Literacy development begins at birth. Reading aloud to children helps build brain connections during the first 5 years of their life. Reading to babies and young children is the single most important thing one can do to help prepare them… Read More »New Year, New Storytimes!
They’re simply the best. Better than all the rest. Better than anything. Anything we’ve ever read (or watched). Here’s our staff’s picks for the best books, TV, and movies of 2023!
Native American Heritage Month has been recognized each November since the turn of the century. You can read more about it at the Native American Heritage Month government homepage. Celebrate this year with a great read from this family book list!
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th to October 15th. Celebrate with your family by sharing some of these great titles for youth!
Something spooky is in the air at the library and the staff has got the Halloween spirit! Both our calendar and our display shelves are primed and ready to help you enjoy the creepiest of months! Shelves on all three… Read More »Spooktacular October
The Lab at PDL is bursting with exciting new tools to support your creative, entrepreneurial and curious endeavors. From laser engraving to glass etching to machine embroidery and more, our tools are waiting for you to explore! Our community turned… Read More »Maker Fest Highlights Lab Tools
After months of behind the scenes prep, we are proud to debut our Board Games Collection! This collection serves as an expansion of our ever growing Library of Things, which also circulates laptops, STEAM kits, a Go Pro and telescopes,… Read More »New to Library of Things: Board Games
July is Disability Pride Month! Check out the titles on this all-ages reading list carefully curated by your librarians.
There’s something magical about learning to read and the memories of being read to as a child. If youask someone what their favorite book was as a child, odds are they’ll fondly recall a book (or several!)that was special to… Read More »Celebration of Children’s Lit
Made a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the day the last enslaved people were emancipated in the United States on June 19, 1865. The list below celebrates fiction and nonfiction by African American authors that continue to shape our culture, celebrate liberation, and acknowledge the ongoing work towards freedom and equality.