African Americans You Should Know: Picture Book Biographies

As we celebrate African American History Month each February, we often highlight well-known heroes of black history like Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman or Barack Obama. However, celebrating African American History Month is an excellent opportunity to dig deeper to learn about others who made a big impact, but whose stories were…
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CPL’s 2018 Teen Mock Book Awards

Every year before the winners of American Library Association's Youth Media Awards are announced, our teen librarians come together to honor some of our favorite titles of the year while discovering new books to recommend to you! Here are the 2018 winners as selected by our staff. Mock Printz Award for Literary Excellence Winner: Sadie: Haunting and…
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Welcome the Year of the Pig

It's time for a new year again—Chinese New Year! If you didn't know, the Chinese zodiac is based on the cycle of the moon, which repeats every 12 years. Each year is linked to a different animal. According to legend, the 12 animals ran a race thousands of years ago to determine their order. Each…
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Over the Moon about the Moon

Do you know a kid who's fascinated with the moon? My youngest son absolutely loves the moon, or la luna, as it's known in Spanish. While in the car, he'd often shout, "Mami, look! I see la luna!" His fascination has continued to skyrocket and now he's anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first and only…
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