March is Women’s History Month and the library has some awesome ways to celebrate and perhaps discover something new. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to learn about women’s achievements in our history, big and small. This exciting mix of contemporary books, eBooks, audiobooks, and documentaries showcases the history and lives of amazing women, from […]
February is Black History Month, and the library has many ways to help you ponder, discover, and celebrate. Of course, there are books. Lots and lots of books. But today we’ll highlight a couple other resources available to library cardholders, with options for kids and adults. Check out these must-see films for streaming on Kanopy, […]
Gain inspiration and expand your historical knowledge of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With your library card, you can stream dozens of films on Kanopy that explore the life and work of this extraordinary Civil Rights leader…just in time for his birthday. Check out these suggestions for adults and some for kids, too! For Adults […]
Library Exhibit Highlights Historic Lunar Mission It was early morning on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. By all accounts, the weather was calm and beautiful. Apollo 11 sat atop its powerful Saturn V launch rocket on Launch Pad 39A at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. At 6:45 a.m. EDT, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, […]
Special guest post by Currie Meyer, Manager of Council Tree Library Recently, I stopped to chat with a Council Tree Library “regular”. A friendly mom of four young children, she has attended storytimes with each of them since the oldest – now eleven – was a baby. As we talked, her eleven-year-old daughter lingered. I […]
