Why challenge yourself to read more this year? Reading stimulates your brain and reduces stress. If you’re too busy to sit down with a book, then you can listen to one while driving, working out, doing chores, or even getting ready for bed. Step One: Pick a Challenge Whether your New Year’s resolution is to read […]
What is a maker? Makers are people just like you and me—people with ideas and imaginations and favorite hobbies. The only requirement to becoming a maker is to act upon your creativity in order to bring the fruits of your imagination to life! With the right tools and collaboration with other like-minded people, mere ideas […]
“Henry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an ultimatum: The world will end in 144 days, and all Henry has to do to stop it is push a big red button.” (Goodreads) Hi! I’m Shahneeza and I’m a high school intern here at the Library. One of […]
For the past four years, Niles teens have participated in an annual teen book bracket tournament. At the September 2017 Teen Advisory Board meeting, teens designed the tournament on the brick wall in the teen underground. The sweet sixteen titles were selected from three annual reading lists: The Abraham Lincoln Award List, Read for a […]
