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Children's Room
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Meet the Author: Saadia Faruqi
Friday, January 22nd
3:30 pm
Registration Required
sign up online beginning Jan 11th
Join us for an extra special virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi, author of the Yasmin series as well as the new middle grade books A Place at the Table and A Thousand Questions.
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Local Author Storytimes Return
Beginning in January, kids and families can watch local area authors reading from their own picture books on the Cary Library YouTube channel! First up on January 4 is April Jones Prince sharing her book, Snowy Race.
Josh Funk, Lisa Rogers and Carrie Finison will be sharing their stories this winter too! Watch Cary Library social media for more airdates coming soon!
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Winter Storytime Sessions
Registration Required
Mondays 10:30 - 11 am
Stories & Songs
Wednesdays 10 - 10:30 am
Stories & Rhymes
Register separately for each storyime. One you register, you are registered for the entire winter series.
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ALA Youth Media Awards
January 25th
9 am
Each year the American Library Association awards the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Pura Belpre, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards at the Youth Media Awards and you can watch them live from your home! Tune in on Monday, January 25th at 9 am and find out who wins this year's Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal and other outstanding awards!
Librarians like to make predictions, so here are a few titles we are hoping to see on the award lists that day, we'll have to see how well we do:
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We Will Live in this Forest Again by Gianna Marino
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Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry
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I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
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Lift by Minh Le
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King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
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Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
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Efren Divided by Ernestos Cisneros
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What Our Book Clubs Are Reading
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Tadpoles (K & 1st Grades)
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Dewdrop by Katie O'Neill
It's time for the annual pond sports fair. Dewdrop the axolotl can't wait to cheer on his friends. But as the big day gets closer and his friends get nervous, will he be able to remind them that doing their best is the most important part?
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Mia Mayhem is a Superhero by Kara West
Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam.
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Bookmarks (2nd & 3rd Grades)
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Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger's quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)--but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends.
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story
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Page Turners (4th & 5th Grades)
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to get it away from the creature, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?
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Loot: How to Steal a Fortune by Jude Watson
When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on the family business.
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ComicSquad (3rd - 5th Grades)
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Lumberjanes volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy & Lumberjanes volume 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
Five girls become instant best friends when they go to camp and discover there is a lot more to the summer than learning to how to paddle a canoe. Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types is not your average summer camp and Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers. Between the river monsters, magic, and myths, this summer is only just beginning!
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
A collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes
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Book Talks (4th - 6th Grades)
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason.
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Looking for a big, bright and upbeat holiday picture book to kick-off the new year with your youngest library kids? Award-winning author/illustrator Todd Parr's The Joyful Book may be just what you're looking for! Each page describes a way to find joy, from celebrating with family and friends, storytelling, trying new things and singing holiday songs, to learning new traditions, making yummy treats, playing games, and more! Kids will enjoy the fun, colorful illustrations of people and animals that Parr is known for, as they discover special joys of winter holiday celebrations and some everyday ways to experience joy as well! This book is perfect to share with preschool- aged kids.
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Gong Gong doesn't speak English, May doesn't speak Cantonese. Today she has to spend the day with Gong Gong while her mother is away. She's hungry and bored and tired of running errands, and finally breaks down in frustration. But it turns out Gong Gong has a special surprise, and May and Gong Gong just may understand each other after all.
Such a sweet story about how love can transcend language barriers. The illustrations perfectly capture the characters and settings and mood. Made me long for a day with my Grandpa.
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Fun books to read now in Hoopla!
No need to wait for these popular ebooks - find them right away in Hoopla!
Picture Books:
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