There's More to the Story during National Library Week, April 23-29

National Library Week is almost here!  Celebrate April 23-29 by spending time with Hoover Public Library! 

1. Stop by the Nonfiction Department that week to pick up a goodie bag. 

2. Come to one of our weekly programs.  It will be our last week of regular storytime before we take our break to prepare for Summer Reading.  So don't miss Baby Playdate with Miss Emma, Story Lab with Miss Katie Jane, Together with Tots with Miss Grace, Story Sprouts with Miss Anna Beth, PJ Storytime with Miss Alyssa, or Storytime @ Lee Branch with Miss Lauren!

3. Adults who love kid lit can join Miss Katie Jane for a Reader Getaway to Wild Roast Cafe in Bluff Park.  Meet there on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 4 p.m. for a tasty treat and delicious book talks.

4. Read a book by the honorary NLW chair, Kelly Yang.
Front Desk series: Front Desk, Three Keys, Room to Dream, Key Player
New from Here
Finally Seen
Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaded This Country

5. Read a new book featuring libraries!
All About Librarians by Brianna Kaiser
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library by Jory John
Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries by Tiffany Rose
Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax
I Want My Book Back by Viviane Elbee
A Library by Nikki Giovanni
The Library Fish Learns to Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark
The Lost Library by Jess McGeachin
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
The Mystery of the Lost Library Book by Laurie B. Friedman
Nour's Secret Library by Wafa Tarnowska
Palace of Books by Patricia Polacco
The Sublime Ms. Stacks by Robb Pearlman
This Book Is My Best Friend by Robin Robinson
This Is a Story by John Schu
The Treehouse Library by Anna James
A Trip to the Library with Sesame Street by Christy Peterson

 

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