The year was 1985. The Coca-Cola Company introduced New Coke and the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America. Michael Jordon was named the NBA’s “Rookie of the Year.” The first .com was registered and the first version of Windows was released. Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. “We Are the …
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By now you’ve probably heard that our annual Summer Reading Challenge in underway, but there’s still time to sign up to participate in the all-ages program, win prizes, have fun, and read great books! If you’re still not convinced…Did you know that reading offers a lifetime of amazing benefits? Thanks to decades of scientific and academic …
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. This year’s list of nominees features 25 titles that were published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017. The American Library Association will announce the winning titles in October. How many of these books …
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Fourteen-month-old Diya Nitin proudly points to her favorite board book, My Car by Byron Barton. It’s a book her mother Sowmya Bali says she’s probably read to Diya every day since early summer – and sometimes multiple readings in a day. Diya chose this book herself after she and her family reached the 10-hour reading …
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Feel like you’re running out of fun activities to do during these dog days of summer? We’ve come up with a few creative ideas to do through your libraries. Let us know what your best boredom-busters are in the comments! 1 Create your Comic Con Cosplay Outfit Fort Collins Comic Con is coming up August …