Episode 13: National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month and former library staff member Candida joins us for a heartfelt discussion about how she was adopted. Candida shares her story and our hosts chat about how Candida embodies what it means to be an incredible mother, and how “family” is the cornerstone of Candida’s identity. Thank you, Candida for taking the time to share such an incredibly vulnerable part of your story! Find more information about adoption, parenting, and how to have conversations about adoption at the links below.National Adoption Month - https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/nam/Library ResourcesAncestry.com - https://login.proxy.marmot.org/login?url=https://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com/ (can access from home through the rest of 2021 with a library card). Genealogy LibGuide - https://guides.mesacountylibraries.org/genealogyColorado Legal Forms - https://login.proxy.marmot.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/gran78789?db=TGLFMCL Central Library's Parenting Collection - https://mesa.marmot.org/Search/Results?join=AND&bool0%5B%5D=AND&lookfor0%5B%5D=&type0%5B%5D=Keyword&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=availability_toggle_mpm%3A%22Entire+Collection%22&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&lexile_scorefrom=&lexile_scoreto=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&publishDateyearfrom=&publishDateyearto=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=detailed_location_mpm%3A%22MCPLD+Central+Children%27s+Parenting%22&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&filter%5B%5D=&submit=FindAdoption materials (books, movies, etc) available through the library - https://mesa.marmot.org/Union/Search?basicType=&genealogyType=&view=list&showCovers=on&lookfor=adoption&basicType=Keyword&genealogyType=GenealogyKeyword&searchSource=localMovies/documentaries on Kanopy about adoption - https://mcpld.kanopy.com/video/unlocking-heart-adoption