Ocean State Libraries

Describes some of the many ways, both verbal and nonverbal, that people say hello and good-bye.

"Two best friends understand that saying goodbye to one experience means saying hello to the next, but that does not make it easier when one friend has to move away." --

Gator says good-bye to friends around the world.

From a renowned sociologist, the wisdom of saying goodbye Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is enthralled by exits: long farewells, quick goodbyes, sudden endings, the ordinary and the extraordinary. There's a relationship, she attests, between small goodbyes and our ability "to master and mark the larger farewells." In Exit, her tenth book, she explores the ways we leave one thing and move on to the next; how we anticipate, define, and reflect on our departures;...

"Every day, the children in the village wait to watch the mysterious Mr. Rodriguez go by. His odd but charming ways are eventually revealed to be part of his preparation for the afterlife in this moving intergenerational tale."--

A toddler goes to the playground, to Grandma's house, and home to play, then has a bath and goes to bed, each activity requiring a goodbye that also signals the beginning of new events.

"From the popular Tumblr with 85,000 followers, comes the second installment from 16-year-old Emily Trunko--a collection of the last messages people have received from someone significant in their lives." --

Ten poems to change your life was published ten years ago. Now comes the sixth and final book in the series, Ten poems to say good-bye. This last volume helps us find the good in goodbyes.

"When her parents decide to close the family flower shop, Mei finds a special way to say goodbye to their neighbors."--