Every Thursday morning, young kids and adults visit Old Town Library for Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe. This dual-language storytime debuted in 2018 and has quickly become a favorite for many local families. In fact, the program had to move from the Storytime Room to the larger community meeting room to accommodate all […]
What’s your earliest memory of reading? Was it snuggled in someone’s lap, looking at a picture book, and pointing at the words and artwork? Was it making up your own story about the illustrations in a book? Or was it was reading and re-reading a favorite story until the pages were thin and torn? For […]
PLUS: DIY Shoebox Altar for Kids “La cultura es lo que, en la muerte, continúa siendo la vida”“Culture is what, in death, continues to be life” The Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos is an annual Mexican and Latin American celebration when families gather to honor the memory of deceased loved ones […]
Anyone who’s found themselves absorbed in a book, transported to another time or place, knows just how powerful stories can be. Our greatest writers have taken us to fantastical places – to Narnia and Middle Earth and 20,000 leagues under the sea. But they’ve also taken us along on trips around the world, to faraway […]
Bailey Cates introduces you to Katie Lightfoot, a hedgewitch who is a baker and owner of the Honeybee Bakery. Jereme Zimmerman, a traditional brewing revivalist and self-described “Yeti Viking,” returns to ancient brewing practices and ingredients. And Ken Albala shares his obsession with noodle soups from around the world. Yes, this is the 2019 Fort […]
