by Laura Turpin | Dec 29, 2023 | Home Page
It’s been quite a year at the St Croix Falls Public Library! In total, we circulated items to patrons over 40,000 times this year. And that doesn’t count the over 10,000 ebooks our patrons checked out. Our most popular item this year was the DVD 1883: A...
by Laura Turpin | Aug 17, 2022 | Children's
Helping a child learn to read seems like a daunting task, but it’s really not that mysterious. There are five simple activities you can do with your child that will help them develop the necessary skills. Talk. Ask your child open-ended questions. Encourage them...
by Laura Turpin | Oct 16, 2020 | Children's
Where does fake news come from? Fake people, of course! Spot the Troll is an 8-question quiz that tests how well you can spot fake social media accounts. These are accounts that pretend to be run by real people, but are really run by organizations that try to sway...
by Laura Turpin | Oct 9, 2020 | Children's
When the news becomes too stressful, sometimes it is best to take a step back, remind yourself that you’re not alone, and find a good laugh. And if we can’t laugh at today’s news, we can always laugh at yesterday’s. For example, one anecdote...
by Laura Turpin | Sep 11, 2020 | Children's
Recently I’ve become enamored of the Library of Congress’s website. The sheer amount of Stuff™ they have online is mind-boggling. They’ve recently started a new podcast called “America Works”. Each ten-minute episode features an...
