July 14th is National Summer Learning Day! According to research done by the National Summer Learning Association, every summer, low-income youth lose two to three month in reading while higher-income youth make slight gains. Most youth lose about two month of math skills in the summer. These losses add up, leaving low-income youth behind by […]
It’s political convention time! Ever wonder what our founding fathers intended? The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, examines constitutional law and the constitutional history of our country. Alexander De Tocqueville’s Democracy in America analyzes both the U.S. democratic process and social equality, and is standard reading for political pundits. For […]
Did you know that the Attleboro Public Library has a large collection of Fiction, Nonfiction and Kids audio books, available in our building AND electronicially through OverDrive and Tumble Books for your devices? Did you know we are adding new titles monthly, and can get items from other libraries sent to the APL for you to borrow? Audio […]
For many Americans, June is a month for celebration and reflection as part of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month). Pride is currently celebrated around the United States each year, to honor the June 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots, sparked by mistreatment and harassment of patrons of gay establishments, […]
