It’s National Astronaut Day!

book cover for yasmin the astronaut. cover is young girl in astronaut gear smiling at reader with rocket ship and planets in the background

Celebrate National Astronaut Day with one of these fun reads! From Yasmin the Astronaut for kids to The Martian for Adults! Find something for everyone by checking out the WNPL catalog. Yasmin the Astronaut by Saadia Faruqi “Yasmin is not Read More …

Legends Unite to Celebrate Superhero Day!

The book cover of Family Is a Superpower features DC superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman standing behind diverse families of all ages. The title is in bold yellow and white letters, with the DC logo in the top left corner.

April 28th is National Superhero Day! To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite fictional heroes. But remember—superheroes aren’t just found in comic books or on movie screens. They’re all around us, making a difference every Read More …

Show us Your Green Thumb! April 22nd is Earth Day!

An image of the book cover for “The day the world stops shopping” by J.B. MacKinnon. A dark blue cover background with a plastic shopping bag. On the bag, there is a piece of broccoli and the title of the book in red letters.

The weather is starting to warm up just in time for Earth Day, whichwas established in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson with the help of activist DenisHayes. It kicked off with college campus teach-in events to promote and educate onenvironmental Read More …

Grab a Pen and Paper, It’s Poetry Month!

n image of the book cover for “Love that Dog” by Sharon Creech. The background is yellow and there is a drawing of a dog that looks as if it has been doodled by a young child.

April is Poetry month and we have lots of poetry book suggestions tokeep you inspired all month long. Also as a treat, here is one of our favorite poems aboutour favorite thing ever, the library! A LIBRARY(for Kelli Martin)a Library Read More …

Happy National Library Week from WNPL!

Book cover for Banned Together. A stack of library books with Banned Together appears on the spine of two books stacked on top of each other.

National Library week was first sponsored in 1958, now it’s observed by a number of countries. Sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the world, we want to highlight all the ways you can support your library this Read More …