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Books to Celebrate National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, and whether you are looking for a book to inspire your own cycling adventures or prefer to experience only through pure imagination, the library has tales to start your wheels turning!
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Four YA Books to Read for Trans Day of Visibility
Celebrate magical, joyful, and romantic stories of trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people this March 31, on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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March 31 Is Trans Day of Visibility
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, which celebrates transgender identities while also drawing attention to the discrimination transgender people face. Here are just a few recent books for young people that explain gender diversity or feature transgender characters.
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Remember the Ladies
For much of history, women have lived and worked in the background. Famous figures like Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Rosa Parks dot the historical landscape.
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Top 10 Video Games of 2023
2023 was an incredible year for video games and many of the year's biggest titles are available at the library. Here is a little about my three favorite games of the year and I included a list of what I consider the 10 best titles from 2023 you can find at the library.
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Celebrating Black History Month: Recommendations for Youth and Families
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Great Gift Books for Kids
Whether you’re shopping for your own child or hoping to find a great match for a kid you barely know, the books on this year’s list offer something special.
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Hispanic American Heritage Month
September is a month of new beginnings for lots of our southern neighbors. Independence Day celebrations include parades, flag ceremonies, and favorite foods like beleades, pupusas, and ceviche.
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The Good Old School Calendar
The school year is revving up again—but why now? The truth is more complicated than you might think.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Book Recommendations
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated every May. Here are some great AAPI-authored children’s books that our youth librarians recommend you check out!
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee by Julie Leung
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Top Five YA Novels of 2022
It's January, and the lists of 2022 best books from magazines, newspapers, and literary web sites have been making the rounds. Here are five of my personal favorite teen reads published in 2022.
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Can We Talk?
Last week I browsed the Recent Arrivals shelves to see what has been newly published. I gravitated toward the graphic novels, a new favorite genre of mine.
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Juneteenth Books for Kids
Juneteenth – Freedom Day - is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Celebrated on June 19th, Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and honors achievement and advancement.
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reads
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by picking up some of these fantastic new 2022 releases:
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Earth Day Books That Look on the Bright Side
Ten years ago, it was hard to find inspiring books about the environment. “They’re all sad,” complained my daughter. “Who wants to read about everything dying?” But that was then.