Category Archives: Children’s Room

Women’s History Month Books for Kids – Storytellers

Celebrate Women’s History Month and the theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” with great books from the Children’s Room recognizing women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling. Women’s stories, and the larger human story, expand our understanding and strengthen our connections with each other. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Authors

Singers

Scholars

Performers

Activists

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! 

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

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!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Poetry

Literature

Music

Visual Arts

Dance

Melrose Public Library Mission Statement

Mission

Melrose Public Library’s staff, building and collections provide a portal for all to explore, imagine and engage. The library is where literacy, local history and community connect!

 

Vision

Melrose Public Library– where people of all ages, experiences, abilities and beliefs can belong.  As a 21st century community institution with roots in the late 19th century, the library is grounded in the present and has its sights set on the future.  Carefully curated resources provide wide access to books, media, and technology.  Skilled and welcoming staff design innovative programming to foster individual growth and enhance community engagement.  The Melrose Public Library offers places to meet, study, read, engage in civic discourse and share all our stories.

 

 

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