Books for children and tweens featuring trans people
Books for ages 5-12 sharing stories and information about transgender people.
Queer + cozy = quozy!
Author Rob Osler coined the word quozy to be a blend of cozy mysteries with LGBTQ+ characters.
Decodable books step 1 : Short vowels and CVC words
Consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words with short vowel sounds, like bat and hop, are the first words students learn to read in their journey to independent reading.
Decodable books step 2 : Blends and digraphs
Blends are two or three consonants that blend together, like /st/ in stop or /ck/ in rock. Each letter in the blend makes a sound. Digraphs are two consonants that together make one sound, such as /sh/ in shop or /ch/ in chat.
Decodable books step 3 : Silent-e or Magic-e
Silent-e (also known as magic-e) words follow a pattern of vowel + consonant + e, such as the words lake, slide, and hope. The vowel makes its long sound and the e is silent.
Decodable books step 4 : vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and consonant-le
Vowel teams are two or more vowels together that make a sound, such as in the words boot or rain. Sometimes they may contain consonants that create a vowel sound like /ow/ in throw. R-controlled vowels have a vowel followed by r. Sometimes this pattern is called the “bossy r” because the “r” takes over and the vowel makes a different sound, such as in the words car or burn. Consonant -le words end with a consonant, followed by le, such as table or purple.
Test prep for middle and high schoolers
Get organized, learn some study tips, and find help for math, science, writing, and AP and college exams.
Picture book biographies for Women's History Month
Illustrated biographies for elementary ages about girls and women who have an impact on our world.
Celebrate Black History Month: African Americans & the Arts for Young Readers
Mark Black History Month 2024 by exploring these titles for young readers focused on African Americans in the arts.
-Alicia T.
Celebrate Black History Month: African Americans & the Arts
Mark Black History Month 2024 with this list of curated titles focused on African Americans and the arts.
-Alicia T.
Celebrate the Cascade Festival of African Films
The Cascade Festival of African Films, hosted by PCC Cascade, is the oldest African film festival in the U.S., and is now in its 34th year. Get ready by hosting a home-watch party with these films from past festivals, available for streaming. CFAF runs from Feb. 2 to March 2, 2024.
Best books I've read in 2023, month by month, by Multcolib My Librarian Diana
At the end of every month, I look over what I've read and pick the best, the jewel, the cream of the crop. At the end of the year, I try to choose the best book I've read this year.
Everybody Reads 2024: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Zevin's richly imagined novel follows three friends over 30 years. In their mid-20s, Sadie, Sam and Marx design a compelling video game that brings them fame and fortune, changing the course of their lives.
Full of references that will delight gamers and anyone who remembers the 90s, Zevin’s novel is an expansive exploration of the creative impulse and the evolving nature of deep friendship.
If you like Bridgertons
If you like the Bridgertons Netflix series then you might like this list.
Библиотека рекомендует: Новогоднее настроение-2
Подборка материалов поможет вам весело и красиво встретить праздники! С Новым Годом и Рождеством!
Winter wellness
These books can support and motivate young children to practice routines like hand washing, teeth brushing or masking that help keep the family healthy during the winter season.
Since Time Immemorial: Native American Heritage Month
Wherever you are in the Americas, you are on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous people since time immemorial. In November, we honor the rich histories, diverse cultures and essential contributions of Native American, First Nations, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous peoples. Here is a very small selection of books and resources representing some of the lived experiences of the many and diverse Indigenous people who live in what we now call North America, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest.
Supernatural romantic comedy novels
If you like spooky funny romances then you might like this list.
You and your name
Books for preschoolers and early elementary ages about the importance of a name.
Discover Portland Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
Portland Opera is a My Discovery Pass partner.