Suggested Family Activities • Celebrate Look Up at The Sky Day Celebrate Look Up at The Sky Day today and explore the splendor that rests just over our heads. Start out by checking out the sky during the day. If you have young children, ask them questions about what they Read more…
Suggested Family Activities • Book Spine Poetry Have fun today with a little Book Spine Poetry! How do you play, you ask? Just gather up book titles that, when put together, form a funny sentence or story. For example, stack up the books Basketball, Wizards of the Game, Game Plan, Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Reading to Children One of the main goals of your public library is to help you instill in your children a love of books and reading. As librarians, we feel that starts with adults reading out loud to children, even from a very young age. Reading Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National Library Workers Day Today is National Library Workers Day! According to the American Library Association (ALA), this day recognizes “library staff members for their public service contributions in transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. Library staff play an invaluable role in supporting Read more…
Top 10 Tips for Reading to a Child Get everyone in your family involved – parents, baby-sitters, grand-parents, aunts & uncles, brothers & sisters – anybody! Don’t be self-conscious and worry about how you sound. Each person has a different reading style so read however you feel most comfortable. All Read more…
Suggested Family Activities • Beverly Cleary and National Library Week This week is National Library Week, a time set aside each year to celebrate our libraries and the many contributions that library workers make to their communities each day. NLW is also a great time to promote the use of Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Spring Activity Packets! Have you picked up your spring themed children’s activity packets from one of the branches of the Northeast Regional Library? The packets are filled with new seasonal coloring sheets, activity sheets, craft and game ideas, a suggested reading list and supplies to make Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National Crayon Day! Today is National Crayon Day, so celebrate by opening up a box of crayons and getting ready to have hours of fun! Coloring together is a great family activity for all ages. Coloring lets you express your creativity and explore the worlds in Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Brave Women Even though March is drawing to a close, there is still time to celebrate, honor and learn more about the brave women from our past as part of National Women’s History month. Northeast Regional Library system branch libraries have recently received several new additions Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Egg and Spoon Race Have you ever competed in an Egg and Spoon race? This classic outdoors game dates back to the late 1800s. To introduce this fun activity to your family, all you need are eggs and wooden or metal spoons. The traditional game used Read more…