One of the greatest gifts you can give your grade-schooler is the love of reading. But how can you encourage a reluctant reader to pick up a book? One way to motivate your reader is by offering rewards. For example, Continue reading Encourage reluctant readers with these FUN BOOKS!
Check out our Citizenship Corner (next to the health and education reference center by the Digital Media Lab) on the 2nd floor of the Steele Memorial Library)! It includes citizenship test preparation materials along with information about the naturalization process. Continue reading Immigration News: Citizenship Corner in the Steele Memorial Library
A post from our interactive display at the Steele Memorial Library where we asked you the question, “During the 76 hours we are open each week, people come to the library for countless different reasons, so please tell us–Why did Continue reading Why did you come to the library today?
This month’s Book Bundle Podcast is now available. The following is a list of the titles discussed. Linda Lay Shuler – Kwani trilogy She Who Remembers Voice of the Eagle Let the Drum Speak Jan Burke – Irene Kelly Goodnight, Continue reading The May Book Bundle Podcast Series List
NEW DVD: • An Honest Liar • Poker Night • Amelia • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Fracture • Shooter • My Favorite Wife • The Honeymooners- TV episodes • Great American Train Ride • The Legend of Continue reading New AV at Steele – April 2017
A long time tradition of displaying handmade kites of a local resident has returned to the Steele Memorial Library. From 1988 – 2006, visitors were treated to the kite artistry of Bill Connors. They were hung every spring high into Continue reading Kites of Bill Connors are Flying High at the Steele Memorial Library
NEW DVD: Into The Badlands-TV Series The Librarians-TV Series Joel McCrea – Westerns Collection Dead Rising: Endgame Trolls Arrival Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Passengers Weepah Way For Now Love Meet Hope Element Buddymoon Harley and the Davidsons The Restless Continue reading New AV at Steele – March 2017
New books in Genealogy and Local History Reference Section: Historical and Genealogical Atlas and Guide to Barnstable County, Massachussetts (Cape Cod) by Marjorie Hubbell Gibson Boldt Castle: Heart Island — Alexandria Bay NY and the Thousand Islands Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Continue reading New to the Genealogy and Local History Section
NEW DVD: Blinky Bill: The Movie Surf’s Up Sesame Street Monster Magic The Girl On The Train Men Go To Battle Jimmy Vestvood Amerikan Hero Absolutely Fabulous-The Movie Amerigeddon BBQ With Franklin Undrafted Phantom Boy Joshy Complete Unknown A Better Continue reading New AV at Steele – February 2017
In November 2016, The Stanford History Education Group published the results of their one and a half year study to determine the civic online reasoning skills (ability to reason about the information on the Internet) of 7,804 students across 12 Continue reading News: fake, real, and everything in between. A roadmap for the rest of us.