This policy was reviewed at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, June 23rd at 7pm. Updated Covid-19 Policy as of Thursday, June 24, 2021: Guidance from the (CDC) indicates that wearing a face covering/face mask is an effective method recommended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. All persons age two (2) years and older and who are not fully […]
All Different Now by Angela Johnson In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means […]
Congratulations to Excel-Jane and and Colin J.! They are our Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Winners this week.
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders This book traces the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today’s world. Also nominated for the 2022 Illinois Monarch Book Award. Sylvia and Marsha […]
Summer Reading Program June 1 – July 31, 2021 Celebrate our 100th birthday this summer! Track your reading and activities to earn prizes in Beanstack or on a paper log. Collect points for completing activities, reading 4 books or reading for 1 hour. With each point you earn a ticket to enter in our prize basket drawings. Collect 25 points […]
Picture Books Right Now I Am Fine by Daniela Owen This book is a mindfully written self-help guide to aid children in dealing with stress and anxiety, by uncovering their emotions and following a simple calming routine. Star Wars: Search Your Feelings by Calliope Glass & Caitlyn Kennedy Happy, hopeful, lonely, sad, excited , anxious, guilty, mad. The […]
Picture Books The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black! Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman Grace wants to participate in her community festival’s princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be–from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a floaty pink […]
Here is the link to the digital Thank You Note file. Feel free to print it out at home and drop your note off at the Harnish Library. We will have a box in the Lobby just for Thank You Notes. If you are more of an in-person Library user, we have Thank You Note Kits available at the Youth […]
National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens. Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and […]
The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora Oskar and and his bear Theodore must save the day when an angry monster barges into the library … and thinks it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet! Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough Once upon a time, American children couldn’t borrow library books. Reading wasn’t all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll […]
