LibraryAware August 2021

MRLS Newsletter — August 2021

Storytime Is Back!

August 9th is National Book Lovers Day

How do dinosaurs learn to read?
by Jane Yolen

Designed for particular appeal to reluctant new readers, this book features stomping, roaring dinosaurs who soak books in the bathtub, throw them and finally learn how to enthusiastically, and carefully, read them with their loved ones at bedtime.

The book woman of Troublesome Creek : a novel
by Kim Michele Richardson

A last-of-her-kind outcast and member of the Pack Horse Library Project braves the hardships of Kentucky's Great Depression and hostile community discrimination to bring the near-magical perspectives of books to her neighbors.

The library book
by Susan Orlean

The acclaimed best-selling author reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries.

1000 Things Before Kindergarten

Get your little one ready to learn!
Studies show that children who are read to from birth until Kindergarten are more prepared for school. The idea of 1,000 Things is to add the five basics of early childhood parenting. These basics are:

1. Maximize love, manage stress

2. Talk, sing, and point

3. Count, group, and compare

4. Explore through movement & play

5. Read and discuss stories

How to get started:

Register by signing up at your closest branch. You will receive a folder which will include suggestions of activities to complete with your child.

Track your reading and activities. For each book or activity completed, simply color in one of the bubbles on your log.

Accomplish milestones. Each time you complete 100 things, return your log to the Library and receive a free book! You will be given a new activity log for your next 100 things.

Complete the program by reaching 1,000 things and receive a certificate of achievement.

*This program is funded by The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Virginia*

Celebrate National Dog Day

Daring dogs : 30 true tales of heroic hounds
by Kimberlie Hamilton

Illustrated profiles of 30 amazing dogs from history, from Smoky, a four-pound Yorkie who served in World War II, to Laika, the first dog to launch into space.

Stella the search dog
by Lisa Gerry

Spend the day with Stella, a Virginia State Police Search & Rescue Dog, as she trains to track scent trails, rides in a helicopter, and rescues a lost hiker.

I am the longest dog
by Avery Monsen

A hilarious story of a canine whose extra-long body traverses mountains, valleys and oceans before crossing the entire world to catch up with its own tail.

August Crafts

A new craft will be available every Monday while supplies last.

New Book Highlights

Project Hail Mary : a novel
by Andy Weir

The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space where he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

When stars collide
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Opera diva Olivia Shore and Chicago Stars quarterback Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand and must find a way to get along when they are plagued by a series of dangerous encounters with an overzealous fan.

Kin : a memoir
by Shawna Kay Rodenberg

In this mesmerizing memoir of survival, Rodenberg shares her experiences growing up Appalachia – a community ravaged by the coal industry, but for all that, rich in humanity, beauty and the complex knots of family love.