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March is Women's History Month Women's History Month is a celebration of the contributions women have made to the United States and a time to recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of history in a variety of fields. Educational Resources
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February is Black History MonthFebruary is almost over, but you can continue to celebrate with some great programs and books! In celebration of Black History Month, we've connected with our friends, the Santa Cruz Warriors, to bring you a very special read-aloud for kids. Some of the Warriors will be reading some of their favorite books by Black authors about Black history. You can find more information about this and other SCPL events for Black History Month here.
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Talewise Presents: Aliens Escape From Earth!
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Saturday, February 27th During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth - but it's not a shooting star. Two kids venture out to investigate and soon find themselves mixed up with a family of visitors from another planet! Trapped by a strange space scientist, the kids must risk everything to rescue the aliens and help them... Escape from Earth! Throughout this amazing intergalactic story, we will use science experiments to bring the story to life! Don't miss this action-packed and educational alien adventure. It's totally out of this world! Brought to you by Talewise.
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Our first Teen Expo was such a hit, we're back with the next installment. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Your Future Is Our Business presents Teen Expo II: Homegrown Careers, a show-and-tell virtual event showcasing successful Santa Cruz County creators, makers, entrepreneurs, and leaders that will inspire and empower teens to embrace the possibilities of turning their interests and talents into careers. - Martine Watkins, Expo Moderator, City of Santa Cruz Councilmember
- Cindi Busenhart, Founder & CEO, Merge4
- Scotty Greathouse, Artist, Ideas for Walls
- Gabriel Medina, Senior Manager - Program Planning and Logistics, DigitalNest
- Maura O’Connell, Owner & Electrician, Lucky Electric
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Teen Expo II: Homegrown Careers March 3rd from 4:00 to 5:15
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Califas Legacy Project The Santa Cruz Public Libraries joins a host of local arts organizations in the Califas Legacy Project, an online retrospective of Califas Legacy artists with video vignettes and the book, Califas: The Ancestral Journey / El Viaje Ancestral. Starting January 8 and remaining through April, Califas: The Ancestral Journey / El Viaje Ancestral series of banners will be displayed in street-facing windows of the Downtown Library at the corner of Locust and Center streets. Several trade copies of the book will be made available to students, teachers, and young writers. Hablamos Juntos Creating Bridges: Personal Journeys into Art and Writing is an 8-10 week unit curriculum using contemporary Latinx art to inform Personal Narratives for middle and high school students, developed by Museo Eduardo Carrillo in collaboration with the Young Writers’ Program. The curriculum is free for download. If you are a teacher or writing instructor you may request a copy of the book by emailing
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St. Patrick's Day is March 17th! of items available at the the SCPL.
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In addition, for news that supports educators throughout the state, visit EdSource Highlighting Strategies for Student Success. You can subscribe to the EdSource Newsletter here.
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ELA Books in the SCPL Collection For Grades K thru 6. The books in this list are available to request from SCPL.
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Free Websites with ELA Content
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The Educator Newsletter is published bi-weekly.
The next newsletter will be published on March 11th.
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