MRLS Newsletter — May 2024
Happy Mother's Day!
You are my happy
by Hoda Kotb

A board book rendering of the best-selling picture book depicts an endearing mama bear and cub who cuddle together and reflect on the wonders of the day before closing their eyes for a restful night's sleep. 125,000 first printing. Illustrations.
I've Loved You Since Forever
by Hoda Kotb - Picture Book

A celebratory and poetic testament to the joy that is motherhood.
Someday
by Stephanie Stansbie

"Beautifully capturing the special moments between parent and child, this heartwarming picture book follows a young cub who wants to be just like Mommy, who assures her cub that someday that will be the case, but for now, they have memories to make together. Illustrations."
Everything Is Mama
by Jimmy Fallon - Picture Book

A lot of babies' first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby's point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities.
Monthly Events

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.
 
Visit https://bit.ly/3VVulk6 for more info!
 
*This program is funded by The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Virginia*
 
May Closings

 
A to Z World Travel
Do you love to travel and want a great, reliable resource for points of interest, transportation, and travel resources? 
 
Check out A to Z World Travel! This guide is accessible from our website (along with other resources & guides) at https://bit.ly/3UX7EdQ. It includes:
  • 202 World City Travel Guides
  • 67 Topics including points of interest, security, transportation, food/recipes, culture, & language.
  • 57 Travel Resources on topics including health & safety, international calling, emergencies, & living abroad.

New Book Highlights
The reaper follows
by Heather Graham

Agents from the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate a series of murders linked to conspiracy theorists and doomsday cults.
It had to be you
by Mary Higgins Clark

Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers, determined to clear one name at the expense of the other, ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime and as they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
Toxic prey
by John Sandford

When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport, with the world on high alert, calls in her father, Lucas, to locate him, and when their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus he created from becoming the perfect weapon.
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