We had some great little listeners in the library this week. Their little ears were listening to a book about nap time. Hopefully everyone got a good nap that afternoon after visiting the library. #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

Era ISD Kindergarten students disguised pumpkins to look like….all kinds of things! Come in to see what they created. This artwork display is at the library from October 27 through November 8. #CCLartworkdisplay #artworkdisplay #disquiseapumpkin

If you ever can’t sleep, we suggest counting sheep. We read books about a sheep who had to count all of his friends before he was able to sleep. Next week we will read about MORE animals who just can’t sleep! #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

When the moon is out, some animals are sleeping. But what happens when baby sloth falls out of a tree? The kids explored night time adventures at story time this week. We have some really great new children’s books about sloths. They really are a fascinating animal. #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

Do you know what a cucaracha is? That’s right, our bilingual story time read about a beautiful cockroach today and made a bead craft. #CCLbilingualstorytime #earlyliteracy #bilingual #EducateEngageEnrich

Fall is in the air! At Chick-fil-A Gainesville (TX) story time we explored books about leaves and made leaf rubbings with leaves of all sizes and colors! #CCLcommunityoutreach #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

Edison Elementary has artwork on display at the library from October 13 – October 25! Ms. Linker and Ms. Herrera’s 1st grade classes read Mouse Paint and learned about primary colors and color mixing to create Piet Mondrian style artwork. Ms. Rodriguez’s 1st grade class read the book Larry the Line. They used oil pastels and blue watercolor to create a line design. Artwork was created under the direction of … Read More

We completed the fall “123 the Story is Coming to Me” program last week with a visit to Mrs. Terry’s Preschool. The kids learned about the library and read stories about dogs. Thanks to an anonymous sponsor each child was given a book of their own to add to their home library. #CCLcommunityoutreach #123thestoryiscomingtome #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

We are reading sleepy books all month at the library. This week we read about the different ways animal babies go to sleep. #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

Yes! you can checkout any of the books we have on display for Banned Books Week! Banned Books Week brings awareness to books that have been challenged or banned throughout our country over the years. Thanks to our freedom to read these books are still available for you to read, if you wish. Come in and see if any of the titles surprise you! #bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #EducateEngageEnrich