From Emily Bogle from NPR

An NPR article by Miranda Mazariegos and Meghan Collins Sullivan titled “Efforts to ban books jumped an ‘unprecedented’ four-fold in 2021, ALA report says“. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom counted 729 book challenges last year when they usually only see 500 book challenges. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom also states that 90% of book challenges go unreported and they cannot keep track of ‘silent censorship’. Find out which books were the most highly challenged of 2021 by reading the article!

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An article written by Lori Orlinsky titled “Our Favorite Passover Activities for Kids” from acting out the Passover, trying recipes with Matzo, and much more! This is another great way to celebrate Passover and teach your kids about it.

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Here is an article by Heidi Butler listing 19 different activities to do with the family this Easter. She has it separated into indoor activities, outdoor activities, recipes, and easy preschooler activities. They range from creating hand art to guessing the jellybean flavor!

All Libraries will be closed on April 15th and 17th for good Friday and Easter Sunday respectively.

There will be a book sale every Sunday this month except for Easter Sunday (the 17th) from 1 to 3 pm. Masks are not required. A bag of books for donation is accepted.