We installed a new book on the Story Trail today: Nest, by Jorey Hurley, a story about the first year of a bird’s life. The weather is warming, so take those kiddos outside to the park and read the story while they expend energy walking the trail. Not sure what the Story Trail is? Keep reading for details and a spring book list for kids.
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It’s a challenge so simple, it’s a breath of fresh, spring air. Complete a prompt from our activity list or read for an hour. Do either one five times. Fill out your tickets (up to five per person) and turn them in for the grand prize drawing. What could you win? Keep reading to find out.
Reed Memorial Library’s Petals and Pages challenge runs March 1 to 31st and is for all ages and all readers. You’ll get a matching magnet when you pick up your ticket board (so that you can hang it on the fridge). Want to get started right now? You can download and print your ticket board, too.
Like we said, it’s super simple: any combination of prompts from our activity list or reading for an hour. The activity list has all sorts of fun choices like reading in the sun, reading a book about butterflies or spring sports, and even visiting the story trail in Dix Park. There’s an activity for every age and reading level so the whole family can participate.
Fill out your tickets and bring them in for an entry. Do it one at a time or all five at once, just turn at least one in by March 31. One lucky ticket will be drawn for the grand prize.
Here’s what you will win:
One month to read and/or complete fun activities, one grand prize to win. Pick up a ticket board in the library or download and print your own and get started!
Simply put, a library challenge is a fun way to ensure that you, your kids, your family, are reading and learning. A challenge can be set up like a game, a BINGO board, a checklist, a tracker, or some other fun way to record reading and activities. Prizes and rewards are given for completing challenges and sometimes along the way. Library challenges grew out of a need to keep younger readers on track during school breaks by measuring and rewarding reading. We think that rewarding reading is appropriate for everyone and all seasons.
The First Ladies by Marie Benedict
Where to find this book at Reed Memorial Library:
Darlene from Adult Services recommends The First Ladies, a fictionalized account of the friendship between first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Last year was a big one for book-to-movie adaptations and 2025 is shaping up the same. Setting aside the argument about which one was better, we just want to know which you did last year. Did you watch the movie or read the book? Many times, nothing in the movie or its credits clues you in that they adapted the story from a book. If you liked some of these movies, you might want to check out the book and vice-versa.
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Where do you go when you have a question and can’t find the answer yourself? Just ask the Google, you say? Then what do you do when Google spits out multiple answers, some that may contradict each other? And how do you know if that answer is even correct?
Do you ask an AI chatbot? We’ve heard the stories about AI’s unbelieveably unreliable answers. You could call a friend, ask around, but did you know that you can also just ask your question at the library?
You’ve been asking and library staff have been answering your questions for as long as public libraries have been around. What kind of questions? Every kind.
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Our Giving Tree went up in December when the cold weather was just getting started. It’s colder than ever now and the need continues. So we’re keeping our tree up, adding decorations and collecting donations through the end of February. You can help.
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This week we had a book returned to us from an Illinois library. They got it from a neighboring library in Idaho, who found it in their book return. As much as we’d love to know how and why our book from Ravenna, Ohio, ended up in Idaho and Illinois, we’ll probably never find out. But its arrival sparked a conversation about things that end up at our library that don’t belong to us.
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A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Where to find this book at Reed Memorial Library:
Katie from Adult Services recommends A Sorceress Comes to Call to readers who enjoy a good fairytalesque novel. This book is standalone, but it is similar to other works by T. Kingfisher in that it blends magic, fantasy, and horror.
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Looking for the perfect gift? Wondering what kind of book to get for your friend/sibling/niece and nephew/parent/grandchild? Are you hoping to receive books as gifts? Our staff are readers and gift givers just like you AND we have the advantage of being surrounded by books daily. Here, on the cusp of the holiday season, we give you a brief rundown of books that our staff recommend for both giving and receiving.
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Have you been asked to “fax over” some forms or information?
Who faxes stuff anymore since email came along? Where do you even do that in 2024? If you’re under 25, do you even know what a fax machine is? And where am I going to find a fax machine? The answer: your library, of course.
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Sincerely, Cornelius 