This month's display is dedicated to raising awareness and preventing bullying across the nation:

National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is held during the month of October and unites communities around the world to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention. This campaign has grown from an initial week-long event to a worldwide effort with thousands of individuals participating in multiple activities throughout October.

Check out some materials related to the topic:

Down Sand Mountain by Steve Watkins
Call Number: W3356do 2008
Publication Date: 2008
In a tale full of humor and poignancy, a sheltered twelve-year-old boy comes of age in a small Florida mining town amid the changing mores of the 1960s. It's 1966 and Dewey Turner is determined to start the school year right. No more being the brunt of every joke. No more "Deweyitis." But after he stains his face with shoe polish trying to mimic the popular Shoeshine Boy at the minstrel show, he begins seventh grade on an even lower rung, earning the nickname Sambo and being barred from the "whites only" bathroom. The only person willing to talk to him, besides his older brother, Wayne, is fellow outsider Darla Turkel, who wears her hair like Shirley Temple and sings and dances like her, too. Through their friendship, Dewey gains awareness of issues bigger than himself and bigger than his small town of Sand Mountain: issues like race and segregation, the reality of the Vietnam War, abuse, sexuality, and even death and grieving. 
 
Bullying Prevention by Pamela Orpinas; Arthur M. Horne
Call Number: 371.58 O749b 2006
Publication Date: 2005
This text brings years of experience in research and applied behavioral sciences to show how educators, school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals can address the problem of bullying and aggression in schools. It provides definitions, statistics, and theories that helps identify and characterize bullying.
 
Charlie's Story by Maeve Friel
Call Number: F9104c
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Abandoned by her mother at Victoria Station in London when she is only four, Charlotte "Charlie" Collins is sent to live with her father in Dublin. Now fourteen, Charlie struggles to come to terms with the reasons for her mother's desertion, her father's silence, and the cruelty of her classmates. When haunting memories and the threat of violence push Charlie to the brink of despair, a strange new friend helps her find the strength and courage to face her tormentors and free herself from her inner demons. In this compelling story of desperation and hope, of betrayal and second chances, Maeve Friel depicts a tough young heroine who will command your admiration and respect. Intense, disturbing, and deeply moving, Maeve Friel's book is a harrowing account of one girl's struggle to overcome her fears and turn her life around.
 
Breaking the Culture of Bullying and Disrespect Grades K-8 by Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin; Maureen Taylor
Call Number: 371.58 B373b 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Chosen by the National Bullying Prevention Campaign for inclusion in their Bullying Prevention Resources Kit, this book provides a comprehensive approach to a vast array of behavior-related problems.
 
 
The No Asshole Rule by Robert I. Sutton
Call Number: 650.13 S967n 2007
Publication Date: 2007
The No Asshole Rule is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Business Week bestseller. It won a Quill Award for the top business book of 2007, and was recently chosen as one of audible.com's top picks as well.
 
 
 
The Bully Society by Jessie Klein
Call Number: 302.343 K643b 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 In today's schools, kids bullying kids is not an occasional occurrence but rather an everyday reality where children learn early that being sensitive, respectful, and kind earns them no respect. Jessie Klein makes the provocative argument that the rise of school shootings across America, and childhood aggression more broadly, are the consequences of a society that actually promotes aggressive and competitive behavior. The Bully Society is a call to reclaim America's schools from the vicious cycle of aggression that threatens our children and our society at large. Heartbreaking interviews illuminate how both boys and girls obtain status by acting "masculine"--displaying aggression at one another's expense as both students and adults police one another to uphold gender stereotypes. Klein shows that the aggressive ritual of gender policing in American culture creates emotional damage that perpetuates violence through revenge, and that this cycle is the main cause of not only the many school shootings that have shocked America, but also related problems in schools, manifesting in high rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-cutting, truancy, and substance abuse.
 
Marty Matters by Jessica Hayworth
Call Number: H4276mmat 2010
Publication Date: 2010
What if you were tired of moving from town to town because ofyour father? What if you hated your mother because she would do nothing about it? What if you had no friends and you were constantly harassed by a bully? How would you survive another move with all its new challenges? Find out how one middle school boy deals with these challenges in Marty Matters. When Marty moves to a new town, he turns his anger from his mother and father to the school bully. Marty finds it difficult to make friends because he is. After several weeks of what seems like torture in his new school, Marty makes a new friend. His friend, however, is not of the human kind. Boots is a dog that becomes Marty's friend and makes his life tolerable, until Boots' life is placed in jeopardy because of his own actions. Marty must make a decision as to how Boots' future will play out. Will Marty be able to make the difficult decision? What will happen to them both? Find the answers to these questions and more when you read Marty Matters.
 
Hatred in the Hallways by Michael Bochenek; A. Widney Brown; Human Rights Watch Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: 371.7809 H364 Copy 2 - Circulating
Publication Date: 2001
This publication discusses documented attacks on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth who have been subjected to abuse by their peers, and in some cases by their teachers and school administrators. To date, these violations are compounded by the lack of legislation to protect these students from discrimination and violence. Youth (n=140) around the world ages 12 through 21 were interviewed for this report. In addition, 130 youth service providers, teachers, counselors, and parents were surveyed. Throughout the process, evidence of substantial failure of schools and government to protect the rights of these students was apparent, and personal stories are included to document these failures. Following recommendations for state, local, and federal government policies, the student's school experience is presented. The book then discusses coping with harassment and violence, and presents consequences students may experience such as depression, alcohol and drug use, and risky sexual behavior. It reviews the role of teachers, counselors, and administrators in counseling students and stresses the need for effective counselor training.