By Amy Mann Children’s Services March has become a month to celebrate the achievements and worth of women, both notable and “ordinary”. When Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Representative Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) introduced a resolution to designate a Women’s History Week in 1981, it was going to take place around August 26, the date in …read more.

By Amy Mann Children’s Services As summer comes to a close, it’s time to get back into old routines or to start new ones. Bedtimes may be a little easier than in the previous few months, lunches may need to be made, and cloths and supplies will need to be ready to go. The Warsaw …read more.

By Amy Mann WCPL Technical Assistant Summer is coming! We’ve been waiting and it’s finally around the corner. Warsaw Community Public Library’s annual summer reading program is ready to fill both your free time and your young charges’ days with activity and wonder. This year’s theme is “A Universe of Stories.” Children from birth to …read more.

By Amy Mann Children’s Services Christmas has passed, as has the first day of the new year. So are the holidays over? Merriam-Webster defines “the holidays” as “the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated.” So, yes, those holidays are over for a while. Warsaw Community Public Library …read more.

By Amy Mann Children’s Services Winter in northern Indiana can be a challenge. Preparation for the day often takes longer than in the more temperate months, but daylight hours have dwindled, making days appear shorter. Life can seem to take more energy than we had been able to store up during the summer and fall. …read more.

By Amy Mann Children’s Services “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Does anyone really believe that? Anti-bullying initiatives have become a nationwide crusade. Has the push to create a world free of harassment eliminated bullying in schools, neighborhoods, or families? It has not, according to statistics. The CDC …read more.

By Amy Man Children’s Services Whether you love the hotter months or not, they are coming to an end for the year of 2018. Science says that the changing of the seasons is inevitable. Some people delight in the thought, while others start plotting how to bypass their coming seasonal depression. Here in Children’s Services …read more.

By Amy Mann WCPL Children’s Department WARSAW — The word “literacy” is thrown around by educated people the world over. What is literacy and why is it important? Is it something that impacts the children in our community? Traditionally, literacy is considered the ability to read and write. The modern term’s meaning has expanded to …read more.

By Amy Mann and Katie Warrener Children’s Services Department, Warsaw Community Public Library   WARSAW—When you have visited the Warsaw Community Public Library’s children’s area lately, you may have noticed signs posted among the bookshelves begging you to “Pardon Our Mess.” You may have wondered why picture books and easy readers have disappeared and reappeared …read more.

WARSAW — Life’s journeys sometimes take a person through jobs or career paths they may not necessarily like or are not a good fit for. But then a door may open somewhere and they step through it into their dream job.