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Composting 101
Get your compost ready for spring gardening with these tips and titles:- Login to comment
MORE new comics!
We're gearing up for Free Comic Book Day (May 2) here at the library with new subscriptions to the comics you love. - Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Betty and Veronica
- Marvel Adventures Super Heroes
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Simpsons Comics
- Tiny Titans
- Transformers: All Hail Megatron
Stay tuned for more on Free Comic Book Day @ Cantonpl..it's going to be awesome!
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Where did that apple come from?
Want to find out where your food comes from? Learn about fair trade, food miles and local markets in Your Food by Sally Hewitt.- Login to comment
Food in your back and front yard
Ever heard of the Food Not Lawns movement? If you have and are planning to get an early start on growing your own foods this spring, we have goodies for you. Brussel sprouts, cabbage, marjoram, potatoes, parsley...what seeds should you plant in March?
Go on a world tour...one meal at a time
Try these new and improved cookbooks with low-fat and vegetarian recipes.
- Cooking the Lebanese Way by Suad Amari
- Cooking the Brazilian Way by Alison Behnke
- Cooking the English Way by Barbara W. Hill
- Cooking the Korean Way by Okwha Chung
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Who was Buckminster Fuller?
Fun with Recycling
Celebrate the spring equinox on March 20th by making a craft with natural materials. Make a bird feeder, wind vanes and herb dolls with the help of Nature Smart: Awesome Projects to Make with Mother Nature's Help or learn how to make paper-bag puppets, clothespin cowboys and a space station with
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Do it Yourself: Bookmaking
Did you know that Christopher Paolini's parents published his book Eragon when he was only 17 years old? You can do it too. Why not celebrate March as Reading Month by making your own book. That's right, you can make it yourself. Check out Bookworks: Making Books by Hand by Gwenyth Swain to start then, if you're curious about how the publishers do it, try How a Book is Made by Carol Greene.- Login to comment
African American Cultural Celebration!
Celebrate Black History Month with interactive stories and songs. Storyteller La'Ron Williams returns to the library, Saturday, February 28th from 2-3pm in the Community Room, with a bag of tales and instruments from the African American tradition. This program is for ages 5 and up.
Green Scene: Endangered Animals
Did you know that the Tasmanian Devil is an endangered species? Find out about this and other animals in danger of extinction in these books.
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Get crafty
If you like to collect various objects and then put them together to make something new, you might be a "found artist" in the making. Check out these books about found art and get started making your own handmade masterpiece.
Found Art Mosaics by Suzan Germond
Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects by Marthe Le Van
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New comics
We've added two new titles to our comics collection. Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco features tales of your favorite miniature superheroes, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Tania del Rio, chronicles the adventures of Sabrina and her friends. What sort of mischief will they conjure up this time? Stop in the Tween section of the library and find out.
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Get 'em while they're hot
Looking for a good book recommendation? Check out these new award-winning books for 2009.Caldecott medal - The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
Newbery medal - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Coretta Scott King award - The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
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