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Special Days in April

April 2013 means spring has finally come to the area. What spring activities can you get involved in?

It's Math [1] Awareness [1] Month [1]. Why didn't the quarter roll down the hill with the nickel? Because it had more cents. Discover something amazing about math [2] today at the library.

April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month. Visit the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) [3] and  learn about its "Go Orange" campaign

National Library Week is April 14-20. The theme this year is Communities Matter @ Your Library. Stop in and let us show you why! Special events are happening at all library locations!

Screen Free Week [4] is April 29-May 5. Check out our page for fun events you can do all week instead of using a television or computer.

April 3 is the birthday of primatologist Jane Goodall [5]. A primatologist is someone who studies monkeys, chimpanzees and gorillas. Visit her website, the Jane Goodall Institute [6], to learn about her latest projects around the world.

April 12 Beverly Cleary [7], author of Beezus and Ramona [8] and The Mouse and The Motorcycle [9], and many other children's books, was born this day.

April 12 Visit the DeMotte Library from 5-7pm for SPRING FEST. Enjoy games, food and family activities at low, low prices.

Visit the library's booth at the annual Earth Day [10] program on Saturday, April 20  from 9am-2pm at Brookside Park in Rensselaer.

April 21 is the birthday of  author Barbara Park [11]. What's your favorite Junie B. Jones [12] book?

April 24 is Astronomy Day! Check in with Curiosity, the Mars rover [13], or check out a book about space [14].

April 25 is Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day [15]. If you don't already know, find out what your mom and dad do for a living.

April 28 is author Amy Hest's [16] birthday. Visit her website for tips for young writers, and a guide to her book, Remembering Mrs. Rossi [17].

Celebrate Arbor Day [18] on April 29 with a visit to the What Tree is That [19] website and learn about your favorite trees! Read The Giving Tree [20] by Shel Silverstein.

 

Q. What is the difference between a flea and a wolf

A. One prowls on the hairy and the other howls on the prairie!

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Links:
[1] http://www.mathaware.org/
[2] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=math%20fun%20juvenile&dbTab=ls2pac
[3] http://www.aspca.org/about-us/aspca-april
[4] http://www.screenfree.org/
[5] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=jane%20goodall%20juvenile&dbTab=ls2pac
[6] http://www.janegoodall.org/
[7] http://www.beverlycleary.com/
[8] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=Beezus
[9] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=The%20Mouse%20and%20the%20Motorcycle
[10] http://www.earthday.org/
[11] http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/park.htm
[12] http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/
[13] http://marsrover.nasa.gov
[14] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=space%20juvenile&dbTab=ls2pac
[15] http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org
[16] http://www.amyhest.com/
[17] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=search&term=Remembering%20Mrs.%20Rossi
[18] http://www.arborday.org/
[19] http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/
[20] http://jcpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080/?config=pac#section=resource&resourceid=1875702