CoVid-19 Resources

Celebrate Pi Day with NASA!

When: Friday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 16 Where: Online Target Audience: K-12 students and educators, parents, museums, science centers and planetariums Overview: NASA is joining schools, students and science centers across the U.S. to celebrate one of the most well known and beloved numbers: pi. Used throughout the STEM world – especially for space exploration! – pi is the […]

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20 Biographies for Women’s History Month

Becoming RBG by Debbie Levy Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon–a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has often said that true […]

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Black History Month in 20 Nonfiction Books

The Doctor With Eyes for Eyes by Julia Finley Mosca Icebreaker by Rose Viña Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford Lifting As We Climb by Evette Dionne Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons by Gwendolyn Hooks and Simone Agoussoye Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton […]

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Change in Library Services

Starting February 8, the Library building doors will be opening once more! While our drive-thru and curbside services will continue for those who prefer them, we will also offer more services inside the buildings. Masks are required for all visitors to the Library. Harnish Main Library (building hours) Monday–Thursday • 11 am–7 pm Friday & Saturday • 11 am–5 pm […]

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A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison

Celebration of African American Life & History: Dr. Mae Jemison PBS Books, in partnership with ASALH, will host a virtual conversation with trailblazer Dr. Mae Jemison on Wednesday, February 3 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT on Facebook Live, Youtube (PBS Books and ASALH), and on its website. During the interview, Dr. Mae will discuss her newly re-released memoir “Finding Where the Wind Goes.”  You’ll hear about her various and […]

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We Love Our Award Winners!

Newbery Award When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller [eBook here] Newbery Honors All Thirteen: The Incredible Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat [eBook here] BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Michele Wood [eBook here] Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley [eBook here] We Dream of Space by […]