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PPL - Family Literacy Day 2024

Celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27th which highlights the importance of reading as a family. This year's theme is Have a Family Party!

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  • Enjoy family fun with science, crafts, nature and more as the kids can lead a hands-on learning experience.
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. — J 790.15 Rea
  • Kids will work with friends, siblings, parents or classmates to execute more than 40 fascinating experiments that not only dazzle the eyes, but supercharge the brain, turning real world physics, science, technology and more into…
    BookNew York, NY : Topix Media Lab, 2022. — J 507.8 Spa
  • Discover how to doodle a sloth, turn pencil shavings into pictures and draw in ways you never imagined.
    BookLondon : Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2020. — J 750 Mac
  • With over 500 models and ideas, this book is perfect for any LEGO fan who want to make their models cool, fun and imaginative.
    BookNLondon : DK Publishing, 2011. — J 688.725 Lip
  • 1000 Hours Outside

    Activities to Match Screen Time With Green Time

    Yurich, Ginny
    Challenge your family to match screen time with outdoor time—with hundreds of fun, fresh-air ideas.
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022. — J 790.191 Yur
  • Celebrate winter through makerspace arts and crafts! Using nature finds and recycling along the way, the projects in this book are affordable and fun to do. Some of the raw material can be found on a scavenger hunt, great family fun in…
    BookTruro, Cornwall : Hungry Tomato, 2022. — J 745.5 Kin
  • The Official Harry Potter Cookbook

    40+ Recipes Inspired by the Films

    Farrow, Joanna
    The perfect book for any beginning cook and Harry Potter fan!
    BookNew York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2023. — J 641.5123 Far
  • Modern Art for Kids

    Hands-on Art and Craft Activities Inspired by the Masters

    Ho Poon, Stephanie
    Take a fun and engaging illustrated journey through modern art history, from Impressionism to Minimalism, to meet key artists and make crafts inspired by their work.
    BookBeverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2023. — J 745.5083 HoP
  • How does a cake bake? What’s the difference between baking soda and baking powder? And why is it so important to measure the different ingredients in a recipe? This nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as…
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, 2022. — J 641.815 Bea
  • The Best Ever Cake Book

    20 Step-by-step Cake Recipes From Around the World

    Smart, Denise
    The story of cakes to life with fascinating facts and 20 delicious recipes from around the world.
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022. — J 641.8653 Sma
  • Minecraft

    the Crafter's Kitchen : An Official Minecraft Cookbook for Young Chefs and Their Families

    This official Minecraft cookbook expands beyond its sixty recipes, giving aspiring young chefs the tools needed to begin a lifelong love of cooking—as well as important lessons on environmental stewardship.
    BookNew York : Random House Worlds, 2023. — J 641.5123 Min
  • Minecraft Amazing Bite-size Builds

    Over 20 Awesome Mini-projects

    Learn how to design, build and customize 20 mini-projects in Minecraft, from firefighter planes and deep-sea submarines to hidden bunkers and arcade games.
    BookNew York : Del Rey, 2022. — J 794.85 Min
  • Learn how to draw all your favorite dragons in this official book based on the hit Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland!
    BookNew York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2023. — J 743.87 Wal