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Let’s Glow!

Grades K-5 // Glow crazy with neon crafts, games, and more on Tuesday, February 4 at 6pm. 

When the Sky Glows

by Nell Cross Beckerman 

Easy 551.565 BECKERMAN 

Sunrises and lightning storms, rainbows and volcanoes, meteors and eclipses, these beautiful, awe-inspiring events that light up the sky might seem like magic. But there is a fascinating scientific explanation for each. Nell Cross Beckerman’s playful and illuminating text and David Litchfield’s vibrant illustrations are certain to capture the curiosity of young sky watchers everywhere. 

Constellations

A Glow-in-the Dark Guide to the Night Sky
by Chris Sasaki 

Easy 523.8 SASAKI 

Children will see the stars shining brightly right in their own room with this glow-in-the-dark introduction to the night sky. Each constellation sparkles brilliantly on the page, and even as the luminous illustrations encourage stargazing, the kid-friendly text presents a perfect mix of simple science and storytelling.  

Blackout

by Dhonielle Clayton 

Young Adult CLAYTON 

A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks… A first meeting, long-time friends, bitter exes, and maybe the beginning of something new. When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight. 

Light Waves

by David Adler 

Easy 535 ADLER 

This kid-friendly introduction to the physics of light covers the basics of solar energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, photon particles, light scattering, and reflection and refraction. With accessible language, grounded examples, and easy, hands-on experiments you can do with household items, this colorful picture book is a perfect supplement to lessons on light waves, and a great way to explore the topic at home. 

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8/21/2023

All ages are welcome Tues, August 29 from 5:00-6:30pm for Drop-In Gamer Night! We'll have a Switch set up with some of our favorite games for you to try. Or bring your own handheld console/games to play with others.

Under Alien Skies

A sightseer's guide to the universe
by Philip Plait, PhD.

Call Number: 520 PLAIT

On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on both the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination to transport you to ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer.

North of Nowhere

by Allison Brennan

Call Number: Mystery BRENNAN

After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them. They barely escape in a small plane, but gunfire hits the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness. The siblings hike deep into the woods, searching desperately for safety—unaware of the severity of the approaching storm.

The Caliph and the Imam

The making of Sunnism and Shiism
by Toby Matthiesen

Call Number: 297.09 MATTHIESEN

Moving chronologically, Toby Matthiesen’s book sheds light on the many ways that it has shaped the Islamic world, outlining how over the centuries Sunnism and Shiism became Islam's two main branches, and how Muslim Empires embraced specific sectarian identities.

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

art by Imo Oono, original story by FlyingDog

Call Number: Young Adult Graphic Novel OONO

He’s a shy haiku writer who wears headphones to keep people at a distance. She’s a streamer who always hides behind a mask. After their worlds suddenly collide, these two strangers find themselves sharing secrets they’ve been desperate to keep under wraps. Even though their methods of self-expression couldn’t be more different, they’ll find they understand each other better than they ever expected.

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10/17/2022

Drop in and learn about peer-to-peer mental health and wellness services as well as mental health first aid training available from Wellness in the Woods on Wednesday, October 26 @ 9:30 - 11:30 am. More information...

Dinner on Mars by Lenore Newman and Evan D. G. Fraser

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Eart // Fraser and Newman show how setting the table off-planet will supercharge efforts to produce food sustainably here at home. For futurists, sci-fi geeks, tech nuts, business leaders, and anyone interested in the future of food, this book puts sustainability and adaptability on the menu in the face of our climate crisis.

664 NEWMAN

A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

Junior WARGA

Homestead Survival by Marty Raney

An Insider's Guide to Your Great Escape // Veteran homesteader and star of the Discovery Channel's Homestead Rescue Marty Raney shares a big-picture vision of how ordinary families can become radically resilient homesteaders: powering, feeding, and caring for themselves through their own efforts, and on their own land.

640.286 RANEY

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Taking place in the years leading up to the First Reform Bill of 1832, this book explores nearly every subject of concern to modern life: art, religion, science, politics, self, society, and human relationships.

ELLIOT

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