Grief Lending Library

An essential part of the Academy, the Kim Peterson Memorial Grief Lending Library houses an extensive collection of books and resources for all ages, available for check out.

Located at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway (3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines), the library is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

Use the below categories to assist with your search.

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Children and Terminal Illness
  • Children's Books
  • Death of a Child
  • Death of a Partner
  • Death of a Pet
  • General Adult Grief
  • Helping Teens and Children
  • Professionals
  • Spanish Language
  • Sudden Death
  • Teen Books

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Title Author Description Category Topics Location
Apparition and Late Fictions Lynch, Thomas (W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2010)

From the award-winning author of "The Undertaking" comes this debut fiction collection of heart-rending stories of life and death.
813.54 L
Broken Heart Still Beats, A: after your child dies McCracken, Anne and Mary Semel, eds. (Hazelden, 1998)

A collection of poetry, fiction, and essays compiled by a journalist and a social worker, both of whom have had a child die.
155.9 M
Coping With Grief Buckingham, Dr. PH Robert W. (The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 1991)

Discusses how to deal with different types of grief, in such situations as death, suicide, romantic break-up, and pregnancy. Includes fictional examples and lists of crisis centers and agencies to provide help.
155.9 B
Mapping Eden Japha, Carol (Croton Road Books, 2021)

From the perspective of six year old Julia, this book takes us through the special bond between a mother and daughter. Watching illness through the eyes of a child, and the impact of the grief once that person is no longer there.
823.92 J
Talk Before Sleep Berg, Elizabeth (Dell Publishing, 1994)

This is the story of Ruth. Of Ann. And of all of us who wonder what we’d say if we knew we didn’t have forever. The author writes about her experience losing a friend to breast cancer in a fictional way.
  • Breast Cancer
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