Stress Down Day! Thursday April 21st @ 7pm Stressed? Us too! Come chill out at the library! April is Stress Awareness Month and we want to help you de-stress. Wear your most comfortable clothes and bring your blankets and pillows. There will be relaxing music, refreshing food and drinks, coloring, […]
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As National Library Week comes to an end, we thought we’d celebrate librarians one more time. This week’s staff pick is the dark comedy, Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. It’s the story of Cynthia, her best friend Annie and the new high-school librarian, Mr. Gabriel. Horror, humor and romance…this one has […]
If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, no need to panic! Instead of the usual 15th, the tax deadline this year is Monday, April 18th. Why the change? Today is Emancipation Day, an official holiday in Washington D.C. If you still need federal forms and instructions, including an […]
Created in 1958, National Library Week is celebrated each April across the United States and is sponsored by the American Library Association. It is a week to celebrate the contributions of libraries and librarians, as well as promote library use and support. The theme for 2016 is “Libraries […]
Want to participate in National Poetry Month but you just aren’t a fan of poetry? Why not try a novel in verse instead! This week’s staff pick One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones is a great choice. “It is true that the mother dies, […]
April is National Poetry Month, so why not read a novel in verse. Like any novel, they can encompass a variety of genres. The can be humorous, tragic, terrifying, and more. There are even authors who specialize in novels in verse (Ellen Hopkins anyone?). Below is a list of […]
Celebrate April-the month of poetry, aquariums and zoos- with a selection of poems to amuse and enlighten. Hear Cool Women reading poems of birds and beasties, wild and tame, common and rare. Each performance has a theme. Each poet brings poems, but does not know what the others have brought. […]
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, drop by the teen room all month long and create unique, original poetry using words and letters cut from magazines. Will you make a sonnet, Haiku, or epic poem? Or maybe throw out all the rules and go free verse? Want to share […]
In celebration of National Poetry Month this week’s staff pick is the works of E.E. Cummings. Known for his experimentation with form, punctuation, spelling and syntax, Cummings was the second most widely read poet in the US at the time of his death and remains one of the world’s most […]
Inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month is celebrated every April and is the largest literary celebration in the world! The aim is to: highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets, encourage the reading of poems, assist teachers in bringing poetry into […]