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20 Fun Activities for Family Literacy Month

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Library Programs, Library Services

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald, award-winning children’s author, poet, and teacher Whether it’s a young child excitedly pointing to the drawings in “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” or grandpa re-reading his favorite C.J. Box novel, the love of reading and books cross all […]

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Matt de la Peña, Love, and Mirrors and Windows

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, Library Blog, Library Programs, News, Writing

There’s a concept in teaching and learning that readers, especially children, use books, stories, and the characters they encounter like windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors. It’s an issue of representation – of seeing yourself reflected in the characters you meet – but also seeing the faces and stories of others. When you and your […]

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Local Author Shares Her Children’s Books through Self-Publishing

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Writing

For local children’s author Barbara Jones, inspiration for her stories can come from anywhere: playing with her children (and now, grandchildren), a walk along the Poudre River, a drive through town. She envisioned her book, “The Barnacle and Briny Circus: the Greatest Show Under the Sea,” many years ago while doing an activity book with […]

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