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Back to School Books!

August 5, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

It’s almost time for back to school and whether you’re looking forward to school (or not) here are some books about going back to school!

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Llama Llama back to school/ The Crayons Go Back to School/ Pete the Cat : rocking in my school shoes/ I Got the School Spirit/Pearl goes to preschool 

Preschool, here I come! / Kindergarten is cool!/Even monsters go to school/ The night before first grade/ On the first day of grade school

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Books about Transportation

July 24, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

This week’s Summer Reading theme is “Transportation Connects us All”, so we’re featuring books about transportation.

Picture Books

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Ten beautiful things/ Stanley’s garage/ Duck on a bike / How will we get to the beach?/ Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus!
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Night flight : Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic / The adventures of Polo /Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen 

Early Readers

Trucks! : All True and Unbelievable!, Paperback by Freels, Korynn ...National Geographic Readers: Let's Go! (Pre-Reader) by Aubre Andrus ...

Let’s go for a drive!/ Trucks : all true and unbelievable!/ Pete the cat’s train trip/ Train travel /Let’s go!

Middle Grade

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On the road/  The remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise/ Road trip/ The green bicycle

Nonfiction

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Girl on a Motorcycle/ Big machines float! / Cars /How do jets work?/ Bizarre vehicles

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Books About Dogs

July 17, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

This week’s Summer Reading theme is Dogs, so we’re featuring some dog books!

Picture Books

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Pig the pug /Stormy : a story about finding a forever home/ A ball for Daisy/ Pug meets Pig/Clifford, the big red dog 
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Lost and found : three dog stories / Rescue & Jessica : a life-changing friendship/ Max explains everything : puppy expert/Excellent Ed / Being a dog : a tail of mindfulness 
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Hot dog/ Can I be your dog?/ Gaston/ I am a wolf/ Don’t eat bees : life lessons from Chip the dog 

Early Readers

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 Marley : not a peep! / Carl and the baby duck/Biscuit/ Hairy Maclary : five Lynley Dodd stories/ Henry and Mudge : the first book of their adventures 

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 King & Kayla and the case of the missing dog treats /Rocket finds an egg/ Dixie/ The bravest dog ever : the true story of Balto/ The bravest dog ever : the true story of Balto/ Little Lucy

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Zig & Zag / How to steal a dog/ Scout and the sausage thief / The Buddy files/ The dog who saved the world 
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Brave like that/ Stella/ Buddy/ A dog’s life : the autobiography of a stray /When friendship followed me home 

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Woof : a Bowser and Birdie novel / Bulldog won’t budge/ The dog, Ray/ Doggo and Pupper /Dash

 

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Comic Club Spotlight (July 11th 2023)

July 12, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

We had another comic club meeting on July 11th! Scroll down to see what was made!

Brainstorm by Benjamin

brainstorm

 

Sage’s character design

Sage's character design

 

Tree Walk by Isaiah

treewalk

 

amma coi by Jersey

jersey's character design

Big Belly Boy by Judah

big belly boy

 

 

Finger Puppet Show

Someone even made their own finger puppet and stage!

The next meeting will be on July 25th @ 4:30. New members are always welcome!

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