MRLS Newsletter — September 2023
Library Card Sign Up Month
How much money has your Library saved you?
 
Since 1987, Library Card Sign Up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During this time, the American Library Association and libraries unite in a national effort to ensure every child signs up for their own library card.
 
During the school year, parents and caregivers can save hundreds of dollars on books and educational resources for students. From free access to books and media, programs/activities, digital resources, and virtual homework help, to the expertise of library staff, a library card is one of the most cost-effective back-to-school supplies available.
 
Want to know how much money you've saved by using the Library? Check out the Library Value Calculator!

Monthly Events

Fall Is Almost Here!

Dinosaur, dinosaur, fall is here and other rhymes / : And Other Rhymes
by Danielle McLean

"Seasonal rhymes with a dinosaur twist fill the pages of this adorable board book that celebrates the wonders of fall, from hayrides to picking pumpkins. Illustrations."
Leif and the Fall
by Allison Sweet Grant - Picture Book

A worried leaf who fears falling when autumn approaches resolves to find a different way down and races the wind to work with a friend to create a net, a kite and a parachute in the hope of softening his landing.
Falling for Autumn
by Kim Dean - Picture Book

Realizing how much he appreciates everything the autumn season has to offer, an ever-groovy Pete the Cat participates in corn mazes, hay rides and apple picking.
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
by Kenard Pak - Picture Book

Lyrical text and evocative illustrations combine in the story of a young girl who observes seasonal changes from summer to autumn while walking through increasingly vibrant wooded areas near her community.

September Closings

New Book Highlights

The summer of songbirds : a novel
by Kristy Woodson Harvey

"Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process"
The Duchess effect : a novel
by Tracey Livesay

Taking their relationship public, American rapper Danielle“Duchess” Nelson and brilliant reclusive royal Prince Jameson learn their popularity comes with a price when people try to take advantage of their fame, especially when his family is embroiled in yet another scandal. Original.
Flags on the bayou : a novel
by James Lee Burke

Accused of murder, an enslaved woman goes on the run with an abolitionist schoolteacher in the fall of 1863, dodging constables and slave catchers, in the new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of If I Disappear. Simultaneous.
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