January is the perfect time to curl up with a good book and we have tons of new ones for you! Take a look at the books we are super excited about this January. Interested in reserving a title? Simply click on the title to be redirected to our online catalog. One of Us is Next: The Sequel…
If you don’t know anything else about Martin Luther King Jr., you are definitely familiar with Dr. King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech that was spoken to millions of people at the March of Washington on August 28th, 1963. His speech became the catapult to bring about justice and equality for African Americans during…
“Sustaining and enhancing the dignity, capacity and welfare of the human person, in relation to others and to nature, should be the fundamental purpose of education in the twenty-first century.”
Yep, I know what you’re thinking…“National Squirrel Appreciation Day?!?” Uh-huh! National Squirrel Appreciation Day is an actual day! A real day! But here’s why! In 2001, Christy Hargrove, who is an wildlife rehabilitation specialist, founded National Squirrel Appreciation in Asheville, North Carolina. Christy created this day to encourage people to build kind attitudes towards these…
Today is A. A. Milne’s birthday! He was born on January 18, 1882. We celebrated by throwing a Winnie the Pooh Party with lots of games, snacks, crafts, and reading Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Famous Bear written by Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Patrons were so fascinated by the…
Cooking with Teens ASIAN Inspired Cooking Cook Korean! : a comic book with recipes / Robin Ha A charming introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ingredient profiles, and more, presented through light-hearted comics. Fun to look at and easy to use, this unique combination of cookbook and graphic…
