Immigration is an experience many of us have never been through. That can make it hard to understand what it means to be an immigrant when reading about it in a history book or hearing about it in the news. From our stable homes it is hard to imagine what would make a person leave absolutely everyth...
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As this spooky season is approaching the big day, you may be looking for some supernatural reads. Below are a few to check out featuring some magic users. Don’t worry--these are not Halloween-centric, so even after Thursday passes and the candy is all eaten, these titles are still in season. ...
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Every year, the Michigan Library Association chooses a Rising Star librarian - someone who, despite being in the field less than five years, has shown great leadership. Award winners are energetic efficient librarians who push the boundaries of originality and creativity to establish a library cultu...
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Can you imagine picking up a book, only to find there aren't any words, and that's exactly how it's designed to be? Wordless picture books are a growing genre, so you might find quite a few as you browse library shelves. Many people aren't quite sure what to do with them - how do you read a book wit...
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A very common question in the library is “what are other people reading?”. People like to read the current, hot reads because a)if it’s popular, there it is probably good and b)they can converse with other people about it. Lately when I get that question I am sending more and more people to lists of...
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Every month our children's staff plans to share a tip to help develop early literacy skills in children. For our first post, we will talk about the 5 early literacy practices identified by researchers with the American Library Association* for the Every Child Ready to Read initiative. We will s...
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Audiobooks aren’t cheating! A recent study at UC Berkeley scanned the brains of participants as they both read and listened to stories. The surprise result was that the brain reacted almost identically when listening to audio as when it read the actual text. But audiobook listeners have had that ...
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Back to school is in the air! With all the excitement older children have about returning to learning, it’s a great time to introduce early literacy and math concepts. The number of options can be overwhelming! Luckily, the library has quite a few resources made exactly for young children learning t...
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Let’s start with a little celebrity book club history. Back in 1996, Oprah Winfrey, one of the world’s most recognizable names at the time, turned her attention to books as she began her own book club. Periodically she chose a title and with her blessing, sales skyrocketed for the book and everyone&...
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The children’s staff here at Bay County Library System love to help families raise readers! To that end, we have recently added a collection called “Raise a Reader Backpacks”. These backpacks help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing. ...
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