Homework Hour is a space for students grades K-8 to get academic support. The tutors are high school volunteers that are here to help with homework or practice any skill. From reading to math, the student can get support with whatever they need help with. Tutoring will be held on a first come first serve basis.
Get to know your neighbors in our board books area downstairs for a weekly community play group for children ages 1-5. Toys will be set up for a cozy get together where you can meet other local parents, caregivers and children and practice early literacy in an enjoyable community setting.
Story time fun for entire family, these 30-to-40-minute story times are packed full of books and activities designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting language and literacy skills, these story times are a great way to further your child's lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program. All programs are free and open to the public.
Come and have a fun time at your neighborhood library! Get to know other caregivers in your community. Toys will be set up for children to play while caregivers enjoy a cozy atmosphere. Coffee will be served.
Ven y diviértete en la Biblioteca de tu vecindario! Los juguetes estaran disponibles para que los niños puedan jugar, así como un espacio para que los cuidadores interactúen entre sí, en un ambiente acogedor. Se servirá café.
Come sing, tap and clap along during Music and Movement. This is a dynamic and interactive program that emphasizes early literacy skills. This program is recommended for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers.
Join us for our Black History Month Craft Series! Every Wednesday in February we will celebrate a Black leader who made history. Design your own ice skates! Kids will have supplies to decorate their ice skate cut out. Skate to number one with your own style! This craft celebrates the fearlessness and creativity of Surya Bonaly.
Join us for our Black History Month Craft Series! Every Wednesday in February we will celebrate a Black leader who made history.
Tell us what your dream is! Kids will be given a blank dream bubble where they can write or draw what they want to see in the future. This craft celebrates the life and work of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Homework Hour is a space for students grades K-8 to get academic support. The tutors are high school volunteers that are here to help with homework or practice any skill. From reading to math, the student can get support with whatever they need help with. Tutoring will be held on a first-come, first-served basis.
Come and have a fun time at your neighborhood library! Get to know other caregivers in your community. Toys will be set up for children to play while caregivers enjoy a cozy atmosphere. Coffee will be served.
Ven y diviértete en la Biblioteca de tu vecindario! Los juguetes estaran disponibles para que los niños puedan jugar, así como un espacio para que los cuidadores interactúen entre sí, en un ambiente acogedor. Se servirá café.
Everyone (even kids!) can feel stuck at times. Whether you're facing a tough homework problem, or a challenge that seems insurmountable, sometimes the answer requires taking a new perspective. That's where creativity enters the picture. Treating creativity as a practice allows new perspectives and options to enter the world. The books below can help stretch the mind and develop new insights.
For children birth to 5
A German prince who influenced his adopted nation. A junior botanist is asked to spy. Here are two well-written titles, non-fiction and fiction, I enjoyed reading this month. Copies of the books are available to check out from the library system.
Ok, ghost story loving kids. Get ready, because this year I have even more spooky books for you as we head into the long nights and the winds grow chillier.
A handful of compelling nonfiction from the 000–099s
Books about computers and related digital topics are a popular subject in the zero (0) call number area in the non-fiction section. However there are other subjects covered within this area of the Dewey Decimal System. Below are a selection of titles representing topics found in the zero call number range. Copies are available to check out and download from the library system.
School's here and it's time to embrace something that you tried to forget about all summer: math homework. Get yourself (and your child) ready for the mathemagical year to come with these exciting and fun math reads.
For the Kids (K-6th Grade)Seeing Symmetry by Lauren Leedy
Check out these local history books about the forgotten people and events in 19th century Maryland that shaped American history. Copies are available to check out from the library system.
Uncle Tom's Journey from Maryland to Canada by Edna M. Troiano
Summer in adulthood can be hard. Most jobs don't include a three month summer vacation, it's blazing hot, and being in public sprinkler parks when you're not a child generally leads to some serious side-eye. Get through the worst of it with a tall glass of ice water and these chilly reads.
Since I took my first trip to Great Britain three years ago, I've gone back twice to see more of the country as well as London. Below are additional titles that I've enjoyed to complement my original list in 2016. Copies are available throughout the library system.
Christian novels set between the 18th and 19th centuries
Historical fiction has been a long favorite genre of mine. A few years ago, I added historical Christian fiction novels for my reading enjoyment. Below are a few novels that I've enjoyed set between the 18th to 19th centuries. Copies are available to check out and download.
