It's no secret that I'm an animal lover, so this day makes me really sad. I love to imagine that in the future this day won't be needed at all. But in the meantime, we have it because it's so important! I mean, can you imagine a world without tigers and polar bears? I can...but it's not a very fun version of the world. So today is all about how to make the planet a safe place for ALL living creatures. Here is what nationaldaycalendar.com has to say about the history:
The observance is designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.” On December 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Federal Endangered Species Act into law. The Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The FWS maintains a list of all the endangered species, which includes birds, insects, fish, reptiles, mammals, crustaceans, flowers, grasses, and trees. We have a sizable environmental section at the IS library so be sure to grab a book and favorite some for next year!
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Tomorrow is Mary Pope Osborne's birthday! You love her even if you don't recall her name. She wrote the Magic Treehouse series that so much of you loved a couple of years ago! We have many, many of the novels here at the IS as well. So check one out and you can take a trip down memory lane.
In the meantime, check out this info about the author from the Magic Treehouse website: Mary Pope Osborne was born into adventure. Her dad was in the army, so every year or two her family would move to a different state, or even a different country! By the time she was fifteen, Mary had lived in thirteen different houses and gone to eight different schools! Writing children's books was a perfect career for Mary because she could still travel all over the world — but be back home in time for dinner. She has written almost a hundred books, including biographies, mysteries, picture books, novels and retellings of fairy tales and world mythology. One of the greatest adventures of Mary's writing life is the creative journey she takes with her readers, meeting them in person in schools and bookstores and reading the wonderful stories and letters they send. This, Mary says, is true magic. It is International Museum Day! Here's the thing about museums...they are awesome! In a single building you can literally walk through history and see all of humanity in just a few hours. Moreover, there are a TON of different kinds that are super cool. It's NOT JUST ART!
But why? Check out this interesting fact from daysoftheyear.com: Nowadays, if you need to find an answer to something, you can surely just jump online and get it right? Well, yes, but what you need to realize is that the answer you get is quite possibly wrong. A study conducted in 2016 on how many of the historical facts you find online were true, had some shocking results. It seems as of November 2016, over 48% of all available historical facts available online are inaccurate or downright wrong. So, taking this into account, you may want to look elsewhere for your historical facts. Check out these cool museums that you can visit locally (descriptions via Google Maps):
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Phone: (816) 268-8200 Today is the anniversary of the first day of Lewis and Clark's expedition! On May 14, 1804, Lewis and Clark set out to explore the North American West. Check out this interesting background from Ducksters:
Lewis and Clark, together with their team of over 40 men, began their expedition at the city of St. Louis on May 14, 1804. They packed lots of equipment for their trip including rifles, food, and warm clothing. They even brought lots of glass beads and trinkets so they could trade with Indians along the way. They started out traveling up the Missouri River. They had one large boat called a barge and two smaller boats called pirogues. They were traveling against the current, so they had to use long poles to push the boats or even ropes to pull the boats from the banks. Sacagawea and the Native Americans Lewis and Clark met many Native American tribes along the way. Although there were some tense moments, they made friends and traded with many different tribes. They even spent the first winter with the Mandan nation. There they met a fur trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau and his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea. Sacagawea joined the expedition as an interpreter. She helped the expedition in many ways as they traveled, including showing them edible plants and helping to keep peace and trade with different tribes. Without help from the Native American tribes as well as Sacagawea, the expedition would have surely failed. Want to read more to brush up on your amazing facts? Place a hold on the books we have at the IS by searching for "Lewis and Clark" or "Sacagawea" and I will deliver it to you! If you missed all the discussion about these fun kits, here's what was posted about it several months ago: We have a whole new option for things you can check out from the library now! As of today, we have STEAM kits you can check out. So these are AWESOME and cover a huge variety subjects. We have an art making robot, building sets, coding set, games and more! They do cost a bit, so these are the only items you need a permission form to check out. Just have your parent(s) sign it and email it back to me or you can run a hard copy by the library. Once I have the form, you can check out any of the kits we have! They are linked below, so just log in and hold the kit you want. You can only have 1 kit at a time. Be SUPER sure you keep track of all the parts! They cost a lot and if you lose parts that are necessary to the project you will need to pay the replacement cost...so don't do that! Check out all the options below and keep a look out for new kits that will be coming out shortly!
It's new book day! So exciting! This week we have the new I Survived book, a new What was? book, and the new April Henry book! Plus much more, especially if you love to read about animals! You have until 5/17 to check out books and you have until 5/20 to return all your library materials. So place a hold on one of these awesome books today so that you can have them read by 5/20! Whoa! It's National Salad month! Yup, that's my favorite month. Salads have a bit of a bad rap. People think it's "rabbit food" or "boring" but if that's how you feel about salad then you simply haven't been eating the right salads! So NOW is the time! Salads are so amazing because of how much they give your body. Use the button below to check out the PHIS cookbooks, many of which will up your salad game! Before you do, check out this interesting timeline of salads from nationaltoday.com!
Today is Cinco de Mayo! What is this delightful day all about? Check out this history from nationaldaycalendar.com:
CINCO DE MAYO HISTORY In 1861, the Battle of Puebla pitched 6,000 French troops against a small, under-supplied Mexican force of 2,000 men. Not expecting to win the campaign, the Mexican army overcame the French in under a day. While the battle didn’t win the war, the victory held great symbolism for Mexico during the Franco-Mexican War and buoyed the army throughout the conflict. Each year, Mexico commemorates the day with celebrations across the country, though it is not a federal holiday. Cinco De May’s deeply rooted history in the Franco-Mexican War influenced Mexican-Mexican American communities in the early years of the American Civil War. In the early 1860s, as the Civil War erupted, these communities took up the banner of the Cinco De Mayo celebration as a way to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy. Today, in the United States, Americans celebrate Mexican-American heritage and pride annually on May 5th. On June 7, 2005, the United States Congress issued a Concurrent Resolution. The resolution invited the President of the United States to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Cinco de Mayo with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for “fifth of May.” HOW TO CELEBRATE Welp, it's a PERFECT day for Mexican food! Check out one of the Mexican cookbooks from the library! Or you can search up "Mexico" in the catalog and place a hold on a book that is related to Mexican culture, food, history, or simply has a main character from Mexico! May the 4th be with you! Today is National Star Wars Day (you can thank Canada for this official day!). Here's a bit of background for you from Nationaldaycalendar.com:
NATIONAL STAR WARS DAY HISTORY National Star Wars Day was first organized in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto Underground Cinema in 2011. Produced by Sean Ward and Alice Quinn, festivities included an Original Trilogy Trivia Game Show, a costume contest, and the web’s best tribute films, mash-ups, parodies, and remixes on the big screen. May 4th was chosen because of the play on words. NATIONAL STAR WARS DAY May the Fourth be with you each year on National Star Wars Day. Or is it, “May the force be with you?” It all depends on whether you like using puns or not. Thousands of Star Wars enthusiasts celebrate this day each year with parties and celebrations around the nation. Star Wars fans didn’t first introduce the often quoted phrase on May 4th. It was 1979, and Britain elected the first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. On May 4th, the day she took office, the Conservative Party placed an advertisement in The London Evening News, which read, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.” Star Wars creator, George Lucas, was asked during a 2005 interview on a German news TV channel to say the famous sentence “May the Force Be with You.” Upon doing so, the interpreter interpreted the sentence into German as "Am4 Mai sind wir bei Ihnen" (On May 4 we are with you). TV Total captured this and aired it on May 18, 2005. HOW TO CELEBRATE Most awesome way: check out the link below for all the Star Wars books at hte IS and place a hold on one for me to check out to you!!! Oh, and be sure to watch some Star Wars films or play some Star Wars trivia. Make some outer space snacks to enjoy, too. |
AuthorHi! I am Areadingwoman (otherwise known as Melissa Arenson). I just love books! I have a bachelor's degree in 9-12 English education, a master's degree in literature, and a specialist's degree in library science. Archives
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