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On Monday, November 29th the Aurora Hills Library celebrates the birthday of author Madeleine L'Engle.
L'Engle is well known for her works of fiction for young adult readers - her most famous, A Wrinkle in Time won a Newbery Award in 1963 and has become a staple for English teachers in classrooms around the nation.
But did you know that A Wrinkle in Time is just the first in a series? She published four other titles following the adventures of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin; A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Try checking one of them out today!
- Happy 137th Birthday L. M. Montgomery
Wednesday, November 30th is the birthday of beloved children's author author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery is best known for her enchanting series detailing the adventures of Anne Shirley, the free-spirited red-head who is sent from her orphanage...
- Happy 112th Birthday E.b. White!
On Monday, July 11 the Aurora Hills Librarians will celebrate the birthday of children's author E. B. White. White was a long-time contributor for the New Yorker (he published for them for more than 6 decades!) but is most famous for his work...
- Summer Reading: The Circ System Admin Shares Her Favorites
We asked Rebecca, our Circulation System Administrator (she understands the patron account system better than almost anyone), to share a few of her favorite books from when she was a kid: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - "The idea of time...
- Happy 178th Birthday Louisa May Alcott!
On October 29th, the Aurora Hills Library will celebrate the birthday of novelist Louisa May Alcott who wrote the children's literature classic Little Women. Little Women has influenced generations of young women and the Aurora Hills Librarian...
- Happy 113th Birthday Marjorie Flack!
On Friday, October 22 the Aurora Hills Branch Library will celebrate the 113th birthday of beloved children's author Marjorie Flack. Her classic titles include Ask Mr. Bear, The Story about Ping and the Caldecott Honor winning The Boats on...
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Happy 92nd Birthday Madeleine L'Engle!
On Monday, November 29th the Aurora Hills Library celebrates the birthday of author Madeleine L'Engle. L'Engle is well known for her works of fiction for young adult readers - her most famous, A Wrinkle in Time won a Newbery Award in 1963 and has become a staple for English teachers in classrooms around the nation.
But did you know that A Wrinkle in Time is just the first in a series? She published four other titles following the adventures of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin; A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Try checking one of them out today!
- Happy 137th Birthday L. M. Montgomery
Wednesday, November 30th is the birthday of beloved children's author author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery is best known for her enchanting series detailing the adventures of Anne Shirley, the free-spirited red-head who is sent from her orphanage...
- Happy 112th Birthday E.b. White!
On Monday, July 11 the Aurora Hills Librarians will celebrate the birthday of children's author E. B. White. White was a long-time contributor for the New Yorker (he published for them for more than 6 decades!) but is most famous for his work...
- Summer Reading: The Circ System Admin Shares Her Favorites
We asked Rebecca, our Circulation System Administrator (she understands the patron account system better than almost anyone), to share a few of her favorite books from when she was a kid: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - "The idea of time...
- Happy 178th Birthday Louisa May Alcott!
On October 29th, the Aurora Hills Library will celebrate the birthday of novelist Louisa May Alcott who wrote the children's literature classic Little Women. Little Women has influenced generations of young women and the Aurora Hills Librarian...
- Happy 113th Birthday Marjorie Flack!
On Friday, October 22 the Aurora Hills Branch Library will celebrate the 113th birthday of beloved children's author Marjorie Flack. Her classic titles include Ask Mr. Bear, The Story about Ping and the Caldecott Honor winning The Boats on...