Norton Juster (1929 – 2021) was a master of word play who believed that “for kids, there are no difficult words, only words they haven’t met yet”. I first came across The Phantom Tollbooth in fourth grade at my school library. The cover art by...
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Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading Dec 15, 2025
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which this year falls on December 21st. On this day the Earth's axis is tilted farthest from the sun,...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Reading Dec 11, 2025
Mittens. Hats. Gingerbread babies. Snowy settings. What do they have in common? Winter and Jan Brett! Jan Brett, born in early December, is an American children’s author and illustrator with more than 44 million books in print. Her most well-known...
News, Adults, Art and Crafts, Books with All the Feels, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, STEM, Teen Mar 15, 2025
Explore literary worlds at one of our biggest events of the year! On Saturday, March 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the library will be transformed into six different themed worlds with food, crafts, games, activities, and prizes. You'll...
Adults, Art and Crafts, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Making and Crafting, News, Personal Enrichment, STEM, Teen Oct 4, 2024
We've been planning for the Halloween season since the first candy corn appeared on grocery store shelves! (Which was sometime in July, by our recollection.) Now that the leaves are officially falling, it's time to head to the library for...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading, Uncategorized Sep 22, 2024
On many occasions, artists can help bring a story to life. This has been the case for Sara Palacios. Sara Palacios is a Mexican artist who has illustrated multiple childrens books including Between Us and Abuela , ‘Twas Nochebuena, and Martina Has...
News, Adults, Art and Crafts, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Making and Crafting, Personal Enrichment, Teen Aug 31, 2024
Our biggest event of the year is just around the corner! On Saturday, September 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., each room in the library will represent a different country, and let you explore the globe! The eight countries...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading, Uncategorized Aug 13, 2024
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Awards are coming up soon. If you aren't familiar with these awards, there is no need to fret! We'll give you a bit of information about this interesting award. The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Awards...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading Mar 3, 2024
Grab your stickers and your glitter glue because March is National Craft Month! This month-long celebration was created to motivate people to be creative and explore all the wonderful things you can create! There are so many fun ways that you can...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Reading Feb 12, 2024
Roses are red, violets are blue, I love reading! How about you? Valentine’s day is on February 14, when people all over the world celebrate love and friendship in a variety of ways to those around you. Here are some ways you can celebrate...
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