Posted in Explore and Discover on November 9, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Melissa Rhoades & Dana Mannino Would you like this year’s Thanksgiving celebration to make your guests feel uplifted, connected, and hopeful? If so, you can participate in The Great Thanksgiving Listen, created by StoryCorps. Each Thanksgiving, StoryCorps encourages us to sit down with an elder, mentor, family member, friend, or someone we […]
Tags: adults, community, family, food, friends, HeritageQuest, kids, oral history, Project Memory, resources, storycorps, teens, tips, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover, Parents and Teachers on September 14, 2022 at 6:00 am
Dyslexia is one of the most common specific learning disabilities (SLD) in the world. According to the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, it affects up to 20 percent of the population. However, despite the high prevalence of this learning difference, it is often misunderstood by the general public, educators, and parents. As a result, dyslexia […]
Tags: adults, community, dyslexia, intervention, INW Dyslexia Alliance, kids, parents, reading, school, teens, tweens
Posted in kids, Parents and Teachers on September 13, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Alison Johnson Getting back into a routine for school is always a transition. If you have had a relaxed schedule during the summer months, frantic mornings do not have to characterize the start of the school year. The challenge is creating a routine that works for you and your family. Setting up schedules […]
Tags: back to school, caregivers, digital library, helpnow, homework, kids, parents, resources, routines, teens, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 17, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Caitlin Wheeler On July 12, 2022, NASA released its first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and they are both breathtaking and groundbreaking in their ability to detect infrared light at a high resolution. The telescope operates with two cameras: NIRCam (near infrared camera), which looks at the shortest infrared wavelengths, and MIRI […]
Tags: adults, books, crafts, digital library, DIY, kids, Library of Things, NASA, parents, reading, science, space, STEM, teachers, technology, teens, telescope, tweens, Webb Telescope
Posted in Parents and Teachers on August 3, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Alison Johnson One of the most important things to do this summer is to encourage the children in your life to read. For some of us, this can be difficult task. If kids only read for school, they might think of reading as trudging through a “classic” book or reading comprehension assignments. And they […]
Tags: books, challenge, family, graphic novels, kids, parents, reading, reading together, reluctant reader, Summer reading, teens, together, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 6, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole Ah, summer! The sun is shining (we hope), the grass is green, and pollen is everywhere. For some of us, this is the season when we head outdoors as much as possible, to dig in the soil, go on walks, explore nature, and get dirty every day. For others, none of this […]
Tags: adults, armchair travel, board games, booklists, books, CDs, coffee table books, community, dice games, DVDs, games, kids, Libby app, nature sounds, overdrive, parents, reading, teens, travelogues, tweens, virtual tour, World Book
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on June 15, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Did you know you can check out a telescope, Instant Pot, educational toys, tools, and electronic equipment from the library? We’ve been adding more and more non-book items to our collection to help you learn, work, create, and thrive. As the Library of Things collection continues to grow, you’ll find interesting new […]
Tags: adults, kids, Library of Things, parents, teens, things, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 1, 2022 at 6:00 am
Every year, I find myself reading more and more graphic novels and manga. I hadn’t read any until I was well into my adult years, but I’ve found that there are intriguing, well-written, and beautifully drawn graphic novels and manga for all ages. […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, graphic novels, kids, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, manga, reading, teens, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 28, 2022 at 4:45 am
... To find cool things like this, you need high-level searching skills! But you don’t need to be a librarian to memorize a list of the Valar (the demi-god like beings from Tolkien’s The Silmarillion). Here is a step-by-step guide to nerding out with some super research skills. […]
Tags: academic journals, adults, digital library, digital resources, fandom, Gale, Gale Academic OneFile, kids, nerd, proquest, research, scholarly journals, search, teens, tweens
Posted in Explore and Discover on March 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
by Gwendolyn Haley Earth Week is the perfect time to get outside and explore while also learning about the importance of conservation and biodiversity. We’ve planned a week of activities for you! BioBlitz 2022 A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species of plants, animals, and insects as possible […]
Tags: adults, animals, BioBlitz, Earth Day, Earth Week, hike, insects, kids, nature, outdoors, parents, plants, science, STEM, teens, tweens