Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi Cabrera J B BROOKS, G. Discover the life and legacy of this famous Chicagoan in a biography that is beautiful to read and look at. Gwendolyn Brooks grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a family that didn’t have much money, but was rich…
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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 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…
Meet Chicago Author Amy Alznauer
Join us for a fun evening with Chicago author Amy Alznauer! Amy has written several books for children, but this event will focus on her book The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity. This book tells the story of Ramanujan a boy who lived in India in the 1800s and loved math but didn't enjoy school,…
Fresh New Storytime Bundles for a New Year!
The Youth Services puppets have been busy helping the librarians assemble more storytime bundles, including ones with new themes! These themed bundles are geared towards two to seven year olds and contain five picture books handpicked by Youth Services staff and an extension activity. Why not cuddle up during this cold weather season and enjoy…
Staff Picks Best Books of 2020
The Youth Services staff at MPPL are happy to announce our picks for best books for kids published in 2020! Whether you need some great choices to meet your reading goal for the year, or want to buy some great books as gifts for the kids in your life, our selections have you covered! Check…
Kanopy Kids
Have you and your family explored Kanopy yet? In addition to a ton of great independent movies for grownups, Kanopy has an entire section for kids. You can see amazing children's animation from all over the world, enjoy a story from some of your favorite book characters, like Mo Willem's Pigeon, or learn a new…
You get a bundle! And YOU get a bundle!
To save time and effort for our patrons, we offer several bundles of materials that make it easy for you to grab, go, and discover new materials! Board Book Bundles For our youngest readers we have board book bundles: five board books for babies and toddlers that are sure to delight you. These can be…
Picture books on Hoopla
Becca has some great new picture books to tell you about that you can read right away on Hoopla! https://youtu.be/BS9TYx0D7-U The books Becca talked are linked below! Happy reading! Unstoppable by Adam Rex, illustrated by Laura Park How to Put an Octopus to Bed by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Viviane Schwarz Play Like An Animal! Why Critters Splash,…
