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Magid Fasts for Ramadan
Many years ago, this book was on display in the Children’s Department. A mom picked the book up, showed it to me, and thanked me for having it up on display. She told me that it meant a lot to her son...
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A Few Lesser Known Christmas Movies
Well, Christmas Eve is upon us. There is very little time to get a few more Christmas movies in before the joyous day itself passes. At this point, you may have already had the opportunity to take in...
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The Third Gift
The Christmas book display in the Children’s Department is a celebration of red and green, with cover images of reindeer, evergreens, snowmen, and Santa Claus. But one day, there in the middle of that...
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Fabulous Family Fun Week
What’s more fun than a barrel of elves? Our Fabulous Family Fun Week offers a host of activities for kids and their families. Here’s what’s going on: Monday, December 26 Imagination Builders. Lego...
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Paper Carnival Festival and Parade!
Come celebrate Carnaval with us! The Children’s Department is ready to host our second Paper Carnival Festival and Parade! Children ages 3 and up will be making paper costumes and masks. We will also...
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Holiday Family Fun
Holiday breaks are great for curling up with a book together. But you know what else you can do at CLP around the holidays? You can Build a gingerbread house– Saturday, December 22, 2:30 pm Build...
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Happy New Year!
The New Year lives a long way off When first it gives a little cough And modestly but proudly glowing Says: “Well, I guess I must be going.” – John Ridland, “The New Year’s Journey” Happy New Year!...
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It’s Chocolate Day–prepare for Cabbage Night!
“Do you remember what fun you had stealthily tying two cabbages to Deacon Ellis’ front door knob on cabbage night in 1867 or 1868?” (quoted from “Tis Fairies’ Night,” The Hawaiian Gazette, November...
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Way to give back…have some ice cream.
This story has been going around for a while, but it’s news to me. I was all set to write a list of books about gratitude and Thanksgiving and turkeys with places to go, but I can’t think of a cooler...
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A musical conversation on St. Patrick’s Day
One of my favorite things about St. Patrick’s Day is people playing Irish music. I like Irish music both because it makes good use of the fiddle (or violin, if you prefer) and because I used to play...
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