Canada has been on my mind a lot lately. This is not a complete mystery, because we’re planning a cruise next year with a group of friends to the Maritime Provinces, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Once the travel bug bites, I’m all in with books, maps, history, and the…
Let Books Be Protect the Freedom to Read
Every year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks attempts to remove books from libraries and schools and publishes a list o
Light, Camera, Action: Teen 5-Minute Film Festival is a Box Office Success
On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning this fall, budding film makers and their families arrived at the Battle Ground Cinema to watch the premiere of the 2026 Teen
Book Beat: The Library is Also in the Books!
I have always been a bookworm, which will probably surprise no one. I loved to read as a child, and when I learned to write, I made my own books with my small vocabulary and my limited artistic ability. My vocabulary has developed a lot since those days, but my art skills are pretty much…
Back to School with FVRLibraries
A library card is the most important school supply your student can have as they head back to the classroom. And best of all, it’s free to residents of the libr
Clark County Bookmobile Gets Rolling
Last year’s property tax levy lid lift made it possible to launch a new bookmobile for the Clark County community. Thanks to voter support, we’re now bringing l
Building Great Reading Habits for Kids
Three great tips to help kids build enjoyable and robust reading habits.
Our youth program and outreach coordinator shares three tips to encourage reading habits, paired with book reco
Route 66 Turns 100
If you’ve read my column for a while, you may know that I’ve had a desire to travel Route 66 and I have written about books on the topic before. Since this year is the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road, it seems like a good time to revisit and share my personal update on…
Americana
In 1975, Chevrolet ran an iconic commercial and jingle that got all America singing along. The name of the commercial was “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Che
The USA at 250
On July 4, we'll mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the United States' semiquincentennial. While that may be hard to
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