The Freedom to Read – Celebrating Banned Books Week

The Attleboro FREE Public Library emphasizes it’s budget friendly borrowing policy –  borrow, return, repeat, but during Banned Books Week each fall, FREE means something else entirely. Libraries eliminate barriers to information, allowing equitable access to a variety of opinions, perspectives and material. Libraries uphold patron privacy, giving card holders peace of mind knowing that […]

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Reading Wordless Picture Books

For some children, it is difficult to sit still long enough to read.  Age, attention span and literacy skills can all be factors that make it difficult to share books with a child.  That’s where wordless picture books come in! Sharing a wordless book with your child can often be an effective way to engage […]

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Celebrating Station Eleven

What is the Big Read? According to the NEA website, “A program of the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Managed by Arts Midwest, this initiative offers grants to support innovative community reading programs designed […]

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