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March Happenings
It's not quite spring yet, but I think we're all ready for green grass, flowers and budding trees after the cold winter we've had! March is Reading Month, so we hope you are able to fit in lots of reading and visits to the library!
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Read to a Dog (All Ages)
Come to the library and read to a special therapy dog. The dogs love all kinds of stories and are very patient listeners. Sign up for a 15 minute time slot in person or by calling (248) 969-9491. Mondays, March 2, 9 & 16, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Saturdays, March 7, 14, & 21, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Biography Bingo *NEW* (Grades K-6)
Pick up a Biography Bingo sheet at the Youth Desk. Read any kinds of biographies including: picture books, graphic novels, chapter books and more. Read independently or with a grown-up. For each Bingo, you'll get one entry to win a prize.
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Tech Explorers: Lava Escape! (Grades 4-6)The floor is lava! You will use craft and found materials to save people and animals from the flow of lava heading towards your town. Is your structure strong enough to hold small animals and heavier animals and people? How many people and animals can you save in 15 minutes? Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Registration is required. Register online here.
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Library Explorers: Bean Art Mosaic
(Grades 3-6)
Let's talk about seeds. We will explore seeds together and create a Bean Art Mosaic as we look forward to spring. Monday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. |
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Spring Break Crafts (All ages)
Drop in anytime while on break and enjoy a variety of spring crafts to make and take home.
Friday, March 27 through Saturday, April 4 (while supplies last) |
After-School Adventures
(Grades K-2)
Each week we will visit different topics with books, games, crafts and more! This is a great way to wind down after school.Wednesdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Registration is required.
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Lego Club
(Grades 3-5)
Build amazing creations every week! Free build or build something for the Weekly Challenge topic. Thursdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m. |
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What is the Imagination Library program?
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a program that sends one free picture book in the mail each month to children 0 to 5 years old. How is the program funded? The cost of funding this program is $30 per year, per child registered. Most of the cost is covered by a local organization like ours (4CCF- Friends of Imagination Library). As of early February, 282 children living in Oxford are receiving a free book each month. How can we help? During March, Friends of Imagination Library is sponsoring a Bucks for Books campaign as part of the March is Reading Month celebrations. Donations are needed to keep the program going and growing! A Bucket has been provided to Oxford Public Library and you can contribute by bringing donations directly to the Youth Department (even spare change is welcome). Or use this QR code:  Or Click Here to visit the 4CCF Friends of Imagination Library page. THANK YOU! |
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Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability
by Danna Zeiger
When Kathleen Friel was young, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and a doctor told her parents all the things she'd never be able to do. They left his office for good and found a new doctor. As Kathleen grew up, she found her own methods to tackle tricky tasks and make her way through the world. After becoming fascinated by science, she went on to earn a PhD, investigating how injured brains can build new connections. She now runs her own lab, developing new techniques to help others with cerebral palsy.This is the incredible story of how a determined scientist rewrote the rules and followed her dreams.
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Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe
by Amy S. Hansen
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Dâiaz Merced wanted to study the stars. But when she lost her sight, she had to find a new way to work. Through the use of sonification, which turns data into sound, she was able to make a path for herself and other scientists with disabilities--
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Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier
by Raina Telgemeier
Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning cartoonist who has been at the forefront of today's middle-grade graphic novel boom and has published several beloved graphic novels that are widely regarded as modern classics. Facing Feelings is a companion catalogue for the 2023 exhibition at The Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. As a retrospective of Raina's career, the exhibit and catalogue explore the factors that shaped her into a legendary cartoonist, including the artists who influenced her work and style, and why her art resonates so strongly with readers of all ages. This catalogue includes original artwork spanning from Raina's childhood to her bestselling graphic novels, the captions displayed at the exhibit, and an interview--
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Ablaze: The Story of America's First Female Smokejumper
by Jessica Lawson
Deanne loved being outdoors. With her family, she spent summers sailing the Salton Sea and backpacking the Sierra Nevada Mountains. As she grew older, her love of nature only grew. So when the heat rose each fire season and the blazes burned near and far, she noticed. Deanne knew she had to do her part in fighting the fires. She spent years on woodland crews, clearing brush and branches that could make the fire spread, and on hotshot crews where she fought faster fires and took bigger risks, spending weeks in one-hundred-degree heat working twenty-four-hour shifts. But what Deanne really wanted was to be a smokejumper: to jump from planes and parachute into dangerous wildfires that no truck could ever reach. To be the first line of defense. The only problem? There had never been a female smokejumper before--
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No One Told Sandra Day O'Connor What to Do: The First Woman to Serve on the United States Supreme Court
by Molly Golden
On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to be a Supreme Court Justice in United States history. But who was Sandra Day O'Connor? In the 1930s, it was hard to imagine any woman sitting on the highest court in the country, let alone a girl from a ranch in Arizona. At that time, girls (and women) were expected to learn how to keep house and cook meals. But even at a young age, Sandra knew she wanted a life beyond the traditional roles expected of women. No one told Sandra what she could and couldn't do. This engaging biography chronicles the life of Sandra Day O'Connor, from her early Arizona childhood up through the many obstacles she faced in her professional career. Back matter includes additional information about Sandra's life and explanations of key civics terms.
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One Girl's Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land
by Vivian Kirkfield
Lucy Stone grew up in a world where men's voices rang out, but women swallowed their words. When her church's minister railed against women speaking in public, Lucy made up her mind that when she grew up, if she had anything to say, she would say it! Forced to learn to debate and give speeches in secret, Lucy used her voice to pave the way for others, becoming one of the 19th century's great advocates for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. In this engaging nonfiction book, Vivian Kirkfield's passionate text and Rebecca Gibbon's playful illustrations combine to encourage readers to find their own voices to speak up for what they believe inches--
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Rebel Girls Build the Future: Terrific Tales from the Metaverse
by Rebel Girls
This co-branded book features 18 stories of women on the cutting-edge of virtual reality and technology: women who are building the Metaverse. It showcases some of the exciting ways girls can engage with this new world of tech, from game design and 3D art to data science and software engineering. The book includes engaging activities to explore tech, art, and imagination, and a foreword from Rachel Cross, the leader of Reality Labs. It will inspire the next generation to consider creative careers in tech, art, computer programming, and design--and be at the forefront of what's to come. Rebel Girls Build the Future will release in November ahead of National STEM Day.
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I Am the River: Sarah E. Ray and the Bob-Lo Boat
by Patricia Lee Gauch
I am the river. Blue and green, fast and flowing, sweeping river grasses aside . . . moving between Lake Erie and Detroit. The Detroit River has long had a story to tell. It has seen a time before people. And it has seen many faces cross its waters, from Indigenous people guiding canoes to settlers on its banks and freedom seekers riding the underground railroad north toward liberty, with Bob-Lo Island at the river's end, so close to Canada. At one time, a giant steamboat carried hundreds of excited children and adults to the amusement park that was built on Bob-Lo. But Sarah E. Ray discovered in 1945 that not all people were invited on this boat, to this island, once a symbol of the journey to freedom. It depended, she discovered, on the color of your skin. This is the dramatic story of how one young woman's courage could create a dramatic turning point that would stand out proudly, and forevermore, in the history of a river older than the country called America.
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Yasmeen Lari, Green Architect: The True Story of Pakistan's First Woman Architect
by Marzieh Abbas
From an inquisitive and compassionate young girl to a world-renowned and award-winning architect and humanitarian, Yasmeen Lari has an empowering and inspiring life story. Learn about her success in a career dominated by men, he early work of advocating for and restoring historc buildings in Pakistan, and her turn to eco-friendly and sustainable design in the wake of natural disasters.--Provided by publisher.
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Idea Makers: 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs
by Lowey Bundy Sichol
Entrepreneurship can change your life--and even the world Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, fashion and clothing, health and beauty, science and technology, and education. Jenn Hyman brought couture fashion to everyday women with her idea to Rent the Runway. Morgan DeBaun supports Black journalists through Blavity. And Sandra Oh Lin is inspiring kids everywhere with KiwiCo activity boxes. Readers learn about how the women featured risked their early careers, gave up their salaries, and sometimes even went against the approval of their families to follow their passions and start their own businesses. Today, these women are modern leaders worth billions of dollars and employing tens of thousands of individuals. Young women today are embracing innovation and idea making, and the women profiled in Idea Makers will show them how that can change the world.
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