Weekend Fun: Flamingo Prints Flamingos are tall, graceful tropical birds noted for their salmon pink color. Their feathers turn that color because of the shrimp that they eat. In this one-minute video, you can watch male flamingos in Argentina do a dance. Although they dance together in a big cluster, […]
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Weekend Fun: Build a Birdhouse! This weekend project comes from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), the organization that provides materials for summer library programming and the summer reading program. Registration for the 2021 Summer Reading Program, Tails and Tales, with artwork by the wonderful Salina Yoon, begins June 15, […]
Weekend Fun: Four and Twenty Blackbirds Blackbirds feature prominently not only in local parks and yards but also in arts and entertainment. There are nearly a dozen films that have Blackbird (or some form of it) as a title. There is the well-known song written by John Lennon and Paul […]
On the last Monday of the month, we celebrate Memorial Day, when we honor and remember those who died fighting to keep our country free. This tradition began after the Civil War because of the many lives that were lost, but it took more than 100 years for it to […]
Weekend Fun: Centipedes and Thousand-legged Worms! You can go buggy for books at the Library! We have books for kids and adults on the nonfiction shelves – look for 595 in both areas. Does a centipede really have 100 legs? Does a millipede really have 1,000? When you get tired […]
Weekend Fun: Tell a Tale! The Shepherd Boy and the WolfLearn a story to tell to your family and friends – it’s easy!What you need:• A short story that you like – it could be one you “almost know” already, like Little Red Riding Hood or the Three Bears – […]
Weekend Fun: Spring Bugs!The return of the spring season is also the return of … BUGS! Whether we like them or not, insects play an important role in our world. Explore your neighborhood or one of the nature trails to see how many varieties you find. Learn more about them […]
Weekend Fun: Well Met by Moonlight Did you see the super pink moon earlier this week? It was a full moon that was a little bigger and a little brighter than usual, and if you saw it, you will know that it wasn’t pink. Why is it called a pink […]
Weekend Fun: Nature Tic Tac ToeHave you ever played Tic Tac Toe? Two players each take turns filling a grid with X or O and the one who finishes a row first is the winner.With spring in full bloom and Earth Day having been celebrated on April 22, why not […]
Weekend Fun: International Haiku Poetry Day with Cherry Blossom Craft April is National Poetry Month and April 17 is International Haiku Poetry Day. Why not have some family fun making up haiku poems? Haiku is a short poem that originated in Japan. It has only 17 syllables and three lines: […]