The Library is celebrating Tech Month, and St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, so how about some online games and crafts in honor of the Day? Kaboose has lots of great games and ideas no matter what the season; A Kid's Heart has plenty for parents and preschoolers; Primary Games has all manner of cool learning games; DLTK's Growing Together is a great clearing house for games and craft ideas; and Disney's Family Fun has plenty of great ideas (rainbow cupcakes!).  Go take a look and have a great St. Patrick's Day!

Brand New on our shelves is Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer.  This picture book of "reversible verse" is so much fun!  She takes favorite fairy tales and writes a short poem about them, which when read in reverse (conveniently printed side by side) tells the story from another character's point of view!  If you love fairy tales, you will get a real kick out of this very clever book!

This week is Read Across America Week, where everyone gets together to support reading to children.  In addition, this week we celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday on March 2nd!  Pick up your favorite book by Theodor Seuss Geisel and read it to your favorite kid (or to yourself, if you haven't indulged yourself lately). 

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride is a picture book biography of Sojourner Truth, a famous Abolitionist and Feminist.  Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney (see other Pinkney family books) have brought her story to vibrant life.  From her birth as a slave in 1797 to her famous speech ("Ain't I A Woman") in 1851 they show her strength and courage as she used her "step-stomp stide" to walk through adversity.  (Sojourner Truth died in 1883; the end notes cover some of her life after the speech.)

This super fun book by Cressida Cowell has now been turned into a thrill a minute animated movie by Dreamworks.  The movie and the book are a little bit different, so before you see the movie, check out the book!