One of my favorite aspects of working in the Sebring Public Library is getting to host weekly storytimes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. During these sessions, we read books, sing, and often we put together a craft relative to the theme. The most amazing thing about doing these storytimes is that almost everything you need […]
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When the Sky Goes Dark: The 2017 Eclipse By Mary Beth Isaacson
Why is the August 21, 2017 eclipse so special? For one thing, it’s a total eclipse, meaning that the sun will be completely obscured by the moon. This is the rarest type of solar eclipse, occurring once every 18 months. There are several eclipses every year, but most of the time the sun is only […]
Highlands County Loves These Books – By Samantha Gambill
Between your Avon Park, Lake Placid, and Sebring libraries, here are the top ten best loved fiction books so far this year. “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman dominates the charts this year as the most read work of fiction. The book was published in 2012 and has seen renewed interest thanks to the […]
Powering a Brighter World by Meaghan MacPherson
How can our society “Build a Better World?” This question will be answered in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), libraries across the country will hold events and reading challenges to identify ways young people can build character, help our communities, conserve endangered species and natural habitats, […]
Summer Reading Program Events – Samantha Gambill
The Summer Reading Program is aimed at preventing academic backsliding and promoting literacy. It’s a great tool for parents looking to keep their kids on track and having fun this summer. This year’s theme is “Build a Better World.” Highlands County libraries are kicking off the SRP with sign-ups for the Reading Incentive Program. Children […]
A Political Book For Every Occasion by Olivia Tooker
Whether you’re satisfied and optimistic about 2017’s politics, or you’re anxious and feeling rebellious, there’s a political book for you. In fact, there are already an astounding amount of books for and against the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, (and his opponent), and an even larger amount of literature for and against […]
The Great Outdoors by Krystyl Farmer
The Great Outdoors is only as far away as your local library I did it. I bought a tent. I bought a tent to take my 3-year-old son camping. My wonderful, amazing, intelligent, silly, child was so ecstatic when we set up the tent in the yard to spray it with ScotchGard, he ran in […]
Libraries: Not Just About Books!
Americans love their libraries. Our country is home to over 17,000 public libraries—more than Starbucks coffee shops or McDonald’s burger joints! Many communities have neither a Starbucks nor a McDonalds, but they do have a public library. In 2016, 10.6 million Floridians had library cards, which they used to borrow 116 million items over the […]
Graphic Novels: Not Just for Kids!
Did you read comic books when you were a kid? Generations of readers have grown up with Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and other beloved characters. Superman was first introduced in Action Comics #1, published in 1938 at the start of the Golden Age of Comic Books. Though initially targeted at children, vintage comics have become highly […]
Take a Lesson from the Children
Learning is something we do each and every minute of our lives. We may not acknowledge the lessons we digest in the course of a day, but they certainly are filed in that wonderful storage device we call our brains. It’s in our nature to believe that “learning” requires a concentrated, discrete effort on our […]