Learning About the Irish Potato Famine
175 years ago, The Dublin Evening Post reported a serious failure in the potato crop. Potatoes were not a cash crop, but the food eaten by tenant farmers and farmworkers who grew cash crops to pay the rent. The potato…
Música en español para niños
Tenemos música nueva para niños, y tambien canciones clásicas de La vecindad del Chavo y Cri-Cri. ¡Vuelve a vivir tus recuerdos de la infancia con viejos favoritos de México y comparte esos recuerdos felices con tus hijos!
Tuesday Ooze-day: Bubbling Swamp Slime
Do you like making and playing with ooey-gooey slime? Do you want to learn more about slime, including some really cool recipes for slime? Then keep reading! Bubbling Swamp Slime is another recipe from The Slime Book. The most unusual…
Help for Adverse Childhood Experiences
If you work with children, you’ve probably come across the terms ACEs, short for Adverse Childhood Experiences. What are ACEs? Here is a definition from the Centers for Disease Control: Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that…
Reflecting on a Difficult Past: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Back when I was working my way through library school, I was a little shocked when a boy asked me for a book on bombs. We chatted for a bit, and I soon learned his question was really, “Could nuclear war…
Tuesday Ooze-day: Fake Snot
Do you like making and playing with ooey-gooey slime? Do you want to learn more about slime, including some really cool recipes for slime? Then keep reading! Last month we made some slime that just looked like slime. This month,…
New eResource: Scholastic Teachables!
Are you looking for tools to help you teach at home or help your students practice skills during the summer? Try Scholastic Teachables! You can find printable worksheets, lesson plans and more for preschool through 8th grade. Subjects include math,…
Letter Writing 101
Once upon a time, not so long ago, writing and receiving letters was common. I remember when I was in school, my best friend moved out of state. We could only talk on the phone once in a while—long-distance calls…
American Girl 1970s Fun
In celebration of our library’s 50th anniversary, we wanted to have an American Girl party with a 1970s theme for Julie. Of course, now we have to postpone getting together in person, so here are a few ideas for 1970s…
Tuesday Ooze-day: Will It Slime?
Do you like making and playing with ooey-gooey slime? Do you want to learn more about slime, including some really cool recipes for slime? Then keep reading! We have two really cool slime books in our collection that are basically…