Celebrate Pride Month with Kids!
Happy Pride 2021! Celebrate Pride Month by sharing some great books with your kids and teens. Here are recommended titles for various ages, along with [...]
Read to your Baby!
Reading aloud is the single most beneficial thing you can do to help your child become a reader. Board books and picture books (for when [...]
Celebrate National Poetry Month With New Titles for Kids
April 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of celebrating poets and poetry! Started in 1996, by The Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month exists to [...]
Picture Books By Asian Authors
Children need "mirror" books that reflect their identity and experience, and they also need "window" books that allow them to understand those with different experiences. [...]
Youth Media Award Winners
The Winners have been Announced! The 2021 winners for the Youth Media Awards, presented by the American Library Association, were announced on January 21. These [...]
Fun with Forts!
Building a fort at home is both fun and educational! Forts can be a cozy reading nook, a castle in an imaginary land, a special [...]
Winter Break Activities for Young Kids
Our storytimes will be on break until January 5, but we’ve got lots of other fun ideas to keep your kids safely entertained! Our Library [...]
Favorite Children’s Nonfiction of 2020
2020 may be an unusual year, but a lot of great nonfiction for children has been published, and I’m excited to share it with you! I chose some [...]
Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Scissor Skills
Putting a pair of scissors in the hands of a preschooler can sound like a scary thing. But with the right scissors, age appropriate activities [...]
Fall Crafts & Activities for Preschoolers
The Oregon rain has arrived and this is the perfect time to bring fall’s bounty inside for crafts and activities. Gather the following materials, watch the video [...]