Helping The City Stand Strong In Time of Need

Helping The City Stand Strong In Time of Need April 20, 2020 We Celebrate our Community During National Library Week At 12:32 AM CST on Tuesday, March 3, an EF2 tornado touched down…

It's word search time! And other free, online historic resources

It's word search time! And other free, online historic resources April 19, 2020 With the changing times and means to educate while schools are closed, it can be difficult for parents-now-turned-teachers to homeschool on such short notice, and…

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day Activities April 20, 2020 With Earth Day just around the corner, let's take a look at some ideas for easy, around-the-house activities you can do to help out the planet. At the…

Volunteers Form an Essential Pillar of Our Library

Volunteers Form an Essential Pillar of Our Library April 21, 2020 NPL Thanks its Elective Workers During National Library Week */ What makes a library system great? Some would say…

Have Books, Will Travel

Have Books, Will Travel April 25, 2020 How does a vacation to a far-off destination sound to you? Maybe with a beautiful, sandy beach or a picturesque french countryside; amazing right? And also not physically feasible for most people right…

Midnight Movie Marathon

Midnight Movie Marathon April 24, 2020 A mix of weird, fun, obscure, and just plain bad genre flicks for your next movie night. Looking to watch something a little offbeat? Here are…

Keepers of the Flame: Ketch Secor On the Importance of Libraries

Keepers of the Flame: Ketch Secor On the Importance of Libraries April 22, 2020 See Secor and His Old Crow Bandmates During String City on February 27…

Old Letters and At-Home Archiving

Old Letters and At-Home Archiving May 2, 2020 With the extra time on our hands after a month of quarantine, maybe there are other things we can spend our time on, like preserving family ephemera. This is an assisted blog post from my coworker, Christine…

Lil’ Readers Find Plenty to Smile About with Read to Rise

Lil’ Readers Find Plenty to Smile About with Read to Rise April 29, 2020 Homeschool, Birthdays, and Books Fill Up this Month’s Update */ This story is the seventh part of a year-long…

Picture Books to Inspire Your Child to Imagine Their Own Story

Picture Books to Inspire Your Child to Imagine Their Own Story May 12, 2020 We've kicked off Summer Challenge early! This year's theme is Imagine Your Story. Here are some picture books to inspire you to imagine your own story…

Family Night: Movies and TV Shows Based on Books

Family Night: Movies and TV Shows Based on Books May 5, 2020 Grab some treats. Cuddle up on the couch. And read these books before watching them come to life! In this time of…

Libby, by Overdrive for Kids

Find eBooks for kids by subject or reading level. Kids-only, no teen or adult reading-level books included.

Amanda Dembiec

Amanda Dembiec, Library Associate

Turn History Into Art as the Metro Archives Artist-in-Residence

Turn History Into Art as the Metro Archives Artist-in-Residence May 4, 2020 Submit Your Proposal by Friday, May 15 How would you make history come alive through art? That’s the…

It's Time for some Crazy Rich Readalikes

It's Time for some Crazy Rich Readalikes May 14, 2020 Did you know that Asian Pacific American Heritage month is traditionally celebrated in May? This year, we might not be able to throw a big party, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get our Asian…