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Native American Heritage Month

ByTwinkle Snowflake November 9, 2022November 5, 2022

November is Native American Heritage Month highlighting Native American authors who have given us a glimpse of their history and culture. The writings of these authors chronicles the heritage and struggles as well as finding their place in today’s world. If you are interested learning more, here is a list that spotlights Native American writers…

Banned Books Week

ByTwinkle Snowflake September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982. it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the value of free and open access to information. Listed below are some of the books that have been challenged in the past across the country….

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Introduction to Starfinder

ByRachel Blair August 27, 2022August 11, 2022

What is Starfinder…? Starfinder is a Tabletop Role Playing Game in the same style of Dungeons and Dragons by Wizards of the Coast. What makes Starfinder different is: Starfinder works on the Pathfinder game system which is more complex than Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. It is set in a science fiction/fantasy universe. Starship combat!…

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Explore: Meteors and Comets

ByTwinkle Snowflake June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Meteor Day is June 30! A meteoroid is a space rock that enters the Earth’s atmosphere. It is the remains of a larger space object like a comet or asteroid. They look like earth rocks but are different in what is in them because most meteorites are made from metal. Once the meteoroid lands on Earth, we…

Juneteenth

ByRachel Blair June 18, 2022June 16, 2022

Books for Teens Dread Nation Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act…

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Celebrate! International Sushi Day!

ByTwinkle Snowflake June 15, 2022June 14, 2022

Happy International Sushi Day!! Sushi is one of the world’s most popular dishes! This dish traces its history to a dish called narezushi. It uses fermented fish rather than fresh fish and is accompanied by malted rice. It is thought that the earliest version of this recipe was used to preserve fish in China and was later…