Where The Child Things Are
Boredom Busters
By: Stephanie Rivera, Youth Department Director With summer vacation more than halfway over, you may be feeling restless and a little bored. You’ve likely tackled the summer with gusto and visited some of your favorite local places to pass the time. If you’ve exhausted all of your regular activities and are still looking for things to do, we have you covered!
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The Dog Days of Summer
By: Alexa Moffat, Youth Associate The end of July has arrived, and in my house, that signals the arrival of a few things. Our favorite blueberries from Michigan have arrived at the Farmer’s Market in full force and in the coming weeks, local sweet corn will start trickling in from farms surrounding our area. As a former teacher, I traditionally
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Read While You Ride!
By: Angela Vahle, Youth Associate Six Read Alouds to Make the Longest Trips Fly By Now that July has come, I dare say we have all realized summer is here to stay. What may not have set in, is that summer sometimes means road trips, and road trips often bring you to “What on earth are my kids going to
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Great Graphic Novels
By: Kelly Mahoney, Youth Associate What comes to mind when you hear the term Comics? Superheroes? Garfield, Peanuts, and other Sunday morning funnies? Pokemon and Manga? Comic books, more commonly known today as graphic novels, are becoming an increasingly important part of American literature for young people. While traditional comic book heroes, classic newspaper strips and Manga series are still
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Summer Kids’ Movies
By: Kate Easley, Youth Librarian Being outside in the summer is the best. You can splash in the pool or sip lemonade while reading a book in the shade. However, sometimes the summer weather does not cooperate. If it’s stormy or just way too hot to play outside, it’s time to find an indoor activity. It’s time to go to
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The Dangers of Leveled Reading
By: Megan Stepniewski, Youth Associate Don’t get me wrong! Leveled reading is a wonderful tool that has come into existence. For years, many kids have struggled to learn how to read just because educators did not know where a child was coming from in regards to phonetic and text awareness. Each child is so different in comprehension levels of phonics,
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The Great Outdoors
By: Christina Keasler, Middle School Librarian Hopefully this doesn’t jinx anything, but I think the weather has finally turned a corner, and we have some good times outdoors ahead. Going outside and enjoying nature is a wonderful way to bond as a family, and it can be done on any budget. People, in general, are spending less time outside — so
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The Importance of Summer Reading
By: Melissa Hilt, Youth Assistant Director At the end of every year we visit the schools to talk about summer reading. We tell students how important it is to continue reading during the summer so they can keep up their reading skills they worked so hard this past school year to build and avoid something called the summer slide. This is
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Food for Thought
By: Amy Waters, School Liaison When taken literally, Food for Thought can lead you to books that help you create food that nourishes your body and enables you to do your best thinking. Explore our nutrition section (J613.2) where you can find books like Striking a Healthy Balance by Kristin Petrie. If you want to learn more about where your
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The Start of Summer
By: Deanna Siegel, Youth Associate It’s happening, it’s really, really, happening. After those long months of sitting in chairs, bundling up in layers and studying furiously in school, summer is just around the corner! For some of you, summer is a busy time full of sports, books, music lessons and more. For others, it’s all about being outside and soaking
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