Book Club Review: White Bird by R. J. Palacio

   By Alyssa B.      Sometimes even unkind children can be taught kindness by the following other children. Kindness isn’t innate, it is learned. In the graphic novel,” White Bird.” It begins as a grandson is interviewing his Grandmere for his humanities class. She tells a story when she was a little girl in France in 1930 […]

Women’s History Month Book List

Created by Corrie Lyndes, Americorps VISTA Picture Books Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel The true story of the young immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography about the plight of immigrants in America in the early 1900s and […]

Book Review: Dear Martin

By Mackenzie Smith, Book Club Participant In our most recent Young Adult Book Club, we read Dear Martin by Nic Stone- here is a review from one of our readers! “Dear Martin by Nic Stone introduces us to Justyce Mcallister, who is caught in the crosshairs of the media after shots are fired at him […]

Black History Month Book List

by Corrie Lyndes, AmeriCorps Outreach & Development VISTA Picture Books: Freedom’s School by Lesa Cline-Ransome When Lizzie’s parents are granted their freedom from slavery, Mama says its time for Lizzie and her brother Paul to go to a real school—a new one, built just for them. Lizzie can’t wait. The scraps of learning she has […]

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Corrie Lyndes, Americorps VISTA Today, we celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. as a scholar, minister, and civil rights leader. Growing up black in the south, Martin Luther King and his family experienced segregation and racism, despite being heavily involved with the church and their community. His father, Martin Sr., […]

Afghanistan Reading List

Afghanistan has been the center of many cultures and empires throughout history. The country has been influenced by many major empires dating back to Macedonia and has seen a lot of violence in its history. We suggest the following books as a way to better understand the current situation in Afghanistan. Picture Books The Library […]

Surviving Remote Learning with Empathy

We know that the families in our community have had to adapt to virtual learning, something most of us have never been trained to do. Here are some tips to help you, your child, and our educators come out of this pandemic with positive learning experiences.