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Día de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November. It originated and is mostly observed in Mexico but also in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. Although associated with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, it has a much less solemn tone and is portrayed as a holiday of joyful celebration rather than mourning. The multi-day holiday involves family...

The Tween Advisory Club is a group of tweens, ages 9-12, who meet once a month to help plan tween activities/programs, select new library materials, and promote youth library events. This list contains their favorite book, movies, and audiobooks from the Junior Collection.

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day. It was created by Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions and was first celebrated in 1966. Kwanzaa celebrates the seven principles of Kwanzaa, originally Nguzu Saba – the seven principles of African Heritage. These seven principles comprise Kawaida,...

The Texas Library Association's Tayshas high school reading list's goal is to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and to participate in the community of readers in Texas. Students in grades 9 – 12 are encouraged to read books for pleasure from the list which includes fiction and nonfiction titles. https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/tayshas

The Texas Library Association's Lone Star reading list is developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The purpose of the list is to encourage recreational reading by students in grades 6, 7, or 8 and to explore a variety of current books. https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lone-star

The Texas Library Association's Texas Bluebonnet Award program encourages reading for pleasure for students in grades 3 - 6. Each year, 20 books are chosen for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List of nominees and are announced by Texas students at the Texas Book Festival. Schools and libraries around the state participate in the program, encouraging students to read a minimum of five books from the list. In late January, students vote for their...

April is Poetry Month. Celebrate with this recommended list of poetry books for children including titles from the NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English) list of Notable Poetry Books and and Verse Novels selected by the NCTE Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry Committee. https://ncte.org/awards/excellence-in-poetry-for-children-living-american-poet/

The Lunar New Year of 2022 falls on February 1st (Tuesday), and the festival will last to February 15th. 2022 is a Year of the Tiger according to Chinese zodiac. Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar. Also called Spring Festival, Lunar New Year is particularly celebrated in East Asia and is the most important holiday in China (Chunjie). The festival is also celebrated in Vietnam...