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Category: Parents & Caregivers

Multiple hand-drawn smiley faces showing different emotions.
May 5, 2025June 10, 2025Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids, Staff Review

Picture Books About Feelings

Check out these picture books about feelings to help children explore, identify, and understand their emotions.

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April 9, 2025May 6, 2025Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Arab American Heritage Month Picture Books

Picture books to share with your little ones for Arab American Heritage Month.

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February 3, 2025March 14, 2025Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids

Black History Month Books for Youth

Check out these youth titles to help incorporate more Black voices into your reading routine.

Library building wrapped in a bow and decorated with holiday lights and a wreath.
December 2, 2024January 2, 2025Resources, Parents & Caregivers, Adults, Teens, Kids

The Library is Your Holiday Headquarters

Use the library to help make your holidays merry.

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November 8, 2024January 2, 2025Learn, Resources, Parents & Caregivers, Adults, Teens, Kids

Learning Resource for All Ages

BrainFuse HelpNow offers FREE online tutoring and homework help.

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October 10, 2024November 4, 2024Books, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Hispanic Heritage Chapter Books for Halloween

Check out these spectacularly spooky chapter books for middle graders by Latinx authors.

A bright pink digital speaker device known as a Toniebox with a toy figurine on top in the foreground. In the background two little girls sit across from each other listening to the device and playing with two small toy figurines.
June 27, 2024July 23, 2024Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Tonieboxes Now Available to Borrow

Check out this imagination-building, screen-free digital speaker for little listeners.

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June 6, 2024June 10, 2025Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids, Staff Review, Spotlight

Inclusive Books to Read with Pride

Inclusive books for kids & teens to read with pride this summer.

May 16, 2024June 28, 2024Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Services, Kids

Go for a StoryWalk®

It’s the perfect time to take a StoryWalk!

Stack of books with wooden toy dinosaurs on top. Poetry books for storytime.
March 15, 2024May 1, 2024Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Poetry Books for Storytime

April is National Poetry Month, which makes it the perfect time to share books full of rhythm, rhyme, and raucous fun with the young people in your life.

August 17, 2023October 1, 2024Learn, Resources, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids, Digital Library, Research

World Book: Play, Learn, Explore

Learning tools, activities, games, and more.

Mental Health Awareness Month
May 22, 2023June 10, 2025Books, Parents & Caregivers, Teens

YA Reads for Mental Health Awareness Month

Young adult reading suggestions for Mental Health Awareness Month

February 3, 2023January 23, 2025Books, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids

Books to Celebrate Black Voices

By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services While we should treat ourselves to a wide range of voices all year round, Black History Month is the perfect time to remind ourselves that stories by and about Black people do not need to be saved for one month […]

Father reading a board book to his infant child.
December 15, 2022March 12, 2024Learn, Books, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Board Books for Babies

Brightly colored and durable board books are the perfect way to introduce your baby to the joys of reading.

November 3, 2022December 2, 2024Books, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids

Native Stories for Middle-Schoolers

Interesting and inspiring chapter books for kids ages 8-12.

Black child wearing a backpack smiling in front of school bus.
September 19, 2022September 4, 2024Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Back-To-School Reading

Books with relatable characters and issues for can offer ease of mind for kids anxious about going back to school.

Disability Pride Flag. Green, blue, white, yellow, and red diagonal stripes on a muted black background.
July 19, 2022August 6, 2024Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Picture Books for Disability Pride Month

By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke July is Disability Pride Month. Spend some time this summer to broaden the perspectives of the young readers in your life with stories about people with disabilities. The following picture books are a great place to start. “Just Ask!” (Philomel Books, 2019) […]

March 15, 2022April 9, 2025Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Picture Books for Women’s History Month

by Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services Happy Women’s History Month! One of the best ways to celebrate with children is to read a picture book biography! There are many wonderful books about women throughout history, some stories are more familiar than others, but all are worth […]

October 18, 2021November 2, 2022Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Not-So-Scary Picture Books for Halloween

By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services Now that the weather is cooling off and pumpkins are adorning our porch steps, it is the perfect time for families to celebrate all things sweetly spooky with their little ones. Since there is no better way to celebrate than […]

October 11, 2021October 24, 2023Books, Parents & Caregivers, Adults, Kids

Honoring Indigenous Peoples

Reading recommendations for every age group in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.

August 23, 2021September 14, 2021Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Summer Success with AmeriCorps

This summer, the library youth services department was lucky enough to have not one, not two, but THREE AmeriCorps members to help with community outreach efforts! Meet Sarah Russo, Shaneen Upal, and Calasandra Spray. Sarah is from Albany, New York, and has a Library Science […]

TumbleBooks Library
July 16, 2021February 3, 2025Books, Learn, Resources, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Explore TumbleBooks

Explore this online collection of animated, narrated picture books and read-along chapter books.

Drop Everything and Read
April 6, 2021May 2, 2022Books, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids

Drop Everything and Read

By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services Drop Everything and Read Day is held every year on Beverly Cleary’s birthday, April 12, to celebrate the beloved author and encourage reading. In fact, this celebration lasts the whole month of April and is designed to remind folks of […]

Award-Winning Books for Children & Teens
February 26, 2021April 6, 2021Books, Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Teens, Kids

Award-winning Books for Children & Teens

Looking for award-winning books for children and teens? Check out these local and national lists.

January 26, 2021January 5, 2024Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Every Child Ready to Read

Do these five simple activities to help prepare your child for future reading success.

January 26, 2021February 23, 2021Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Six Essential Early Literacy Skills

Young children need a variety of skills to become successful readers. A panel of reading experts has determined that the following six early literacy skills become the building blocks for later reading and writing. Research indicates that children who enter school with more of these […]

January 6, 2021March 3, 2022Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Adults, Teens

College Prep Resources

Are you planning to attend college? Check out these college prep resources to help you get started on the right foot: Preparation Checklists Are you a student? A parent? An adult thinking about going back to school? Want to know how to prepare for college […]

January 6, 2021March 30, 2021Learn, Parents & Caregivers, Kids

Kid-friendly Websites

Looking for some fun and educational online outlets for your children? Check out these kid-friendly websites:                                         

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