Volunteers Needed for Friends Annual Book Sale
The Friends Annual Book Sale is returning in August and we need your help to make it a success!
Volunteers will be rewarded with warm fuzzy feelings... and first crack at the books for sale. We need help setting up on August 6 and help during the sale itself August 8-10.
Click here to fill out our interest form and let us know your availability!
Featured Program:Â
ComicFest: October 19
Call for Vendors, Artists, and Writers!
ComicFest will return to Merrillville Branch October 19!Â
ComicFest is a free event celebrating comics and pop culture. We'll have video game tournaments, a cosplay contest, live D&D, trivia, and of course a wonderful array of vendors and creators selling one of a kind works. We hope to see you there!
From the Stacks:Â
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Staff Recommends:The AfterGrief by Hope Edelman
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A nonfiction rec for anyone on the long and sometimes complicated path of grief.
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Celebrate Disability Pride Month with this collection of streaming films and documentaries!
You Asked, We Answered!
Question:Â I was watching a program about the Titanic, and it mentioned a boat named the Carpathia which was responsible saving the lives of most of the survivors. Can you tell me more about the Carpathia?
Answer: Sure! Aside from its role in rescuing Titanic survivors, here is some information on the Carpathia:
In WWI, the Carpathia served as an Allied transport. On July 17, 1918, it was struck by three torpedoes from a German U-boat and sank. Five people were killed; the rest of the passengers and crew were rescued by the HMS Snowdrop.
In 1999 the wreck of the Carpathia was discovered intact and lying upright at a depth of more than 500 feet.
We shortened this response to share in this newsletter, but you can find much more information on the Carpathia on our Encyclopedia Britannica database, which is free with your Full Access or Digital Access card!
Here are the two articles we used as sources to answer this question:
Kids' Skill-Building Books:
On the Fourth of July by Maggie Rudd
Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Background Knowledge
• Phonological Awareness
Practices:
• Talking
• Reading
• Playing
Extend the book with a firework stamp craft!
Summer Evening by Walter de la Mare
Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Background Knowledge
• Phonological Awareness
Practices:
• Reading
• Talking
• Playing
Extend the book with a fingerprint animal!
How does PLAYING help my child get ready to read?
Lake County Public Library
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Merrillville, IN
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