Rockwall County Library participates in the Collaborative Summer Library Program. Learn more about CSLP summer reading clubs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFlGxngQro
Young Artists
Selections from Rockwall County Library's 2022 Mini Art Show Rockwall County is fortunate to have numerous talented young artists. Celebrate Youth Art Month and check out one of these new … Continue reading Young Artists
Explorer’s Club
The February Explorers Club read the book, Someone Builds a Dream, by Lisa Wheeler. Afterwards, they worked together to build towers with toothpicks and marshmallows. Other books about structural engineering: … Continue reading Explorer’s Club
African American History Month–2023.
New biographies in the juvenile and adult collections about notable African Americans.
Happy Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year is January 22-February 1, 2023. Traditional foods eaten during the Lunar New Year are dumplings, spring rolls, fish, noodles, rice balls or cakes, and fish. Read more … Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year
Computer Science Education Week
Celebrate Computer Science Education Week (December 6-12, 2022) by reading one of these books about computational thinking: Kaminski, Leah. Bionic Bodies. (Juvenile collection). Leonardi, Paul. The Digital Mindset: What It … Continue reading Computer Science Education Week
National Dessert Day
The Food Network. Big Fun Kids Baking Book. (eBook) Hollywood, Paul. Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics. Noyes, Brian. The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook. Saffitz, Claire. Dessert … Continue reading National Dessert Day
Octopus Day (October 8th)
Angus, Laurie. Octopus Escapes Again. (Juvenile collection) Baker, Kate. Secrets of the Sea. (Juvenile collection) Braden, Ann. The Benefits of Being an Octopus. (Juvenile collection). Foster, Craig. Underwater World: My … Continue reading Octopus Day (October 8th)
Celebrate Creativity!
September 15 is International Dot Day. Reynolds, Peter. The Dot. This is the perfect book to teach little ones about how to have a growth mindset. A teacher encourages a … Continue reading Celebrate Creativity!
Elephants
Grundmann, Emmanuelle. When Elephants Listen With Their Feet. Horning, Nicole. Baby Elephants. Markle, Sandra. Animals to the Rescue! Pringle, Laurene. Elephants Strange and Wonderful. Tomsic, Kim. The Elephants Come Home: … Continue reading Elephants