Finish Your Holiday Checklist At The Library
December 6, 2022 Holiday Help At The Library Have you started your checklist yet? You know, THE checklist. The one that starts building up as the holidays inch closer, with
Libraries Collect Oral History Stories Between Loved Ones
October 25, 2022 Two People, One Conversation A year before my grandfather died, I sat with him and asked him questions about his life. He told me stories about his
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Libraries And Schools Partner To Benefit Kids
October 10, 2022 Going Back to School With Your Library Backpacks are full of markers, notebooks, and calculators. Yellow buses are winding their way through town. Homeschool groups are starting
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Share Your Love Of Libraries
What Do You Love About Your Library Card? We know you LOVE your library. And your library card. But many people don’t know that library cards are free. Or all
Savor Summer With Outdoor Library Fun
Head Outside With Your Library Whenever the opportunity arises lately, I head outside. As I dig weeds in my garden, swim at the pool, and hike local trails, I’m reminded
From Study Rooms to Rockets: The Value of Gathering In Library Spaces
Libraries: The Value of Free Spaces During finals season, librarians at the Oconomowoc Public Library walked into one of the library’s meeting rooms and found a message written on the
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Read Outdoors On a Story Hike
Take A Walk. Read A Book. In spring 2020, when playgrounds and schools were closed, my son and I took many walks as spring warmed into summer. We walked around
Kids Read. Kids Vote!
Books Are Mirrors and Windows Some books are mirrors, reflecting experiences we can relate to. Others are windows, showing us views we’ve never been exposed to before. For Luke, a
We Love Librarians!
Library Lovers Month Hearts. Flowers. Chocolate. It’s the season of love, but I’m not talking about Valentine’s Day. February is Library Lovers Month—the perfect time to celebrate everything libraries do
Mr. Peter, Super-Reader!
A Conversation With Librarian Peter Blenski, Newbery Award Committee Member Meet Peter Blenski, the Youth Services Librarian at Hartland Public Library. Peter makes reading and learning fun for Hartland kids,