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.
Find Your Voice: Anaya recommends Crying in H Mart
We asked our Summer Reading Club Volunteers to share their recommended reads.
Anaya recommends Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Here’s the review (heads-up for spoilers!):
Annular Solar Eclipse
October Book Groups
Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Good Old School Calendar
The school year is revving up again—but why now? The truth is more complicated than you might think.
What's Shakin' in the Maker Garden
The Maker Garden is a small open-ended play space for all ages, located just outside the library’s front door. It’s a reclaimed planter where we install a new activity each month.
Take a LImerick Walk!
There was a young belle of old Natchez
Whose garments were always in patchez.
When comments arose
On the state of her clothes,
She replied, ‘When Ah itchez, Ah scratchez.”
--Ogden Nash
Frankenstein Day
Find Your Voice: Ritvik Recommends Six of Crows
We asked our Summer Reading Club Volunteers to share their recommended reads.
Ritvik recommends Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Here’s his review:
Online Services Limited Sept 1-4
Warren-Newport Library District is joining the CCS library network! From Friday, September 1 through Monday, September 4, our online services will be limited as more than 300,000 items are added to the catalog.
September Book Groups
Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion: Trust by Hernan Diaz
Dog Days
Gallery of Readers
Resources for Book Clubs
The Benefits and Joys of Summer Reading Club
As a life-long children's librarian and Youth Services Manager at Wilmette Public Library, I've been running Summer Reading programs for over 25 summers. Here are a few reasons why I'm really proud of our library's Summer Reading Club: