The Shelby County Public Library has split its annual philanthropic efforts in tripartite this holiday season. The Library will play host again to the yearly Reading Reindeer program, which seeks to provide free-to-keep books to young children in Shelby County. New to SCPL this year...
Throughout history, there have been several incidents when groups of people thought it best to destroy literature. Whether the reasoning was to make "all history begin with him" as the Chinese Emperor Shih Huang Ti perceived in 213 BC, or prove a new leader had...
September 11 of this year marks the eighteenth solemn anniversary of the most devastating attack on American soil since the attack at Pearl Harbor. Thousands of people lost their lives in the attack and thousands more soldiers lost their lives in the ensuing and ongoing...
With the start of the school year comes another aspect of education. It's not anyone's favorite part. It's not the easiest thing to do. But it's part of the process. Yep, we're talking about testing. We all know that preparing for tests is key, but...
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What is the Census? Article One, Section Two of the United States Constitution mandates that the federal government count all people living in the country. The census is used for a variety of reasons, including determining congressional representation and determine federal funding for states and communities....
The Children's Department has been the place to be this summer! With everything from sharks to magic shows, free books and coupons to visit attractions in our region, and meeting local heroes such as police officers and EMS, this summer was one for the history...
Have you ever wanted to learn a new language? Beginning a language class this fall and want to earn a good grade? Then explore one of our free digital resources: Mango Languages. Language learning is good for your brain. According to research from the American Council on...
I’m sure we’ve all been inspired by the quiet hero that is the American soldier. Perhaps it was your grandfather, who was a stalwart example throughout your life in the way he lived with integrity, but refused to talk about the war. Or your father...
Last Monday (July 1), Mason, our PR guy, rode along on the Bookmobile with Rebecca, the Bookmobile Librarian. They covered the day on our Instagram and Facebook stories, but we wanted to provide a little more detail here on our blog. The first step of the...