Once again this school year, middle school librarians from our area are partnering with librarians from Central Rappahannock Regional Library to facilitate Café Book, a program where 7th and 8th graders read and discuss books from a list of selected titles. This year’s Café Book list has fourteen titles for students to choose from, with…
Sweet Books to Celebrate Grandparents’ Day
These picture books are perfect for sharing for Grandparents' Day...or any day!
Book Corner: Books to set up kids for successful first day
Reading a book with your child can be a great entry point to start a conversation about their feelings on going back to school or starting school for the first time.
Book Corner: Make reading part of your child’s summer adventures
Stories for families to share that will inspire summer adventures or transport you to faraway places during a staycation.
Book Corner: Seven books to kick off summer reading fun
Summer Reading has launched, and Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s (CRRL) Good Reads book lists are a great way to keep your children and teens reading all summer long. Besides simply being fun, Summer Reading helps children avoid “summer slide,” the loss of learning that can happen when children are not experiencing educational and enriching activities…
Book Corner: Books to help children deal with emotions
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and it’s the perfect time to look at some children’s picture books which can help children understand their own emotions and help adults start conversations with children around these topics. A Blue Kind of Day by Rachel Tomlinson, illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey Coen is having a very sad day and…
Book Corner: Celebrating National Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month, a wonderful time to focus on poetry written specifically for children. These poems are perfect for even very young children: they are usually short, often rhyming, and introduce unique vocabulary. Because poems for children tend to be short, they don’t get bored and lose interest. Rhyming helps children understand word patterns…
Book Corner: Spring reading has sprung
The days are getting longer, the temperatures are getting warmer, daffodils are blooming…spring has sprung! Spring in our area is such a beautiful season, and one perfect way to celebrate the start of a new season is to share a good book with a child. Escargot and the Search for Spring by Dashka Slater, illustrated by…
Book Corner: Enjoy Nature Books Anytime
Nature books are great for children all year long. I tend to think about surfacing these books in the spring, summer, and fall, but, when I was looking back at some of the picture books released recently and came across some interesting nature books, I thought "why wait?" Nature is always wondrous, no matter the…
Book Corner: Share in the Wonder of the Holiday Through Books
There is something extra special about the magic children experience when celebrating holidays. Adults can be reminded of that magic by sharing the wonder of a delightful book with a child. The Animals Speak: A Christmas Eve Legend by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Brittany Baugus Moving from a traditional Nativity to contemporary images of children…
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