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. ...
The Tiny Seed
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle Today on Story Time with Darlene join a little seed on its life cycle. Listen to the story here
The Happy Blue Couch
The Happy Blue Couch written and illustrated by Jodyne Ferreira. Listen to the story about a beloved blue couch that has been everything a child could imagine here
First Book Sale of 2021!
Join us on Saturday, May 1, 2021 for an outdoor book sale from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. The sale will take place in the library parking lot at 240 N. 9th Street in Grover Beach, just north of the post office and next to Ramona Park. Not only is this our first book sale of...