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YA Reads: Retellings

Posted about 3 days ago by Genevievre Gray
New Year, new you? How about New Year, new take on a classic? These YA fictional retellings breathe new life into time honored classic stories and refresh beloved fairy tales. […]
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: January 2025

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Katie Heslop
Happy New Year! If you are looking for something to start in the New Year that will bring you and your child closer as well as build your child’s vocabulary […]
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The Best Books We Read in 2024

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell
The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne, “The final book in John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn Saga, The Fury of the Gods rounds out a heart-pumping, epic fantasy trilogy filled with Vikings, gods, and […]
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December Book Chat with Youth Services Team

Posted about 1 month ago by Lisa Wiertel
Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros

Posted about 1 month ago by Jennifer Deuell
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YA Winter Reads

Posted about 2 months ago by Genevievre Gray
With temperatures dropping into the 20s this week, there is something magical about curling up with a good winter-themed YA book. Imagine sipping hot chocolate, wrapped in a warm blanket […]
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: December 2024

Posted about 2 months ago by Katie Heslop
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before […]
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Jamestown Firsts

Posted about 2 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
Thanksgiving is a time when people look back and reflect on the beginnings of American colonial history with the arrival of settlers on the Mayflower in Plymouth in 1620.  Most […]
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November Book Chat with Youth Services Team

Posted about 2 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
Welcome to another installment in our series of blog posts featuring children’s books we’re currently loving! “Book Chat with the Youth Services Team” features one book recommendation from each of […]
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: November 2024

Posted about 3 months ago by Katie Heslop
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide initiative to encourage reading to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. To learn more about how to start the program, visit the 1,000 Books Before […]
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