Welcome to Miss Eva's Top Three! Each month I'll be picking out items from three different areas of the children's section to feature that I've enjoyed -- some new titles, some older ones, but all of them things that have caught my eye! Check out this month's picks below. Picture book: Apples and Robins by Lucie Felix This creative…
“Slow” Living
I first came across the book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World, by Brooke McAlary, while I was paying invoices for the library and this book was on the list. The title intrigued me, so I wrote down the call number on a sticky note, which sat on my desk for three weeks. As I…
A BIG Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors
2018 was another fun summer of reading, programs, prizes and more. We would like to thank East Lansing for participating in Summer Reading 2018 and we'd like to give a BIG thank you to our Summer Reading 2018 sponsors. We couldn't provide this amazingly popular program without your support. Summer Reading 2018 Sponsors: The Friends…
The World According to Mr. Rogers
No One Has All the Answers... (Well, except maybe Mr. Rogers!) I love Mr. Rogers. He always talked to children with respect. Children were regularly introduced to people of different abilities, ethnicities, and professions. Here’s his definition of love - “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like ‘struggle.’ To…
Vote for the Best YA Books!
Readers ages twelve to eighteen are invited to vote online for up to three of their favorite books released last year in YALSA's Teens' Top Ten. You have until October 13 to support your nominees! Let us know in the comments which titles you hope will win -- and which YA books published last year…
2018 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees From YALSA
Each year, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) gathers nominations from teen book groups throughout the country and creates a "teen choice list" of books from the previous year. The 2018 Teens Top Ten Voting is now open at DOGObooks and voting continues through Teen Read Week, October 7-13, 2018. Voting is for teens only…
Remembering Aretha
Aretha Franklin was and always will be the Queen of Soul. She began singing at her father's church, New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, MI and became one of the best selling musical artists of all time. Today, she passed away at her home in Detroit and she will be greatly missed by her fans…
Author of the Month: Jacqueline Woodson
This month's featured author, Jacqueline Woodson, is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has won numerous awards throughout her career, including the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and multiple Newbery Honor Awards. At the end of August, Woodson will release two new children's books -- including the first middle…
StoryTime
Join us on Friday mornings at 10:30am for Preschool StoryTime, our story time designed for children 3 to 5 years old and their caregivers! We’ll build the social and literacy skills necessary for children about to enter school by sharing stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts. Centered around the Every Child Ready to Read principles, we’ll…
Toddlertime
Join us on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am for Toddler Time, our storytime designed for children 18-36 months old and their caregivers! Each week we enjoy stories, songs, movements, rhymes, games, and free play, all designed to build pre-reading skills in little ones. Centered around the Every Child Ready to Read principles, we'll learn as we…
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