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The Youth Services staff reads A LOT of books.

After all, how can we recommend books for kids age 0 to 8th grade if we don't read widely?

Click through to see the books that are the best of the best we read this year.

You can click on each title to place a hold in the catalog or stop by the Youth Services desk for additional recommendations.

We have so many great books to share! Check one out today!

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The holiday season is already upon us and kids have been excitedly writing wish lists that seem to get longer with each day.  

And no toy ranks higher on children’s (and some adult’s) wish lists than Barbie. 

This enduring icon continues to be the best-selling toy each holiday season. 

That’s no small feat considering that the world’s most famous fashion doll turned 60 this year.

Continue Reading "We Can Do Anything, Right Barbie!" →

I wake up every morning to three little fuzzballs going "wheek! wheek! wheek!" 

Guinea pigs Kai, Hawk, and Ellie, came into our lives unexpectedly last winter when they needed to be rehomed.

Continue Reading "Love Me, Love My Guinea Pigs" →