Review to Win: Mrs. C’s Book and Movie Review Challenge
Join Mrs. C’s Book and Movie Review Challenge to win prizes! Children in grades K through 5 can submit reviews through Monday, May 31 to receive a small prize. All participants will also be entered into a grand prize drawing,…
Josephine Baker: Activist, Entertainer and WWII Spy
When The Third Institute shared that this month’s Roots “shero” would be Josephine Baker, I was super excited! What a great way to celebrate Women’s History Month. This woman was AMAZING. I mean, #confidencegoals amazing. In addition to being a…
#OwnVoices Asian American & Pacific Islander Books to Share with Your Family
When I was a child, my mother brought my siblings and me to the library every week to borrow books. Our public library limited cardholders to seven checkouts, so my sister, brother and I would each select two books and…
New Children’s Reading Program: We Like Reading!
We want to celebrate beginning readers as they learn new skills! Sign up at the Children’s Services Desk to be part of We Like Reading, a new reading program for young readers in grades K–2. Similar to our 1,000 Books…
Read Along with Our Traveling Exhibit with Hoopla
We are pleased to host a new traveling exhibition, Telling a People’s Story: African American Children’s Illustrated Literature, now through Monday, March 15. Telling A People’s Story is the first major museum traveling exhibition devoted to the artwork of African-American…
Telling A People’s Story Special Exhibit: February 3–March 15, 2021
We’re excited to showcase, Telling a People’s Story, a traveling panel exhibit focused on African-American children’s illustrated literature on loan from the Miami University Art Museum. The presentation of this genre offers a lens into the cultural, historical and social makeup…
Remembering Hank Aaron
You may have seen in the news recently that baseball great Hank Aaron has passed away. Many of our general books on baseball (like The Everything Kids’ Baseball Book) will give you some basic information about him. But if you…
Talking to Children About Last Week’s News
In the past, we’ve offered resources for parents after violent events in the news.* I have read a few articles with resources adults can share: help for worried kids, factual information, introductions to government and some recommended books. Many of…
New Coronavirus Books for Kids
This week I saw the first COVID-19 books on our shelves! Click on the book’s cover or the title to learn more about the item and place a hold. When you place the hold, you can also indicate that you…
Children’s Travel Bags
Did you miss out on your yearly vacation? Or perhaps were you like me and wished for some time to destress from everything surrounding the pandemic? Our new Travel Bags are the perfect solution to your family vacation woes! These…