Carroll Valley

     Children’s Book Week is the longest running national literacy initiative in the country.  The first Children’s Book Week was held in 1919, so this year is its 102nd anniversary!  In 2021, there will be two weeks that this event is celebrated, May 3-9 and November 8-14.  This year’s slogan is “Reading is a Superpower” and events will be held nationwide at schoo...

     Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) honors outstanding books, videos, and other materials for children and teens.  Among these awards are the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards.  This year, the awards were given out on January 25th.  
     The John Newbery Medal is given to an author f...

     Do you know that the Adams County Library System has its own YouTube channel?  At last count, we have 166 videos to view.  Instructional videos show you how to use our on-line programs such as Mango Languages, our language learning resource, and Flipster, our digital magazine service.  Tune in every day this month to listen to a chapter of Northanger Abbey by ...