Go Dog. Go!
Listen to the story Go Dog. Go! by P. D. Eastman. Today on Story Time with Darlene find out what dogs are up to and where they are going. Listen here
Duck on a Bike
Listen to the story Duck on a Bike by David Shannon. Today on Story Time with Darlene a duck goes for a bicycle ride on a farm and gets the attention of all the other animals. Listen here
Kids’ Summer Reading Program Returns!
It wouldn't be summer without our popular program that brings kids and books together. Students from 1st grade through middle school take on the challenge to read six books in six weeks. Each year, a special theme helps motivate readers as they make the commitment to...
Keep Looking
Listen to the story “Keep Looking” written by Millicent Selsam and Joyce Hunt and illustrated by Normand Chartier. Today on Story Time with Darlene is a tale about spotting signs of wildlife in the areas around us. Listen here
Women War Photographers in WWII and Vietnam
THE WOMEN WHO WROTE THE WAR by Nancy Sorel (1999) AND YOU DON’T BELONG HERE by Elizabeth Becker (2021) June 2021 I dedicate this month’s blog to the memory of murdered Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and to the courage of jailed Belarussian dissident...
Heartland
Listen to the story Heartland written by Diane Siebert and illustrated by Wendell Minor. Today on Story Time with Darlene is a tale celebrating the American Midwest —the beauty and bounty that comes from hard work. Listen here
Time for Tom
Listen to the story Time for Tom written by Phil Vischer Listen to a tale about Tom and how he times his day from morning to night and everything in between here
Senior Book Break – May 2021
Subject: Women The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Who knew that Agatha Christie, famous British mystery writer known for the infamous Mrs. Marple Mysteries, mysteriously disappeared for 11 days? This caused a small sensation and headlines but was never...
Olivia Goes to the Library and Jemima Puddle-Duck
Listen to the stories Olivia Goes to the Library written by Lauren Forte and illustrated by Jared Osterhold, and Jemima Puddle-Duck written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Listen to two stores. One is about a pig that goes to the library. The other is about a duck...
THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020) May 2021 Nora Seed’s life was on a downhill trajectory. She was being professionally treated for “situational depression,” but it wasn’t really helping. She lost her job and her only paying piano student, so had no income. ...