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Amazon Kindle to Support Arabic Language Materials
“Amazon announced today that Kindle customers around the globe can now enjoy reading from a growing selection of more than 12,000 Arabic language Kindle books on Kindle devices and the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets and Fire Tablets. Starting today, readers will find a large digital…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge Recap
I made it! 26 posts about library program during the month of April! A big thank you to everyone who stopped by, liked my posts and left comments! If you’re looking for any specific posts, I’ve created this list for easy access to all 26 program ideas. A- Ancestry…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Intergenerational Programs
Program Name: Tech Night What: This program is offered once a month at my library and involves one-on-one tech support with high school volunteers. These volunteers help adults and seniors make better use of the technology they have – cell phones, tablets and laptops. They’ll teach them how to access Overdrive (to…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Ancestry
Program Name: Trace Your Roots What: We have offered a few sessions on using the library edition of Ancestry.com to trace a person’s family lineage. This program consists of learning what Ancestry.com has available, other resources that may be of some assistance and a short time ensuring that patrons understand how to…
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60 STEM Titles for 3-6 Year Olds
We often are asked by parents for “science books for preschoolers” and after a reference interview, we find that they are looking to teach their kids a variety of science concepts at a young age and finding books that are academic enough to satisfy the parents can be difficult. I…
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18 STEM Picture Book Biographies
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by April Chu The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Katy Wu Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot by Matthew Clark Smith, illustrated by Matt Tavares Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Éric Puybaret Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Lucy Knisley Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker…
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Programming for Millennials
I’ve been thinking about how to entice millennials to use our library more for over a year now. And now, I feel like I’m finally in a place to start planning some programs to attract this generation into the library. Being a millennial myself, I know how much millennials hate…
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Maker Monday: Stop Motion Animation
Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. This is our second Maker Monday program of the summer featuring our iPads…
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Maker Monday: Coding
Our first Maker Monday was a lot of fun! Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. I’m always a little…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/20/16
I got through two of the books I planned this week – The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass about a group of siblings who live with their parents, but you’ll learn as the story progresses that the father believes he hears messages directly from God and keeps the kids close to…
