Before children can learn to read, they need to understand that words are made up of speech sounds, or phonemes. Phonemes are the smallest parts of a word. By changing a phoneme you can change the meaning of a word. For example, by changing the first phoneme in the word pat you can make the
Native American Heritage Month is observed in November to call attention to the culture, traditions, and achievements of the nation's original inhabitants and descendants. The official designation of November as National Native American Heritage Month was signed into law in 1990. On November 16th at 3:30 at NCPL Children, grades kindergarten through 5th are invited
Halloween is upon us. Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1 which marked the end of summer and the harvest and
