Once our formal educations are complete, at whatever age, at whatever level, the reading we do most often is for pleasure. It may come as a surprise that while we are enjoying the latest blockbuster, several really wonderful things are happening in our brains. Even...
Did you know that all across our country almost every town that has a public library has a Summer Reading Program? It’s true, and there’s a good reason for that. We all know that Summer interrupts school-based learning, and that at the beginning of each new...
What do “Summer Reading Registration,” “A Plant and Bake Sale”, “A Family Movie,” “Rare Books,” and “A Presentation on Container Gardening” “ have in common? They are all happening at the Library in the month of May. We promise you that children aged 4 through High...
Award-winning actor, producer, designer, library supporter and avid reader Sarah Jessica Parker is the honorary chair for the American Library Association’s unique “Book Club Central.” For the Club’s readers, Sarah Jessica is selecting books throughout the year so...
Why read, you ask? If you are already a reader, what I’m about to say will be “preaching to the choir.” And, if you are reading this article, chances are you enjoy reading. Please share what I am about to tell you with every one you know, because reading can...