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
Digital comics and graphic novels
Ask how you can access digital comics and graphic novels with your Rockwall County Library card. There's comics for every age group: kids, teens, and adults.
Celebrate Citizen Science Month
Celebrate Citizen Science Month by reading and or participating in one of these projects.
Youth Fair
The Youth Fair is coming soon (March 30-April 2). The purpose of the Youth Fair of Rockwall, Inc. (“YFOR”) is to promote the education, constructive talents and leadership skills of … Continue reading Youth Fair