April Fool’s STEAM Experiments
There’s no better day of the year to learn about slime, goop, and fake boogers than April Fool’s Day! Watch out, though, because these experiments…
Jury Duty Reading List
Right around this time last year, I was supposed to report for my first-ever jury duty. I probably don’t need to tell you but jury…
Gardening!
Spring is here and it’s time to garden! Did you ever want to grow your own salads? How about a garden sanctuary? Come and try…
Talking About and Respecting Different Cultures
Reading books about people who both look like you (mirror books) and who don’t look like you (window books) allow us to understand and appreciate…
Tough Girls in YA Fantasy
The tough girls in these books can do it all – if you want somebody to win back kingdoms from evil forces or fight witches…
Women Who Rock
As we celebrate Women’s History Month I though it would be a perfect time to highlight some of music’s amazing women musicians! Blessed with enormous…
Mindfulness Booklist for Kids and Families
As we’re wrapping up a year of pandemic life, many children may still be feeling big feelings about everything they’ve experienced in 2020 and 2021.…
Read Woke
You may not have heard of Cicily Lewis, but hers is a powerful voice in social justice and school librarianship. In 2017, Ms. Lewis, a…
Women in History for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month! Below are a variety titles about famous women. Several of these titles profile multiple women while other titles are singular…
Mighty Girls and Strong Women
On the heels of International Women’s Day, let’s take a moment (or several!) to celebrate the amazing females (both fiction and real-life sheroes) in some…