We can read, you and I, see the letters become words, and words become books… You and I read, round and round, bookjoy around the world. Pat Mora, Bookjoy, Wordjoy “El día de los niños, el día de los libros,” or “Children’s Day, Book Day” (often known as Día), is a celebration of children, families, […]
Explore the Library’s Collection of “Read-Along” Books Modern technologies have opened up so many doors; from connecting with others across the world in an instant, to television on demand, to reading digital books. But what if the books could read themselves to you? Seriously, self-reading books? Seriously, self-reading books. They’re waiting for you in the […]
By Bonnie Post Your library card can unlock worlds of possibilities; one of these worlds is the excellent learning resource – Scholastic Teachables! With your library card, access this wonderful resource that provides a wealth of exciting and fun activities to reinforce learning. From preschool to 8th grade, Teachables provides a wide range of activities – […]
A Homage to Illustrators that have Ignited our Imaginations Written by Amy Holzworth, Children’s Services Librarian at Council Tree Library I used to re-write thank you notes and emails to my lovely Aunt Millie who was an English professor for fear of thin sentence structure, grammar mistakes, and remedial style. She likely didn’t care, but I love that she […]
A couple months ago when the weather was starting to warm up and the days were getting longer, you may have planted seeds in the soil with a wish that something green would grow. You’ve watered, you’ve shooed grasshoppers, maybe you’ve even sung to your plants. Those first few tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchinis were exciting…it […]
