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March 2021 - Posts
Meet Eric Berlin

Welcome to Family Book Club! This is an exciting club for families who love to read and is appropriate for ages 8-15. The books chosen are always within the third to sixth grade level but both younger and older kids have enjoyed them! If your child is younger, I encourage the family to read the book aloud together or listen to the audiobook (if available)!

This month we are reading "The Puzzling World of Winston Breen" by Eric Berlin. This is a fun mystery, full of puzzles that you can solve along with Winston, and the prize is treasure! Below is a suggested reading schedule. Every Monday, visit this blog to help guide your reading!

Schedule:
Monday, March 8 - Sunday, March 14: Chapters 1-5
Monday, March 15 - Sunday, March 21: Chapters 6-10
Monday, March 22 - Sunday, March 28: Chapters 11-15

We will be having a special virtual event on March 29 at 5 p.m. to meet the author! Register here to receive the WebEx link.

This event is in collaboration with Jefferson County Public Library and their Young Reader's Book Club. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the Tallyn's Reach Library. Please call 303.627.3050 if you'd like to put one on hold to be picked up at a different branch. Copies are also available through JCPL and Prospector.
Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 08, 2021 at 4:14 PM
  
Women's History Month

“Where there is a woman, there is magic.” – Ntozake Shange, playwright & poet

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8 and Women’s History Month throughout March, we’ve compiled booklists for adults, teens and kids celebrating women, past and present.

Check out the lists below, featuring fiction and non-fiction celebrating stories about women and women’s voices, and visit your local Aurora Public Library for more titles!

Check out more booklists here.



Check out these collections from hoopla digital too – available instantly for free with no holds or wait with your library card! 

Women’s History Month for Kids & Teens | Own Voices | Women’s History Month (Music) | 
Women’s Stories & Experiences (Movies) |Women’s History Month (Movies)

"Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when we cheer each other on." – Serena Williams, athlete

Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 08, 2021 at 2:50 PM
  
Made in a Mug

Made in a Mug: Peanut Butter Swirl Brownie
with Nicole

Need a sweet treat? A savory mouthful? Join us for "APL Made in a Mug" for your next bite-sized recipe!

March’s recipe is Peanut Butter Swirl Brownie from Heather's Dish! Thank you to Heather for letting us share this recipe! Check out the full recipe here.

 
Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 05, 2021 at 8:46 AM
  
Read Across America

Read Across America (Week 1)
by Stacy

Read Across America is a year-long celebration of all things reading! Starting in August and ending in July, Read Across America is about making time to read with kids and showing how reading is important and fun!

If we are going to create more readers, more writers, people who feel included and recognized, and people who understand that the world is far richer than just their experiences alone, kids need books that are as diverse and complex as the society we live in.

Join us each week as we share more Books Across America! Enjoy the comforts of reading in your own state, or travel the map to explore something new! 

Check out our first set of book recommendations, featuring stories set in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and the District of Columbia!

See a book you want to read? Click on the title to be taken to our catalog or Prospector to place a hold or borrow instantly!












































Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 04, 2021 at 10:23 AM
  
HELLO

HELLO, Hands-On Early Literacy for Little Ones, is now weekly! Join us each week as we learn about different the letter of the month, each week focusing on a different activity or skill!

March's letter of the month is I, as in ICE CREAM! 

Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 04, 2021 at 10:07 AM
  
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