Celebrating Labor Day: Honoring the Workers Who Build Our Communities “Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?” — Michelle Obama, “Becoming” As we approach Labor Day, it’s important to reflect on the significance of this...
“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” ~ Laura Bush, former U.S. First Lady, teacher, memoirist, and librarian. As...
“Libraries raised me… I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money. When I graduated from high school during the Depression, we had no money. I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10...
“Read. Read. Read. Just don’t read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.” ~ R. L. Stine August 9 is National Book Lover’s Day! It’s one of our favorite holidays—a perfect capstone to the summer dedicated...
