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Our long, hot summer is almost over, and a new school year is about to begin... If you're not eager to face the transition, these websites can help prepare both you and your children for getting back to school:
Family Education covers a huge range of back to school topics:
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) - offers concise advice about:
Here's to a successful new school year!
- Homework Headaches? We Can Help!
When the homework starts piling up, don't despair. With your library card, you've got help 24/7! Even if you can't make it into the library, we've got lots of excellent online tools to help your children complete those assignments...
- Happy 71st Birthday Jack Prelutsky!
Thursday, September 8 is the birthday of children's poet Jack Prelutsky. Despite his assertion that he hated poetry as a child, Jack Prelutsky has published more than 50 collections of children's poems and was named the first Children's...
- Happy 73rd Birthday Donald Crews!
Thursday, Aug. 30 is the birthday of award winning author and illustrator Donald Crews. From a very young age Donald showed great artistic promise and was encouraged by his family and his teachers to attend art school. His first title We Read: A to Z,...
- Summer Reading Signup Starts June 15
One World, Many Stories Summer approaches, and that means it's time for our annual summer reading program, Get Caught Reading! Registration starts Wednesday, June 15, and on Saturday, June 25 participants of all ages are invited to join us for...
- Back To School
Even for those of us without a direct connection to schools, the beginning of a school year changes the rhythm of our lives. At the Public Library, evenings and weekends get busier. Groups that have not met in the library?s meeting room all summer begin...
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Help Get Your Family Ready for School
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| Ready to go back to school? |
Family Education covers a huge range of back to school topics:
- Kindergarten kickoff
- Moving up to middle school
- Homework help by grade
- School lunch ideas and recipes and much more.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) - offers concise advice about:
- Re-establishing routines before school starts
- Overcoming anxiety
- What to do if problems arise
- Working with schools and teachers
- Helping your child with test taking
Here's to a successful new school year!
- Homework Headaches? We Can Help!
When the homework starts piling up, don't despair. With your library card, you've got help 24/7! Even if you can't make it into the library, we've got lots of excellent online tools to help your children complete those assignments...
- Happy 71st Birthday Jack Prelutsky!
Thursday, September 8 is the birthday of children's poet Jack Prelutsky. Despite his assertion that he hated poetry as a child, Jack Prelutsky has published more than 50 collections of children's poems and was named the first Children's...
- Happy 73rd Birthday Donald Crews!
Thursday, Aug. 30 is the birthday of award winning author and illustrator Donald Crews. From a very young age Donald showed great artistic promise and was encouraged by his family and his teachers to attend art school. His first title We Read: A to Z,...
- Summer Reading Signup Starts June 15
One World, Many Stories Summer approaches, and that means it's time for our annual summer reading program, Get Caught Reading! Registration starts Wednesday, June 15, and on Saturday, June 25 participants of all ages are invited to join us for...
- Back To School
Even for those of us without a direct connection to schools, the beginning of a school year changes the rhythm of our lives. At the Public Library, evenings and weekends get busier. Groups that have not met in the library?s meeting room all summer begin...