Club by Gwendolyn Womack
Call Number: YA F Wom

The future can be changed. The trick is you have to see it first. When Liv Hall and her friends find boxes of letters hidden in her grandfather's attic, they discover hundreds of psychic predictions addressed to the Premonitions Bureau, a bureau to investigate psychic abilities that mysteriously closed in 1993.
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Call Number: F Har

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea.
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis (Editor)
Call Number: JK 692 .W46 2025

Who works for the government and why does their work matter? An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers. The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.
Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives by Gretchen Rubin
Call Number: BF 637.S4 R8285 2025

The author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before distills her key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity, and happiness.

Dogwood Digital

Community college libraries all over the state are constantly adding new purchases to Dogwood Digital. Check back often to see what's new. Need help? Check out our Dogwood Digital about page.

Dogwood Digital Library
Borrow a mix of popular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks, comics, and graphic novels. This is a shared collection of items from many North Carolina community college libraries and may be downloaded to most computers and mobile devices. A myPittCC email account is required for access. The Leisure Reading page includes detailed instructions on how to set up Dogwood Digital and use the Libby app. to access e-books and audiobooks.