Author Archives: crivers

Crafting with Kids: Mother’s Day Crafts

The month of May gives us many things to be thankful for, especially mothers and beautiful spring flowers.  Here at the library, we’ve combined the two and have created a Mother’s Day flower magnet that any mother will love! Miss … Continue reading

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Ready for Children’s Book Week?

We don’t really need an official day or week or month to celebrate books, because around here, we LOVE books!  This week is Children’s Book Week, so we’ve come up with some great ideas for you and your family to … Continue reading

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Get Caught Reading in May

With the school year winding down and the weather warming up, we’ve got lots of reasons to love the month of May.  A great reason, though, to celebrate this month is that it’s Get Caught Reading Month!  This could be … Continue reading

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Book Review: Lulu and the Brontosaurus

Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Lane Smith From Miss Terry at Main Lulu, a small girl who is a giant pain, is used to getting whatever she wants and lots of it. When her parents tell … Continue reading

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National Kindergarten Day

Sunday, April 21st is National Kindergarten Day.  Here at the library we love educating and entertaining young minds in order to prepare them for school.  In addition to story times, we also have early literacy resources and tips that will … Continue reading

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National Library Week

April 14-20 is National Library Week!  That’s great for you, but for us, every month is Library Month, every week is Library Week and every day is Library Day!  We don’t typically do things much differently around here because we … Continue reading

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Story Time Starter — Moose

Spring is finally on its way, so what better topic for story time than . . . moose?  OK, well, maybe there are things better suited to spring (like cute baby animals, gardens, rain, or mud), but we’ve got some … Continue reading

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Book Review: Courage Has No Color

Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles by Tanya Lee Stone From Miss Caroline at Main Set against the backdrop of the early to mid-1940s, this is the true story of a group of black servicemen … Continue reading

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Rockabyes and Lullabyes

In the past we’ve put the spotlight on authors or illustrators that we like or who have had birthdays.  Today, however, we are going to spotlight something a bit different.  We recently moved our children’s music CDs from the Audiovisual … Continue reading

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Story Time Starter — Green

March is all about the arrival of spring and celebrating all things green!  This month’s story time starter brings all the best books, music, and crafts that the color green has to offer.  From frogs and turtles to grass and … Continue reading

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