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Social Justice, Race, & Cultural Awareness: Books for Kids, Tweens, & Teens

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Katie Auman in Library Blog

In the midst of our nation’s most recent social turmoil – following the shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, and soon after the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers – you may find it difficult to discuss with children and young adults the images and information they’re seeing in the […]

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Dad Reads – Awesome Interactive Books For Tricky Topics

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Nick Armstrong in Library Blog, Library Services
Kids Reading!

Keeping a 2-year old’s attention is no easy task. My wife and I hit the jackpot with a boy who loves to read, but it probably didn’t hurt that ever since he was a bright blur on an ultrasound, we’ve been reading to him. When he’s running riot through the house, the sure-fire thing to […]

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A New Holiday Book Tradition

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Library Staff in Library Blog, Library Services, News

I know this is not breaking news, given what’s been in stores since pre-Halloween, but the holiday season is upon us. Since we’re already here, I wanted to share one of my holiday family traditions that involves the library.  One of the things that I love about Fort Collins is the diversity of beliefs, so […]

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My kids loves “Diary of Wimpy Kid.” What should they read next?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Library Staff in Library Blog, Library Services

“Where would middle-grade fiction be without Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series” says Booklist Online. And, really, where would it be? Kinney’s series manages to discuss the life and struggles of an average middle school boy using humor and illustrations. Readers were hooked. The book has been such a success that it was […]

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Lexile and Accelerated Reader Information Now in Catalog

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Library Staff in Library Blog, Library Services

Through a new automated process, Lexile and Accelerated Reader information has been added to 44,000 juvenile and teen listings in the library catalog. Both Lexile and Accelerated Reader are reading level indicators used by teachers and parents to evaluate where a child is reading and to guide readers to books within their level. For families […]

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