Have you ever felt different? Maybe like no one understands what you’re going through? This is what it’s like for many people who experience a disability. A disability can be physical, developmental, emotional or all of the above. It's simply something that causes a person...
Looking to engage your tween reader? Here are five tips to help promote reading for children ages 10-13: Read for enjoyment Tweens do a lot of reading for school and may not show interest in every required reading assignment. Take breaks from non-preferred reading and encourage reading...
Come to PGTPL and dive into our Junior Library of Things. Here are a few ocean-themed games and activities available to check out or play at the library. Here, Fishy, Fishy! by: Kristin Muckel, HABA Games, ages 2+ Part of Haba’s “My Very First Game” series, this game...
Have you ever gone to a backyard picnic with a taco or chili bar? Maybe it’s time for a ramen bar! Ramen is another meal that can be assembled by each person after the party has started. To top it all off (see what we did...
Keep cool this summer while reading with this recipe for ice cream in a bag! Recipe source INGREDIENTS ▢ 1 cup half and half (you can use 1/2 whole milk and 1/2 cream also if you want) ▢ 1.5 tsp vanilla extract ▢ 1 tbsp sugar ▢ ice ▢ 1/4 cup salt ...
With Summer coming, children may be spending lots of time with family and friends on roadtrips, on vacations, or hanging out at home. Here are some great games to check out using a standard 52-card playing deck. These are perfect if you need a lot...
The Library will be closed Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day. Our Evergreen servers will be down for maintenance over the holiday weekend as well, which will limit access to our catalog and many of our digital resources like Overdrive, Libby, and Hoopla. We apologize...
Historical fiction is an interesting genre because it can come to be in two different ways. The first way is that someone writes a contemporary story about a time of the past. The second is when a book’s once-contemporary content becomes a part of history....
Spring is in the air! It is time to plant flowers and admire all the beautiful things Spring and nature have to offer! Below are some books from our collection that highlight Spring gardening, Spring and the power of persistence. Books to read together Spring Parade by...
Spring feels like it has fully sprung when trees begin their regrowth of beautiful new leaves. This Try at Home craft can be done any time of the year, all you need are the following materials: Paper Crayons Tape Assortment of leaves Follow these simple steps...
