Did you know tonight there will be a rare lunar eclipse 🌑 visible? So make time to go out and look at the moon 🌙 to see it! November and December are what astronomers call “eclipse season,” which means that there will be several eclipses visible this month and next. Read more…
Today is National take a Hike ⛰ Day and this week is National StoryWalk® week so why not combine the two and enjoy one of our StoryWalks® while you are taking a walk today? As a reminder, our StoryWalks® are outdoor reading experiences where children’s books are presented 📖 via Read more…
Leaves 🍂 are falling everywhere! Over the next few weeks (especially next week when kids are out of school), try out some of these fun fall activities if the weather is nice enough to go outside: Rake up small piles of leaves 🍁 around your yard to make an obstacle Read more…
Did you know our Iuka branch has cake pans 🎂 you can check out to use? Thanksgiving 🦃 themed ones include a cornucopia, a 🏈 football, and two different 🍗 turkeys. Most of them are aluminum (many are the legendary Wilton brand, although a few are made from plastic). If Read more…
LibreOffice is the number one open-source office suite, and it’s the default office package on most Linux distributions. But can a free product compete with Microsoft? Microsoft Office was released in November 1990 and included Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint. There were many competing office suites—from companies such as Lotus, Read more…
If you have brown paper bags, your kids can turn them into a cute fall owl 🦉 puppet using various colored paper. They can stick with fall colors such as red, orange, yellow, and brown or use any other colors that strike their fancy. If you have picked up one Read more…
Suggested Family Activities • National Parents as Teachers 🎓 Day and National S.T.E.M. 🧪 Day Today is both National Parents as Teachers 🎓 Day and National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. 🧪 Day. For parents who are looking for a fun experiment to teach or reinforce S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and S.T.E.A.M. Read more…
Suggested Family Activity 🍂 Fall Arts & Crafts If you are looking for some fall-themed arts 🎨 and crafts projects to do with your family, try out some of these ideas: Gather leaves 🍂 and other natural elements such as pinecones, acorns, sticks, and rocks to make an interesting fall Read more…
StoryWalks® have resumed in many of our local communities. What is a StoryWalk®, you ask? A StoryWalk® is an outdoor reading experience where a children’s book 📖 is presented via plastic signs at various points along a walking trail. Participants walk the trial, stopping at each sign to read the Read more…
Today, on National Authors’ Day, we pay tribute to author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney, who died suddenly recently. A beloved figure in the world of children’s literature, Pinkney worked on more than 100 titles during his career. He is perhaps best known for his 2010 Caldecott medal winning rendition of Read more…