“I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks.” (1) These are the opening lines for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan. The novel is inspired by a true story about a gorilla called Ivan who lived in a cage at a mall in Atlanta for…
The holiday season is a time for family, friends, and eating delicious food! Buying cookbooks can get expensive, which is where the library comes in! Across our three branches, the Santa Clarita Public Library has a large array of cookbooks for kids interested in baking, cooking, and any kind of…
Winter vacations is a great opportunity to have fun reading! Here are some ideas, to promote a love of reading and learning with your child based on the article by Lidia Breiseth Read Together: Read out loud together and talk about the book you read. Find a good book and read…
On Saturday, December 1 from 10am – 2pm, the 12th Annual Family Literacy Festival will be held at the Old Town Newhall Library. Explore, Play, Create is the theme in which hands-on activities, stories, performers and so much more will be featured at the festival. One of the featured guests…
Importancia de la Lectura La lectura es una de las habilidades más importantes que los niños deben adquirir para tener éxito en la escuela. Ellos necesitan cultivar dichas habilidades que les ayudarán a construir un amor permanente por la lectura y los cimientos sólidos para lograr el éxito académico. Sin…
Puzzle books are a great way to spend an afternoon getting lost in a book! Puzzle books come in a variety of styles from finding a character mixed in a crowd to noticing the small differences between two pictures. Puzzles can help develop patience, spacial thinking and logic. Here are…
There’s nothing more fun than the candy, costumes, and pumpkin decorating that comes with Halloween. To get you in the holiday spirit, here are some great Halloween-themed chapter books that are available at the Santa Clarita Public Library: Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo Persuaded by the word…
Trick-or-treating is fun, but can be also dangerous, so, as a parent we need to make sure that our children stay safe during this time. According to www.cdc.gov/familyHalloween. Children under 12 years old, should be accompanied by an adult. Walk Safely Put electronic devises away and keep heads up and…
La Biblioteca Pública de la ciudad de Santa Clarita ofrece una amplia variedad de servicios para los usuarios en las tres localidades y entre algunos de ellos están las computadoras, los impresoras, fotocopiadoras y escáner Uso de Computadoras Todos los usuarios de la biblioteca pueden usar las computadoras de escritorio…
Fall is quickly approaching. While some friends will be celebrating with pumpkin spice everything, I enjoy celebrating by sharing books about the season. Below is a list of books that have a fall theme or setting. I’m also including the AR ATOS levels for those parents who’s children need to…
