My daughter LOVES Halloween. Me? Not so much. But one year, I couldn’t help getting caught up in the energy she was emitting as the season approached. She and her two co-workers would giggle and chat and recite lines from various Halloween movies, all the while planning how they were Read more
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! If you do not have a library card from one of your local library branches, we encourage you to stop by one today to sign up! Getting a library card is FREE and easy – all you need are a picture ID Read more
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Time travel, a new planet, and a dystopian plot, what more could you ask for? The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera is about a 12-year-old girl, Petra, that must leave her planet with her brother and parents who are scientists. She dreams Read more
August Early Literacy Giveaway! Northeast Regional Library branches are giving away wide ruled paper sheets this month to help young children learn writing skills. If your child is just learning to hold a crayon or pencil, try lightly drawing straight and curving lines for them to trace over with their Read more
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Visit our YouTube channel to watch Virtual Story Times read by our librarians. This month we have Punxsutawney Phyllis by Susanna Leonard Hill and Double Trouble Groundhog Day by Bethany Roberts
The Euphorigen Investigation is an escape room that immerses players in a world of manipulated media, social media bots, deepfakes and other forms of deception. Featuring both an online and in-person version to help patrons navigate misinformation, Euphorigen was designed by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Information School in Read more
Black History Month Resource Round-up February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements by Black Americans. To help you celebrate, we compiled a list of resources to inform and help librarians with programming ideas to teach and recognize the important achievements of Black Americans. Do you have Read more
James Dale Seigars was born in Chicago, but he has lived in Mississippi since 1982. A career veteran of the U.S. Army, he was active in the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment based in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He was married to the former Stephanie Prince for twelve years. His wife Read more
Tomorrow is National Cookie 🍪 Day so it’s the perfect time to start enjoying your favorite holiday cookies. People love to bake, decorate, and (of course) eat cookies at any time of the year but December cookies are always the best! Cookies make a great holiday treat for not only Read more