Looking for a unique shower gift? Create a one-of-a-kind keepsake with The HUB’s laser engraver. The makerspace also has a large-format printer, vinyl cutter, Cricut, green-screen studio, and more state-of-the-art tech that can be used with library staff supervision.
Click here for more information on The HUB’s makerspace, including how to make a reservation. And click here for more makerspace and 3D printing ideas!
Reader, it’s cold outside! But we’re manifesting the warmth by talking about summer camps, beachy cabins, and Mediterranean cruises. Cailey and Meg share four of their favorite teen summer reads including:
Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.
Tweens and teens can explore history with some of the best graphic novels created when the new Drawn In To Graphic Novels Book Club meets at our Headlands Branch.
Each month, we’ll discuss a different historical fiction graphic novel. The first meeting is 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. We’ll talk about George Takei’s moving memoir about World War II internment camps, They Called Us Enemy. You can borrow a physical copy or an ebook on Hoopla.
Book club members will also receive their own journal where they can write, draw and share stories with the group.
It’s free to join and open to everyone from 12 to 17 years old. Sign up on our website or call our Headlands Branch at 440-257-2000.
Ranger Alan Gephardt from James A. Garfield National Historic Site discusses The Emancipation Proclamation. He answers who it, in fact, emancipated and whom it did not. He also examines what other options — compensated emancipation, colonization — President Abraham Lincoln considered before his proclamation.
The next talk in our Civil War series with Garfield National Historic Site will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The topic will be Civil War veterans who went on to become President of the United States.
By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:
Is your child getting ready for school? Enjoy fun and educational activities together with our Countdown to Kindergarten Bags!
Each bag comes with three unique activities (along with supplies and instructions.)
The challenges correspond with state educational standards and childhood developmental benchmarks. In other words, they provide a fun way to learn skills that kids need!
Those skills include:
These bags aren’t just for children preparing to enter kindergarten. They can be helpful to kids from ages three to six.
The bags are for in-library use only and cannot be taken home. Ask for the complete list of bags and activities at the Children’s Department in our Main Branch.
