Beginning in the middle of February and stretching into mid March, the Sugar Maple trees begin to prepare for spring by sending sap up to their branches to fuel the spring growth. This is one of the first signs of spring in the forest and marks maple syrup season. On days where the nights are freezing and the days are…
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National Portrait Gallery and Black History Month
Let's visit the National Portrait Gallery without even leaving the house! Google arts and culture has created a virtual exhibit of notable African Americans, which is a great exhibit to explore any time, but especially during Black History Month. To extend your experience, we've put together a list of books about some of the famous…
Presidents’ Day
What is Presidents' day? To find out, I looked it up in one of our digital resources, Britannica Library Children's edition. It says: "Presidents’ Day is a U.S. holiday that honors Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its official name, however, is Washington’s Birthday.
Happy Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, Seollal, Tết, or the Spring Festival, is a holiday celebrated in many east Asian countries, as well as in the United States. According to the lunar calendar, a year is the amount of time it takes the moon to go around the Earth 12 times. The Lantern Festival is the last day of celebrations. Lanterns are a way…
Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year starts on February 12th. Lunar New Year, sometimes called Chinese New Year, is celebrated in China and Chinese communities around the world. The celebration lasts 15-days, beginning with the new moon and continuing until the full moon. 2021 is the year of the Ox. You can learn more about this holiday…
Introducing Dial-a-Story
Looking for some new stories to listen to at bedtime? Need some quick entertainment for your child in the car or store? Look no further than our new service, Dial-a-Story. Just call 847/232-8600. Available 24/7! Listen to stories, jokes, songs, and more. Some items are read by your librarians, and some by other great narrators,…
What is Chasing Duck?
What is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas A delightful, silly, cumulative story. Duck is being chased by something and runs away as fast as he can. Sheep and Donkey are scared too so they run with Duck. What creature could possibly be chasing them and why? Read the story to find out! Perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie and…
Happy World Read-aloud Day
Happy World Read-aloud day! We wanted to share with you some resources for some great read alouds online. You can enjoy story time videos from your friendly MPPL staff on the library's youtube channel. The World Read Aloud activity hub has a list of celebrity readers. And author Kate Messner has a great video with…
Black History Month 2021
Today is the first day of Black History Month! According to Britannica Library for Children: The month of February is African American History Month, also known as Black History Month, in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1926 as Negro History Week. It was created to highlight the contributions Blacks have made to…
Christina Soontornvat
photo by Sam Bond Photography Back in October, Christina Soontornvat visited MPPL to talk about her Diary of an Ice Princess series. Today she won several awards from the American Library Association for two of her other books! All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, published by Candlewick, won a Newbery…
