Do you know who Louis Braille is?

Book cover for Louis Braille. A man walks side by side with the help of a boy's shoulder and use of a cane.

Are you familiar with Louise Braille? Louis Braille was a French educator and invented a reading and writing system intended for visually impaired people. The system named after him, braille, is used worldwide and remains unchanged to this day. According Read More …

Celebrate National Appreciate a Dragon Day! 

Book cover for Never Touch a Dragon. The cover has a picture of a dragon laying down with steam coming out of its nose.

January 16th is National Appreciate a Dragon Day, a day dedicated to the love of all thing’s dragons. Here are recommended titles featuring dragons for all ages.   Juvenile Never Touch a Dragon! You must never touch a dragon… except Read More …

Exercise Your Freedom to Read During Banned Book Week

Three cartoon school children walk in the opposite direction of three other cartoon school children. There are two different school buildings in the background.

September 22nd-28th is this year’s Banned Book Week! Banned Book Week was created in 1983 as a way to bring communities together and support the freedom to read. You can learn more about this initiative at bannedbooksweek.org. Exercise your freedom Read More …

Let’s Pack a Picnic!

Fire up those grills and pack your picnic baskets because National BBQ Day is coming up on May 16 and National Hamburger Day is on May 28! So spread a blanket out on the grass and read one of these Read More …