On Monday the Art in the Stacks class created donuts in pop art style. The donuts were inspired by artists Rembrandt, Seurat, Van Gogh, and Matisse. This lesson was inspired by the book, “Cultured Donuts: Take a Bite Out of Art History” by Chloe Tyler which is a 2023 Texas Topaz Selection The complete 2023 Texas Topaz List was purchased thanks to a 2023 Texas Book Festival Collections Enhancement Grant. … Read More

Edison Elementary has artwork displayed at the library. Come in to see it until February 17th. Kinder and first grade students created snow globes and houses inspired by the work of Henry Matisse. #artworkdisplay #CCLartworkdisplay #EducateEngageEnrich

Last week the “123 the Story is Coming to Me” program visited the children at Gainesville Head Start .   The kids learned how to take great care of books.   Books were given to each child to add to their home library thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America .   Book selections read today were made possible thanks to a 2023 Pilcrow Foundation grant and the Friends … Read More

Yesterday was Ms. Kim’s birthday. What better way to celebrate than Story Time at Kayson’s Candy Company ?! #earlyliteracy #CCLcommunityoutreach #CCLchildrensclass #EducateEngageEnrich

The “123 the Story is Coming to Me” program visited the pre-k classes at St. Mary’s Catholic School today. The kids learned how to care for their library books so others can enjoy them too. Books were given to each child to add to their home library thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America. Book selections read today were made possible thanks to a 2023 Pilcrow Foundation grant and … Read More

Yesterday the kids got to experience Tape Town! They had so much fun exploring and learning. #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #tapetown #EducateEngageEnrich

The Lindsay Independent School District Kindergarten classes toured the library this morning to see the snowman art they created and to learn about the library. The artwork is displayed until February 3. #earlyliteracy #artworkdisplay #EducateEngageEnrich

In this week’s STEMed Up class the kids learned about constellations. They created their own constellations using pipe cleaners and beads and placed them onto the star map of the northern hemisphere. This lesson was inspired by “The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell” by Laura Alary. This book was a 2023 Texas Topaz Reading List selection. The 2023 Texas Topaz Reading List is available at the … Read More

This week’s children’s classes prepared for the cold weather by reading about soup. Be sure to stock up on books for you and your children before the weekend! #earlyliteracy #CCLchildrensclass #EducateEngageEnrich

We took a snowy adventure into two snowy storybooks this morning at Chick-fil-A Gainesville (TX). The kids also played a snowman matching game. #CCLcommunityoutreach #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich