The Jungle Book is a collection of fables written by Rudyard Kipling while living in Vermont in 1894. The Second Jungle Book was published the following year. Several of the fables feature Mowgli, an abandoned “man cub” raised by wolves in the Indian Jungle. In a few short weeks Rudyard Kipling’s…
Fiction is the section with stories, and non-fiction is the section with facts and figures. True or false? Believe it or not, this is actually false. Not everything in the non-fiction section of the library is factual. You will find folklore, fairy tales, religious parables, ghost stories, poetry, and UFO…
Every year I strive to complete a new reading challenge. This is a fun practice that I recommend to everyone. It forces you to read at least a few books each year that you might otherwise have never looked at. This year I’m working on the 2016 Reading Challenge. One of…
Daylight savings is observed twice a year, when we adjust our clocks so that the sun will rise earlier or later. Benjamin Franklin first suggested that shops could close earlier to save on the cost of lighting, an early proposal of what would become daylight savings time. But it…
TumbleBooks es uno de los recursos digitales que ofrece la Biblioteca Pública de Santa Clarita. Esta es una amplia colección de libros electrónicos con imágenes animadas diseñada para niños. Por medio de libros electrónicos que constituyen un recurso literario ideal para los niños que empiezan a leer, Tumblebooks promueve el…
Award-winning illustrator, Rafael Lopez will be visiting the Valencia branch of the Santa Clarita Public Library Saturday, March 19th, at 1:30 p.m. as part of the Library’s One City, One Story Program. His illustrations in “Our California” celebrate the major cities and regions of the Golden State. Rafael will discuss and…
Is your child required to read 20-30 minutes every day for school? Does it take more time to argue with your kid about reading than the actual amount of reading required? Do you worry that they are learning to hate reading at such a young age? I’m going to share…
Spring, my friends, is less than a month away! Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming and everyone is looking for a great book to read. Why not try Kevin Henkes newest title, When Spring Comes? This beautiful story explores the changes that happen as winter gives way to spring. Told…
“The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” – Robert Maynard Hutchins The Santa Clarita Public Libraries realize the role that curiosity and discovery play in learning and we are now offering a program known as the Curiosity Machine that is offered…
On Thursday, February 11th 2016 scientists announced that they have detected gravitational waves in space! Why is this so important? Well, many years ago (in 1916 to be exact!) Albert Einstein predicted that gravitational waves happen in space based on his theory of general relativity. It took 100 years of…
