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When the Alarm Goes Off, It’s Time to Play
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on June 17, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker Has this ever happened to you? You arrive at work and have a moment of panic that you’ve left your cell phone at home. Quickly checking its usual location, you find your cellphone is there after all. It’s weird that you didn’t remember putting it there, but then again, you don’t remember […]
Every Hero Has a Story
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Teens on June 16, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley There’s something about reading during the summer that’s just magical as a child. I remember one year, I spent an entire day in my treehouse with my friend Darcie. We had snacks and the complete Anne of Green Gables series. We must have read for over 10 hours; ok, maybe it wasn’t quite […]
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How to Eat Healthy on Vacation
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids on June 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Kim Harshberger I put down my fork and survey the table, realizing it’s happened again; we just ate a meal when we weren’t even hungry. The husband and I are so stuffed we can’t move and the girls’ meals lay almost uneaten. I feel frustrated at the wasted money and irritated at my lack […]
Liquid Lit: Summer Reading Edition
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Teens on June 10, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Kelsey Hudson School’s almost out for the summer, which means a big jump in activity at the library from some of our youngest members. From picture books and graphic novels to easy readers and classic chapter books, they’ll be flying off the shelves as families swing into summer. Summer can be a great time to branch […]
Tags: booklists, kids, Liquid Lit, teens, tweens
On my coffee table: New books for kids and teens
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Teens on June 9, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs In all honesty, I can’t have things on my actual coffee table because my six-month-old puppy would eat them. However, I do have a desk at work that is covered with not only the journals, notebooks, and pens I use to do my job, but also stacks of hastily scrambled notes, Advance Readers […]
Tags: booklists, kids, on my coffee table, teens, tweens
16 Best Audiobooks for Family Road Trips
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Teens on June 4, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson Whether you love them or hate them, family road trip season is just around the corner. I vividly remember road trips from when I was a kid. At the beginning everyone was filled with anticipation, halfway through we all started to get bored, and by the end all anyone could think was “Are we there […]
The Essential Summer Date Guide
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on June 3, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Clarissa Fidler With temperatures rising and the promise of more sunny days ahead of us, my boyfriend and I have found ourselves musing about all the fun dates we’re going to go on this summer. I even created a shared Pinterest board for us to keep track of our date ideas (and yes, my […]
Mixtape: Four metal bands for fantasy fans
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on June 2, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Not long ago, I was lamenting to my long-suffering partner the unfortunate decline of references in popular music to fantasy literature. Although I’m too young to remember much of it firsthand, I had imagined this glorious, idealized decade or so—let’s call it “the long 1970s”—when every van was airbrushed with a […]
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From Student to Worker with Spokane Valley Tech
Posted in Business and Careers, For You, Teens on May 28, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Sheree West You never know where an opportunity like taking a school tour might lead you. Last fall, I toured Spokane Valley Tech (SVT), a unique learning environment where high school students gain technical skills with a focus on career and college readiness. The director led me around the facility and explained the school’s […]
Even a Superhero Needs a Fresh Resume
Posted in Business and Careers, For You on May 27, 2015 at 6:00 am
By Aileen Luppert Last year I was lucky enough to participate in a grant studying career development strategies. The training I received included a review of recent resume trends. So much has changed in the last ten years—enough to make me blush and blanch about my own outdated resume. When was the last time you refreshed your resume? If […]
