1000 Books Before Kindergarten is the Cecil County Public Library’s program to develop a life-long love of reading in children. Reading to young children stimulates their brains and helps them develop an active imagination, all of which helps them thrive academically. According to a study done by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Reading & Literacy Discovery Center,… Read more »
The refugee crises in the Middle East over the last decade saw over 70 million people displaced by war. The UN refugee agency reports, “25 million of [of whom] are refugees, having fled across international borders and unable to return to their homes.” And in 2018 alone, more than 17.2 million people worldwide fled from… Read more »
Best Indie Book Award has named the best independent books of 2019. Twenty-four authors, two illustrators, and one book cover designer are among the winners of the 2019 Best Indie Book Award (Otherwise known as the BIBAs). The winners were all presented with a physical BIBA trophy and their books displayed on the BIBA website…. Read more »
Val takes us on a hilariously imaginative and wild ride with all of the generations in tow. One colorful character, Inclusivity, is a Silent Generation grandmother from the Marina District who, when her family DNA results shockingly don’t match up, assumes her new identity in Orange County as part of a social experiment. The purpose… Read more »
Authors have long relied on giving away Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) to collect book reviews. To distribute ARCs, authors use email or hosted pages that usually ask for the reader’s email address. However, both distribution channels have been beaten to death in the last ten years. Email inboxes are full, and users are tired of… Read more »
