Author Archives: Mary Claire O'Donnell

Women’s History Month Books for Kids

March is Women’s History Month. Celebrate this month with great books from the Children’s Room that commemorate and celebrate of the vital role and achievements of women in American and world history. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

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Female Firsts

Girl Power

Anthologies

Black History Month Books for Kids – Art and Artistry

Celebrate Black History Month and its 2024 theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” with great books from the Children’s Room spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more. Through art, important issues and figures in African American history are exalted, and underrepresented stories are preserved. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

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Poetry

Literature

Music

Visual Arts

Dance

Top Children’s Books of 2023

These were the most checked out books in the Children’s Room this year! Have you read them?

And take a look at the most popular books in each section. Do you like these books too? Have you read the other books in the series? If there are any books you love that you don’t see on the list, be sure to start recommending them to friends – maybe they’ll be on next year’s list!

Board Books

Picture Books

Readers

Biographies

Fiction

Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

Soccer Books for Kids

Soccer fever is upon us! The Women’s World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand this year starting July 20 and finishing up August 20. Will the US women take home the title for a third time in row? Learn more about soccer, famous soccer players, and the World Cup itself with excellent books from the Children’s Room.

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Biographies

Nonfiction

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Chapter Books

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