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Rating: 4 stars The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan follows three demigods, Jason, Piper, and Leo, who are thrown together at camp Half Blood with missing memories and a dangerous quest ahead. They must rescue a goddess while learning who they are and where they belong. Jason struggles with his lost past, Piper faces impossible choices, and Leo uses humor to hide his insecurities. The story introduces a new threat connected to giants and the awakening of an ancient evil. This book

Rating: 5 star "The Lightning Thief" follows the journey of a twelve-year-old boy named Percy Jackson, who discovers he is a demigod, the son of Poseidon. After being accused of stealing Zeus's lightning bolt, Percy embarks on a quest across the United States to clear his name and prevent a war among the gods. Along the way, he teams up with his friends Grover and Annabeth, facing mythological monsters and challenges that test their courage and friendship. The adventure intro

Rating: 5 stars The Last Kids on Earth book 3 follows Jack and his friends as they face a powerful new villain who threatens the world in a much bigger and scarier way. The danger isn't just physical in this book i is also fear, doubt, and confidence that become major challenges for the team. Jack struggles with leadership and feeling responsible for everyone's safety. The group must stick together and use both courage and brains to stand a chance. It is much darker than the

Rating: 5 stars In "The Last Kids on Earth," a group of friends finds themselves living in a post-apocalyptic landscape teeming with monsters after a monster invasion wipes out society. They embark on exciting adventures while tackling the difficulties of survival. The story highlights the importance of resilience and teamwork, showing how friends can combine their unique skills to overcome challenges. With a mix of humor and deeper themes about loss and perseverance, it reso

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It's not uncommon for readers to get specialized in a type, style or genre of book that they like to read, and that can be doubly true for kids. For some reason though, when it comes to graphic novels there seems to be a connotation that this type of reading is less valuable than your typical book. So here's the question are graphic novels worthwhile reading? Ultimately the answer is yes. Reading of any type should be considered worthwhile and just because a book is illustrat

We all know the benefits of reading, but there are particular benefits to reading outdoors: stress reduction, reduces anxiety and eye strain, can improve mood, focus and concentration. Being outdoors can also give your brain a boost and promote better sleep. But there had to be a better program that just storytime outdoors. We wanted kids to active and excited about reading outdoors, and thus the Book Hike was born. For the last 2 years, the library has been partnering with t

Some great Fall titles for the kids. To see if any of these titles search them in our catalog here .

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The afternoon of Tuesday, September 19, 2023, we held our fist book hike, celebrating J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. This program was done in partnership with the North Smithfield Land Trust. We were able to create Neverland in their Booth Pond Conservation Area. While enjoy nature, families were able to "visit" areas from the novel and hear excerpt of the original read aloud at each location. While walking the trails we discovered a variety of mushrooms, acorns, rocks, pineconne,

Enjoy these wonderful ocean tales. For a printable version, please click the link below

Looking for some great stories to read for fun. Then try a few of these sea stories. For a printable version of this list, please click below

Looking from some great reads this summer about the ocean for kids. Then try some of these great books To print a version of this booklist, please click below

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One of our last programs for 2022, and it was so much fun. Marble mazes for the whole family to work on together. These were not your remembered marble mazesf as so many parents told me. Lots of kids figuring out engineering, math, physics and architecture, all the while having tons of fun! Take a peek at how one of your marble runs worked: Watch as the marble runs down the tower, spinning the wheel, then crossing the bridge and droping down the 2nd tower and into the bowl at

December 28, 2022 Many times we look at paintings and think, I could never do that . We believe that we don't have the talent, or the time or the schooling to do it. I'm proud to say that today we had some very brave kids who took one look, and said "I can do that." And with just a little instruction they did! Each piece came out a little different, but that is where their own unique creativity has shown through. Here are the wonderful finished pieces with its artist. To see

Today, December 27th, we had a full house of artists join us for free paint. All we did was put out paper, brushes and paint and kids could create to their hearts content. They just let their imaginations flow. Take a look at the artists who decided to share their work with us. It all looks wonderful! Click the images to enlarge.

We had some very excited boys and girls at the library on December 20 to meet the Snow Queen. The program was packed with kids all excited to hear more stories of the Snow Queen and her family's adventures. There was even time for singing, and the kids voices were fantastic to hear as they all sang along to both songs! A wonderful thing to hear. Of course everyone who wanted got a chance to have an individual chat and a picture with the Snow Queen. A fun time was had by all.

Wednesday, the 7th of December, the library had a very special visitor, Santa Claus. He came to talk to the kids about what they wanted for Christmas and to let them know if they made the naughty or nice list. I'm pleased to report that all the kids who visited did make the nice list. Of course, Miss Renee knew that already! Santa even had time to play a little magic ball and catch with the kids and even answered 2 boys lengthy list of questions. Although we did catch Santa t

No matter what holiday you celebrate - there are books for everyone!