Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: R.L. Stine

Oct 7, 2025

Reader beware, for this month's author highlight…you’re in for a scare.  Robert Lawrence Stine - better known as R.L. Stine, an American kids’ and teens’ horror author. Today, R.L. Stine is best-known for his iconic series, Goosebumps, but he spent...

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Kids, Family Fun

Importance of Play in Childhood 

Sep 19, 2025

Keep playing around - it’ll help you with your future! That’s right - playing cultivates five components in child development. The benefits will stay with children for their entire lives.  The 5 Key Components of Play:  Social and Emotional...

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Kids, Family Fun

Kotor: City of Cats

Sep 5, 2025

Kotor, Montenegro: home to beautiful beach views, amazing architecture, and…countless cats?  Yes, you read that right. Kotor is famous for its four-legged feline friends. In fact, Kotor has such a large cat population, it’s nicknamed...

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Kids, Reading

Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!

Aug 11, 2025

The Story of the Sandwich... A long time ago, in 1762, there was a man in England named John Montagu. He was called the Earl of Sandwich—yep, that was really his name! One day, he put some tasty food between two slices of bread so he could eat...

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Family Fun, Kids, Reading, STEM

Are You Kindergarten Ready?

Aug 7, 2025

It's almost the start of a new school year, and whether you are back to school experts or back to school first timers, getting ready for kindergarten is a big (and sometimes scary) change - for the adults, and for the kids. That’s why, in 2005,...

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Kids, Family Fun, Reading

What’s the Scoop? July is National Ice Cream Month

Jul 14, 2025

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! That’s right: the essential summer treat has an entire month dedicated to it! July is National Ice Cream Month - and July 20th is National Ice Cream Day. July has been National Ice Cream Month...

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Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: Tui T. Sutherland

Jul 8, 2025

Here there be dragons…and…Tui birds? Well, not quite. Tui T. Sutherland, an American children’s author of more than 50 books, is named after the New Zealand Tui bird. Tui T. Sutherland is the author of the nationally and internationally...

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Kids, Reading

June is National Dairy Month

Jun 24, 2025

Get ready to moo-ve and groove because June is National Dairy Month! This is a super special time to celebrate all the amazing dairy farmers who work so hard. They help bring us yummy and healthy treats like cool milk, creamy yogurt, tasty cheese,...

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Kids, Reading

Celebrating Juneteenth!

Jun 17, 2025

Each year on June 19th, we commemorate Juneteenth, an important holiday marking the official end of slavery in the United States and celebrating the hard-won freedom of Black people.   President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in...

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Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: Corey R. Tabor

May 26, 2025

Are you ready to learn more about one of your favorite authors? Well, you're in luck because this time on the Author Highlight, we'll be talking about Corey R. Tabor! Corey R. Tabor grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, where he once spent the night in a...

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