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 […]

Back On the Road

This article was originally published in the St. Albans Messenger on April 19,2022. The online version of the article can be found here.

Celebrate the Month of the Young Child by Reading Stories!

Celebrate the Month of the Young Child by Reading Stories! By Corrie Lyndes, AmeriCorps VISTA April is the Month of the Young Child! The purpose of MOYC is to focus public attention on the needs of young children, their families, and care providers. This is also a great time to celebrate and recognize the early […]

2022 Reading Goals and challenges

By Hadley Priebe, Executive Director As you consider the new year and the things you hope to accomplish take some time to consider your reading goals. During this time many people consider reading challenges. In many ways this helps them grow as a reader and often leads to finding new authors and genres. There are […]

Teaching Kids to Give

Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown In Colombia, a young girl waits for the traveling library brought by a man on 2 burros, who brings books to 100s of kids in isolated villages (Ages 4-8) You and Me and Home Sweet Home by George Ella Lyon Sharona and her mother think their dream home […]