Exploring works of art helps children understand the world around them in many ways. Art gives kids an opportunity to talk about design (colors, shapes, lines) and learn about history and cultures through the art's subject matter. Art appreciation can help younger kids describe what they see, learning to put their thoughts into words. The…
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Graphic Novel Booktalk
Becca has some great graphic novels for you to check out! Did you know that graphic novels actually help kids improve their reading comprehension? It's true! From the Scholastic article: "With graphic novels, kids still must follow plots and character development. They must understand cause and effect, and they must learn about perspective. All of…
Trivia Tuesday: Iceland
Exercise your brain and maybe learn something new. Each Tuesday, we will send you on a knowledge quest and you can email us your answers for a chance to win a prize. As always with Library trivia, the good news is that if you don’t know the answer, there are ways to find out! Try…
STEAM Saturday: Ant Experiments
Try looking for an ant colony on your driveway or sidewalk and setting up an ant experiment. Find different types of food such as crackers, sugar, or fruit. Break the food into small pieces and place it in different places near the ant colony. You can even make a hypothesis about what will happen and even which kind of food will be…
Pie by Sarah Weeks
What’s your favorite type of pie? No matter; whatever your favorite is, it would be available and free at PIE, Aunt Polly’s bakery. She just loved baking pies, and didn’t need the money, so her pies would all be free! But then she died, and no one, not her sister, not her favorite niece, Alice,…
Trivia Tuesday: Transportation
Exercise your brain and maybe learn something new. Each Tuesday, we will send you on a knowledge quest and you can email us your answers for a chance to win a prize. As always with Library trivia, the good news is that if you don’t know the answer, there are ways to find out! Try…
New Board Books
Board books are great for babies and toddlers because they're small enough for little hands to help hold, and sturdy enough to withstand the enthusiasm that little ones can show to books they enjoy! Becca has some great new board book recommendations for you. https://youtu.be/IMxe7vpuncw Place any of these titles on hold today! Happy reading!…
STEAM Saturday: Lightning Bugs
Lightning Bugs, or fireflies, are a native species of beetle. There are over 2,000 different species all over the world, with over 125 native to the United States. Once you start to look more closely, you can notices differences between how different lightning bugs flash. Each species has a different pattern and speed that they flash. Color also…
Early Readers Booktalks
Becca has some great early readers to recommend! https://youtu.be/58PB9apwZWQ You can place any of these titles on hold in our catalog. Happy reading!…
Olive and the Backstage Ghost by Michelle Schusterman
After an unsuccessful audition, Olive runs into an old vaudeville theatre to escape the New York rain. In the comfort of the empty auditorium, Olive sings her heart out and receives the attention of the mysterious Maude Devore. Olive is immediately offered a part in Maude’s variety show, and she is impressed by the theatre…
