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LIBRARY BLOGStory Time at Home: New Year's EveWelcome to Story Time at Home! Each month we will search high and low for great books and songs for babies and toddlers and PreK to third graders. In celebration of 2020 coming to an end, we are going to ring in the New...

LIBRARY BLOGFive Wild Historical Facts1.  The Keys to the City Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit in 1980 after donating $250,000 to the then-struggling Chaldean Sacred Heart Church. This is what prompted the mayor of the city, Coleman A. Young,...

LIBRARY BLOG3D Model Making with Tinkercad : Personalized Phone Charger TagWith 3D printing, it is possible to create an 3D object on a computer and have it printed out with a 3D printer. While 3D printing may seem easier said than done, the process of creating a 3D...

LIBRARY BLOGThe Poetry Nook Robert Frost and the Importance of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"Often, by the time we reach December, we find our lives speeding up from a pace we can maintain (sort of) to a tempo that leaves us out of breath with heads spinning....

LIBRARY BLOGA Playlist for The Raven Cycle Dead kings! Psychics! Sentient forests!Maggie Steifvater recently announced the title for the second book in The Dreamer Trilogy—Mister Impossible—so what better way to celebrate an astronomically great writer and an...

LIBRARY BLOGBaking with Brooke Three Holiday Cookies the Kids Can Help MakeOne of the best parts about the holidays is baking all sorts of delicious treats for family and friends. The most iconic treat for this time of year is cookies. There are lots of fun shaped and...

LIBRARY BLOGThe Poetry Nook Celebrating Native American PoetryThe experiences of Native American people in the United States is one that is often left out of the story of American literature. They have been here, on this land, for thousands of years before colonists...

LIBRARY BLOGHow November Became Native American Heritage MonthNovember is a time known for celebrating the year’s harvest or reflecting on our year’s accomplishments and being thankful for our successes and learning experiences. The holiday was sporadically observed...

LIBRARY BLOGHow to get started with eBooks & Audiobooks using OverdriveFinding Your App Store Open your device’s App Store application. The app’s icon should look like one of the images belowiPhone/iPad iPhone/iPadKindle FireFinding the Overdrive App Search for...

LIBRARY BLOGStory Time at Home: ColorsWelcome to Story Time at Home! Each month we will search high and low for great books and songs for babies and toddlers and PreK to third graders. In celebration of the changing of the seasons we will be celebrating colors this...