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Importance of Play in Childhood 
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Importance of Play in Childhood 

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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Kotor: City of Cats
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Kotor: City of Cats

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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Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!
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Take a Bite out of National Sandwich Month!

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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Are You Kindergarten Ready?
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Are You Kindergarten Ready?

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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Garden Glow-Up
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Garden Glow-Up

The next time you stop by the library, save a few minutes to enjoy the Haish Courtyard garden, which is looking happy and refreshed after the hard work of Sweet Life Garden Group!   Sweet Life Garden Group's volunteers moved through the Haish...

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Author Highlight: Tui T. Sutherland
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Author Highlight: Tui T. Sutherland

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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