For #ArborDay, explore the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Dr. #WangariMaathai 🌳: “When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope.” kids.britannica.com/kids/article/W… #librarytipoftheday

What's special about this 🗓️ Friday 5/1 and Saturday 5/2, Carrboro Elementary?! It's the virtual book festival #EverywhereBookFest 📚! From Newbery Award winners to debut authors, you won't want to miss getting to see your favorites talk about their work! 🥰 #kidlit #librarytipoftheday

Missing our amazing #CarrboroElementary science classes, Cubs 🐻? Join in the SCIENT-ASTIC fun this afternoon at 1pm with some of our favorite creators: #StellaDiaz 🐟 author @andominguez and #sciencecomics author @mariswicks 🌊 ! #librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

"¡Mira! ¡Un libro! ¡Ábrelo!" 📖 Escucha a Yuyi Morales cantar con Señor Calavera 🎶- un buen mensaje para los Carrboro Elementary 🐻! #somoslectores #athome youtube.com/watch?v=hYvSdT… #librarytipoftheday

¡Feliz Día! Happy Children's Day/Book Day! #día2020 "Each Story MATTERS, Every Child COUNTS" 📚 Let's celebrate children, families and literacy! Find out more at dia.ala.org #sharebookjoy #chccslibraries

As we end #SchoolLibraryMonth the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools librarians want you to know how much you are missed! Being a school librarian is grand, but it's our students that make the #chccslibraries so special. While away, let's share some remote reading joy! #CHCCSReads padlet.com/tlbell/CHCCSLi…

Don't forget to check out #EverywhereBookFest today and tomorrow, Cubs 🐻! Need a positive message to start your weekend 😃? Listen to Carrboro fave Meg Trocino share her story at 12pm! #librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

May the 4th be with you, Cubs 🐻! Ms. Porter recommends trying out the #starwars drawing tutorials from Jedi Academy author @StudioJJK #draweverydaywithjjk youtube.com/playlist?list=… #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #librarytipoftheday

Are you an #educator 🍎or a #CarrboroElementary family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧? If you haven't already, check out 🔎wideopenschool.org from Common Sense Media! You'll find everything from virtual storytimes to recipes from ChopChop Magazine to GoNoodle en español! #librarytipoftheday via @ChrisTuttell

Hi Carrboro Elementary 🐻! In the mood for a #kidlitclassic 📖? Watch this video of Michelle Obama reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle! 🐛🍎🍐🍓🍰🍦🍉 #librarytipoftheday Keep an 👁️ out for her other read aloud videos! #chccslibraries x.com/MichelleObama/…

¡Hola, Carrboro Elementary 🐻! Mira estos recursos de Read Conmigo: readconmigo.org/es/home 👀 ¡Explora su biblioteca digital! #ReadConmigoFamily 📚 #librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

Today, some of my wise Kindergarteners from CES-DLK reminded me of how imaginary friends 🐼🐵🐧🦉 can help us while we are #athome. Listen to Dan Santat's story of my favorite unimaginary friend- Beekle from Little, Brown Young Readers: youtube.com/watch?v=hS5b_u… 📖 #librarytipoftheday

It's a rainy day out there, Carrboro Elementary ☔️! Whether you love the rain or wish it would go away, have some fun with Capstone 📚's free activities 🤩 Make It-Craft It-Fold It-Draw It-Read It-Find It-Eat It-Do It! #readingisforeveryone #librarytipoftheday capstonepub.com/library/sites/…

Hi Cubs 🐻! An ANTHOLOGY is a collection of writing by different authors ✍️🏾. Today, I'm recommending a truly joyful and sweet anthology- Once Upon an Eid : Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices 📖 from ABRAMS Kids youtube.com/watch?v=85k-Sh… #onceuponaneid #librarytipoftheday

In the library 📚, we celebrate authors and illustrators of Asian and Pacific heritage this month and all year long 🗓️! Watch this video of @JaneBahk's wonderful #JunasJar and try the awesome activity for all of us #athome at the end! Lee & Low Books #APAHM youtube.com/watch?v=shXviD…

Find some time today to listen to the poems of Vanessa Brantley-Newton ✍️🏾 from her new book Just Like Me youtube.com/watch?v=KlXiNc… PBS Books What colors flow over your canvas today, Cubs 🐻? Are you willing to fight the good fight? 📖#librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

Take time today to listen to Kwame Alexander read The Undefeated youtube.com/watch?v=_cHIWt… BookTrust 📖 Join Kwame Alexander and many more on June 4 for a #KidlitCommunity Rally for Black Lives The Brown Bookshelf thebrownbookshelf.com/2020/06/02/kid… #librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

Hey Carrboro Elementary 🐻, our friends at Chapel Hill Public Library are bringing us #SummerReading fun 😎 again this year! Watch the video to learn more 👀drive.google.com/file/d/1Kgo7EP… and visit their website to sign up 🙋🏾chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/summer-reading… #librarytipoftheday #chccslibraries

Congratulations to all our graduating 5th grade Carrboro Elementary 🎓! We're so proud of you! ¡Felicidades a todos los graduados de #CarrboroElementary! ❤️ ¡Estamos muy orgullosos de todos ustedes! Listen a graduation message: Peter H. Reynolds' BE YOU youtube.com/watch?v=t02hnJ…

It's the last day of school for our Carrboro Elementary 🐻! We hope you have an amazing summer filled with stories and fun 📚! Find our #chccslibraries summer reading lists here: chccs.org/Page/6374 #lecturadelverano 📖