Earth Week is here!
Libraries provide so many great resources. Come and enjoy them. . . .
Earth Week is here!What a better way to celebrate Earth Day and Earth week than to visit your local library and check out books to read. Just think how many things you are keeping from the landfill and how many hours of pure entertainment comes from reading books at no cost. Books that do not need electricity, only a voracious reader to enjoy each word, paragraph and page. Libraries provide so many great resources. Come and enjoy them. . . . Learning about new ideas, concepts and thoughts comes from each book. Knowledge knows no bounds. Our libraries are there for all to enjoy. Our libraries are an unbounded treasure for a lifetime of learning. Be sure to vote.
~~~ Beverly Cleary's Birthday is April 12 ~~~ She died March 25, 2021 A fun Web site
http://www.beverlycleary.com/ The Today Show did an interview with her on her 100th birthday in 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcT5hsD2PbY OPB did a documentary on her life -- it is worth watching. If you live in Portland, Oregon you know she is one of our own and her Henry Huggins, Beezus and Ramona stories take place right here in Portland, Oregon. We have a Beverly Cleary school and the now famous Klickitat Street. http://www.pbs.org/video/2365675419/ If you have read any of her books, which character was your favorite? |
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