As a parent or caregiver with children home for the summer, you may find yourself worrying about “summer slide” — the decline in youth academic skills that occurs over the summer. But this year, we might add the “COVID-19 slide” to our list of concerns following as...
Even though it was published in December 2019, summer reading season is a great time to revisit Book Riot’s “Read Harder Challenge 2020.” What is the Read Harder Challenge? Every year, Book Riot publishes a list of 24 reading tasks for readers who want to expand their...
The Indiana Library Federation has announced the 2019-20 Young Hoosier Book Award winners. Check these books out from La Porte County Public Library, and don't forget to record those minutes for Summer...
The La Porte County Public Library’s 2020 Summer Reading Program officially kicked off on Monday, June 8, and will continue until Friday, July 31! As of Monday the 8th, 352 people were signed up to participate! If you signed up, don’t forget to pick up your...
It's here and we're excited to share it with you. That's right!, the La Porte County Public Library's Mobile STEAM Classroom has traveled here all the way from Colorado and is preparing to go into service. This mobile classroom will provide students across school...
At La Porte County Public Library, we have the resources you need to keep young minds engaged and learning this summer! Summer slide is a concern every year, but it’s an especially big concern this year due to the unusual circumstances with COVID-19 and extended...
It’s time to gear up for summer with fun, boredom-busting activities for kids. Try Kanopy Kids! Kanopy Kids is included with our free-with-your-library-card video streaming service. Here kids can enjoy animated storybooks along with other entertaining and educational...
Youth in La Porte County are busy reading to help fight hunger in La Porte County and reach our community reading goal for the Friends of La Porte County Public Library to make that $1000 donation to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana! Now community supporters are...
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