It's spring and magic is everywhere around us. Read these delightful books to remember the beauty and awe of magic.
Remembering Unforgettable Teachers for World Teachers’ Day
School has been in session for about a month now and students are undoubtedly sharing stories about their teachers. There's the funny teacher with great jokes, the strict one that gives a ton of homework and even the weird dresser. My most memorable teacher was Mr. O'Brien, my 7th grade teacher with a roaring laugh…
Happy 50th Birthday, Hip Hop!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop with these fresh books for kids!
Families Celebrating Life and Honoring the Dead
Books and activities to celebrate Día de los Muertos in Chicago.
It’s Summer and We’re Ready to Sing The Blues
Get ready for the Chicago Blues Fest by reading these books for kids, featuring some soulful blues and blues artists.
Families, Celebrate Poet Extraordinaire Nikki Grimes
With a legacy that spans over four decades and more than 70 titles, Nikki Grimes is a poet worth celebrating this National Poetry Month.
History You Never Learned In School
History deserves more attention, dialogue, and examination than what we are taught in history class or what we read in outdated text books.
National Poetry Month Turns 25: Time to Celebrate
April is finally here and libraries, schools and poets across the country are celebrating National Poetry Month. This important celebration began 25 years ago in 1996 as a way to acknowledge and celebrate the role of poetry in our lives and to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to read and write poetry. I…
5 Magical Books to Celebrate World Folktales & Fables Week
Celebrate World Folk Tales & Fable Week with these five magical and culturally diverse books.
BIPOC Voices in Middle School Books
I spent most of my tween years doing homework and reading at CPL's South Chicago Branch, where my father taught classes for adults. I read everything, especially The Baby-Sitters Club and books by Judy Blume. While I loved mostly everything, I always felt something was missing. That "something" was my life experience, my cultura and…
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