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Share a Story: Mail Storytime

April 30, 2018 | strande

 

Did you miss our Mail Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions to inspire a postal storytime you can do at home. Maybe you can send your own letter after you're done.

From Storytime

Spots in a box by Helen Ward

Ordering some spots by mail when he worries about his lack thereof, a young guinea fowl is surprised by his delivery, which contains spots of various sizes, colors, and patterns.

Share a Story: Earth Day Storytime

April 26, 2018 | agudenburr

Did you miss our Earth Day Storytime this week? No worries. You can do your own storytime at home with the stories and songs we used tonight. See you next week!

From Storytime

Make the Earth your companion by J. Patrick Lewis

Rhythmic text gently instructs readers on how to be in communion with one another and with the natural world, kindling an appreciation for the beauty and wonders that surround all of us.

Share a Story Aquarium Storytime

April 26, 2018 | Michelle

Did you miss our Aquarium storytime? No worries! Here are some of the stories and songs we did in storytime plus a few more books on our fishy friends! Enjoy and see you next Thursday!

Stories and Songs from Storytime

Share a Story Firefighter Storytime

April 26, 2018 | Michelle

Did you miss storytime on Thursday morning? Have no fear. You can do storytime at home with the stories and songs we had a great time using in storytime. See you next week!

Stories and Songs from Storytime

Share a Story: Alphabet Storytime

April 23, 2018 | strande

 

Did you miss our Alphabet Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions to inspire a "letter"-ary storytime you can do at home. Don't forget that the beginning of our J Picture Book section is dedicated to books about the alphabet.

 

From Storytime

Alphabet under construction by Denise Fleming

A busy mouse works his way through the alphabet as he folds the "F," measures the "M," and rolls the "R."

If You Liked Felicity Merriman, Try...

April 19, 2018 | strande

 

If you enjoyed reading about Felicity Merriman, the American Girl character who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution in 1774, you might be interested in these titles.

Fiction

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Also available in: audiobook

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.

Pulitzer Prize Winners 2018

April 17, 2018 | Patton

You can discover all of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning materials as well as the finalists in the Letters, Drama, and Music category at Canton Public Library. 

Winners:

  • Fiction: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
  • History: The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davis
  • Biography: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
  • Poetry: Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016 by Frank Bidart
  • General Nonfiction: Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman, Jr.
  • Music: DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
Less : a novel by Andrew Sean Greer

Best in Fiction

Share a Story: Spider Storytime

April 16, 2018 | strande

 

Did you miss our Spider Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions to inspire a buggy storytime you can do at home.

From Storytime

I'm trying to love spiders : (it isn't easy.) by Bethany Barton

If I'm Trying to Love Spiders doesn't cure your spider phobia, it'll at least make you appreciate how amazing they are...and laugh a lot as you learn about them.

Graphic Novel To Big Screen

April 7, 2018 | Patton

These graphic novels have inspired some of your favorite films and TV shows in the 21st century.

The death of Stalin by Fabien Nury

Currently in theaters starring Steve Buscemi and Jeffrey Tambor.

I kill giants by Joe Kelly
Also available in: e-book

Coming to DVD soon!

Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968

April 4, 2018 | SuzyQ

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968.

The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jason Sokol

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence.

Redemption : Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours by Joseph Rosenbloom

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