Today marks the holiday of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is celebrated by millions in East Asia. This is celebrated around the time of the harvest moon which can change each year.
Check out some of our favorites all about the Mid- Autumn Festival. If you would like more options please contact the youth desk.
Moon Messenger: A Family Reunion During the Mid-Autumn Festival by Jie Wei Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival by Grace Lin The Shadow in the Moon by Christina MatulaCelebrations Around the World by DK
It can be difficult to talk to your children when things are scary in the news. Youth staff have gathered some resources that could be helpful when having these conversations with your children. Rereading favorite stories or re-watching favorite movies can also be very comforting to children in times of stress.
Photo by August de Richelieu: https://www.pexels.com/photo/father-and-son-hugging-4260097/
Not every resource is right for every child or family. If you need guidance on what will best meet your specific needs, library staff can help you when choosing items.
Resources to Use With Your Child
These books and resources are appropriate to share with your children or have information about talking with your child: When Things Are Scary
These resources are for adults and older readers to learn more about the history, impact, and context of gun violence and school shootings in our country: Public Safety
This week we’re celebrating Black excellence in sports and athletics, including everyone from Simon Biles to Mamie “Peanut” Johnson. Come and peruse the display in the library or place a hold on a great book using our catalog!
February is Black History month*, and all month long we’ll have displays about Black excellence in a variety of areas. First up we have Scientists and Inventors! You can come into the library and check out items from the display or go to our reading recommendations page and place a hold!
I particularly love the book Mr. Crum’s Potato Predicament, the story of how George Crum invented the potato chip to satisfy a restaurant patron who couldn’t get a fried potato that was thin and crispy enough for his taste!
* “Black History Month, also called African American History Month, monthlong commemoration of African American history and achievement that takes place each February in the United States. It was begun in 1976.
The idea for a Black History Month was first conceived by the historian Carter G. Woodson and members of his Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History). Together they organized a Negro History Week, beginning in February 1926. They selected the month of February for this celebration because it was close to the birthdays of U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln, who had been responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation, and the African American orator and abolitionistFrederick Douglass.”
