Did you know that we have links to 40 author and illustrator websites under our Books tab?  From George Ancona to Paul Zelinsky, you can find out more about your favorite authors and illustrators here.  Favorites include Jan and Stan Berenstain, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, J.K. Rowling and Shel Silverstein.  Explore an author you don’t [...]

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Our Fun and Games tab is one of our most popular!  Click on the “Fun and Games” tab at the top of this page to find games like Barbie, Cartoon Network, Lego Games and Nick, Jr.  Some sites are just for fun, while others have educational on-line games, or suggestions for crafts, art activities and [...]

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The journal Booklist’s Quick Tips Newsletter recently highlighted a website that teachers, librarians and homeschoolers may find useful to extend their study of African American authors and illustrators who have won the Coretta Scott King Awards:   “TeachingBooks.net now offers the Coretta Scott King Book Award Online Curriculum Resource Center, a searchable database featuring more than [...]

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Mark your calendars!  This Wednesday, February 10th, is the 7th Annual Day of Reading across Summit County.  Pledge to read for half an hour on Wednesday by registering online at www.thiscityreads.org or stopping in at your local library to sign up on a paper form.  Then read a book, magazine, Kindle or your computer for [...]

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