Take Time Together - Fully Charged

February 11, 2019 | jonesw

Canton Public Library wants you to Electrify Your Winter and Spark Your Year! We've created a whole packet of "Spark Sheets" to help you set goals and achieve great things. We will be rolling these out over the winter with curated experiences to encourage connectivity and growth for all ages. Our kids and family components are called Take Time Together. We will link to the relevant Spark Sheets as well as suggest activities you can do at home to grow in ways you never thought of. Catered to fit your busy lives, suggestions vary for families who have 5 minutes, 30 minutes, or 2 hours to spend with each other. The choice is yours!

Got a case of the winter blues? Recharge with our Fully Charged Spark Sheet! Explore the many library services available to you beyond books and movies. With your CPL card, you have access to:

  • Hoopla (streaming music, comics, ebooks, movies, TV shows)
  • Kanopy (streaming movies)
  • RBdigital (digital magazines)
  • Mango Languages (language learning)

5 minutes:

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2019 Pura Belpré Awards

January 28, 2019 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announced the top youth books and media of 2019, including the Pura ​Belpré Awards. The Pura ​Belpré Awards are given by the Association for Library Services to Children to a Latinx writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. 

For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2019 Illustrator Award Winner

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

2019 Alex Awards

January 28, 2019 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announced the top youth books and media of 2019, including the Alex Awards. The Young Adult Library Services Association awards Alex Awards to ten adult books that have significant appeal to teen audiences.

For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2019 Alex Award Winners

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

2019 YALSA Nonfiction Award

January 28, 2019 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announced the top youth books and media of 2019, including the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. 

For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2019 Winner

The unwanted : stories of the Syrian refugees by artist 1949- Don Brown

2019 Morris Award

January 28, 2019 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announced the top youth books and media of 2019, including the William C. Morris Award. The Young Adult Library Services Association awards the Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens. 

For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2019 Morris Winner

Darius the Great is not okay by Adib Khorram

2019 Printz Award

January 28, 2019 | jonesw

Today the American Library Association announced the top youth books and media of 2019, including the Michael L. Printz Award. The Young Adult Library Services Association awards the Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults. 

For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2019 Printz Winner

The poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Mary Oliver, Poet, 1935-2019

January 17, 2019 | jonesw

Mary Oliver was widely known as one of the most prolific, established, and best-selling American poets of all time. Oliver began writing poetry as a teenager and eventually published over thirty volumes of poetry. Her work was heavily influenced by nature and was often deeply introspective. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for American Primitive and the National Book Award in 1992 for New and Selected Poems. Join us in celebrating her life with some materials from our library collection. 

Felicity by 1935- Mary Oliver

Best YA of 2018

December 29, 2018 | jonesw

Fiction

Anger is a gift by Mark Oshiro
The astonishing color of after by Emily X. R. Pan

HP Party with Tonks and the Aurors

jonesw

Muggles and wizards alike are invited to celebrate all things magical at our Potter Party! Enjoy tasty wizard treats, play games, and make crafts while rocking out to a live musical performance by Tonks and the Aurors. Then connect with other fans over a game of Harry Potter Bingo. Costumes are welcome! Activities and food available while supplies last.

All ages. No registration required. 

[Harry Potter-54 by Carol Smith is licensed under  CC BY 2.0.]

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Wintry Reads for Teens

December 21, 2018 | jonesw

As the temperature drops, cozy up with a seasonal read from our Teen Fiction section!

Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler
Dash & Lily's book of dares by Rachel Cohn

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