Items tagged "Summer reading"

Everything Counts: Short Books for Summer Reading

As a group, the Eleventh Stack bloggers set a goal of reading 170 books for Summer Reading 2016. We started off full-steam ahead in early June, but family, friends, work and sunshine keep us all busy, and now some of us are feeling the pressure of the individual goals we set. “Read 30 books over the […]

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A Summertime Early Learning Bucket List for Baby

Planning summer activities? Write a Summer Early Learning Bucket List. Read, talk, sing, play and write while enjoying warm weather and lots of sunshine.

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Celebrate Good Times

With so many things to do around town this week–including Pittsburgh Pride!–it will be hard to browse for books, so here are three LGBTQ-friendly YA picks for your Summer Reading list.

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Final Countdown

Only 48 more hours until Summer Reading Extravaganza, the Library’s annual celebration of literacy and learning. This year, you’ll have the chance to: Enjoy live performances, interactive storytimes and puppet shows Browse the annual book sale Play a fun CLP Readers Game Try your hand at science experiments Check out cooking and gardening demonstrations Personalize […]

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Three Anti-Beach Reads for Summer

Looking for the anti-beach read? Jump start your summer reading adventure with these three scientific and historical non-fiction books.

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It’s Time for Summer Reading Extravaganza!

To kick-off the Summer Reading, the Carnegie Library hosts Extravaganza, an outdoor festival packed with fun games, live music and storytelling, puppets shows, crafts, and much more!

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/its-time-for-summer-reading-extravaganza/

Having fun with Summer Reading

Library staff can quote to you at length about the summer slide, the research that shows engaging kids and teens with reading over the summer is immensely beneficial to their educational development. We can also talk about how adults modeling positive reading behaviors for kids shows them that reading is an important part of every day […]

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