GREAT INDOOR PLANTS
Tuesday, January 26 @ 6:30 PM
Who wouldn't love a lush green plant on your desk or in the corner by the window? If you are like most of us, you do not have a clue what to buy or how to keep it alive when you get it home. Learn about the hardiest plants, low-light plants, air plants, succulents and colorful plants. Master Gardner Colletta Kosiba gives advice on when and how to water your plants and what soils to use. Click here for more information
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WORLD OF WONDERS SPANISH CLASS
Wednesday, January 27 @ 10:45 AM
Stories and singing and games, OH MY! World of Wonders Learning teaches language in context in order to lay the foundation for actual communication. Instead of teaching lists of isolated words, we focus on communication and FUN!
The class is designed for kids ages 2-6 (accompanied by an adult, please), but everyone is welcome. Come and experience a fun and engaging new way to learn languages. Registration with the teacher ([email protected]) is preferred.
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Children's Collection Categories: SAFETY & WELLNESS
Need a book that explains how the heart, skin and other body parts work? Need a book to help a child struggling with self-esteem, bullying, making friends or other emotional wellness issues? How about a book about eating healthfully, food allergies or dental hygiene? Or one about staying safe in different circumstances such as on the school bus or near the water? Need info on illnesses and conditions from ADHD to tuberculosis? Stop by this all-encompassing section for books on |
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2016 Best Children's/Teen Books
The American Library Association announced their 2016 award winners on January 11. The library already owned several of the distinguished titles, and has ordered as many of the other titles as possible. If you're interested in reading this year's group of award-winners (and it's more than just Newbery and Caldecott!), click on the titles below to place holds.
John Newbery Medal (for excellence in writing)
Newbery Honor Books
Randolph Caldecott Medal (for excellence in illustration)
Caldecott Honor Books
"Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Michael L. Printz Award (for excellence in literature written for young adults)
Printz Honor Books
Coretta Scott King Awards (for an African-American author and illustrator)
Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award
Illustrator award: "Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," illustrated by Ekua Holmes and written by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Pura Belpr� Awards (for a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience)
Author award: Margarita Engle for "Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir" Illustrator award: Rafael L�pez for "The Drum Dream Girl"
Schneider Family Book Award (for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience)
Young children's book: "Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah," written by Laurie Ann Thompson and illustrated by Sean Qualls
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (for beginning readers) Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (for non-fiction) "Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras," written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh Sibert Honor Books "The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club," by Phillip Hoose "Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March," written by Lynda Blackmon Lowery as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley "Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Stonewall Book Award (for books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience)
William C. Morris Award (for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens)
"Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," written by Becky Albertalli
Alex Awards (for 10 adult books that appeal to teens)
"All Involved," by Ryan Gattis
"Bones & All," by Camille DeAngelis
"Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits," by David Wong
"Sacred Heart," by Liz Suburbia
"Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League," by Dan-el Padilla Peralta
"The Unraveling of Mercy Louis," by Keija Parssinen
For more information about the awards given by various divisions of the American Library Association, click the link below.
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Special thanks to our generous partners!
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