Library
Lives change @ your library is the fitting theme for this year?s National Library Week celebration. Libraries of all types serve as catalysts in their communities, offering opportunities for children and adults alike to learn, grow and achieve their dreams. In addition to providing access to books, e-books, computers and other resources, public, school, academic and special libraries offer expert teaching and guidance to aid library users in their quest to open new worlds and change their lives.
- What Do These Books Have In Common?
The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God. These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or...
- Teen Tech Week - March 6-12
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults, to help teens become competent and ethical users of technologies. During Teen Tech Week, we offer events that encourage teens to use libraries'...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- Library Gardens Celebrate National Pollinator Week
Did you know that June 21 - 27 is National Pollinator Week? Here's an explanation from the National Pollinator Week website, about the importance of the animals and insects that act as pollinators: "Three years ago the U.S. Senate?s unanimous approval...
- Live Change @ Your Library
Lives Change every day at MPL but in honor of National Library week *April 13th-19th* we will be celebrating with these fun activities! ...
Library
National Library Week
This week, April 13 - 19, 2014, communities across the country celebrate National Library Week, a time to remind the public about the contributions libraries, librarians and library workers make to their communities.
Lives change @ your library is the fitting theme for this year?s National Library Week celebration. Libraries of all types serve as catalysts in their communities, offering opportunities for children and adults alike to learn, grow and achieve their dreams. In addition to providing access to books, e-books, computers and other resources, public, school, academic and special libraries offer expert teaching and guidance to aid library users in their quest to open new worlds and change their lives.
- What Do These Books Have In Common?
The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God. These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or...
- Teen Tech Week - March 6-12
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults, to help teens become competent and ethical users of technologies. During Teen Tech Week, we offer events that encourage teens to use libraries'...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- Library Gardens Celebrate National Pollinator Week
Did you know that June 21 - 27 is National Pollinator Week? Here's an explanation from the National Pollinator Week website, about the importance of the animals and insects that act as pollinators: "Three years ago the U.S. Senate?s unanimous approval...
- Live Change @ Your Library
Lives Change every day at MPL but in honor of National Library week *April 13th-19th* we will be celebrating with these fun activities! ...