Spotlight
-Isabel Allende
Fall’s almost here, which means the weather stops being 100 degrees outside and you see the return of your favorite pumpkin-spiced treats (yes, even pumpkin flavored kit kats). While the leaves change to vibrant hues of orange and red, September marks a crucial period that deserves recognition.
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Spotlight
EDITORS NOTE:
Today we’re thrilled to feature Grace Yue as a guest blogger. Grace is one of our Teen Summer Reading Book Review Contest winners—for the second year in a row! This year her winning review tackled Victor Hugo’s classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but both years she delighted us with her wit and insight. As a high school senior, she’s giving us her insider’s knowledge on college applications. At the end, I’ve added some library resources to help all college applicants. We wish Grace luck wherever she decides to go!
– Jami, Readers’ Services Assistant
(For parents, this post will hopefully help you understand why we students complain so much about college when we’re not the ones opening our checkbooks to pay for it).
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If your child is 0-5, try our 1KB4K program (1,000 books before Kindergarten).
Kindergarten through 8th graders read different kinds of books and earn patches in our Beginning Reader or Independent Reader Patch Clubs.
Kids & Parents
“Are there a lot of bugs in your house?” the medical resident queried me tentatively.
First, nervous laughter.
Then, an attempt to sound convincing:
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Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and friends are on an adventure to promote the value of a library card.
Libraries offer resources and services that help people pursue their passions and give students the tools to succeed in school and beyond.
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