Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, ideas on Twitter

P & P author event in the Tweet of the day (9/23/14)

Celebrate Hug Week this week! And come give author Scott Campbell a hug at P&P Tuesday 9/30 10:30am #hugmachine pic.twitter.com/3pPfwnGXnj

— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) September 6, 2014

Book back story in the Tweet of the day (9/12/14)

Kate DiCamillo tells the story behind Flora and Ulysses: https://t.co/SnDPCuHKtZ @MacHardin

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) September 4, 2014

Tweet of the day (9/5/14)

Ms. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets by Barbara Esham. #fridayreads pic.twitter.com/0C5yYJKcDO

— Hyde-Addison ES (@HydeAddisonES) August 29, 2014

Sing, Talk & Read at the @dcpl STAR Family Festival Sept. 13

The Saturday, September 13, 11:00 am STAR Family Festival: Sing, Talk & Read takes place at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G St NW).

The event features lots of fun and educational activities including:

• Fun activities, crafts and games for children
• Free children's books
• Live entertainment by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer and drummer Jali-D
• Safety, health and education resources for your child
• Workshops for parents to support your child's early learning
• Door prizes including $200 gift baskets and other giveaways
• Face painting
• Photo opportunities with costumed characters including Clifford the Big Red Dog (super yay!!)

Other event features are free lunch, special guest appearances from WKYS FM Shorty de Prince and Angie Ange.

More information is available by calling DC Public Library, (202) 727-0321.

NEW! DC Public Library calendar added to blog!

50 essential DC history books for adults. What about for kids?

50 Essential Washington DC History Books is exactly as the title suggests. H-DC (a website and community all about the history of DC) is looking for additions to this list. The 2011 list, shown in the H-DC post, was compiled by DC Public Library Washingtoniana Division and the DC Center for the Book.

Some titles currently on the list are:

• Jonetta Rose Barras, The last of the Black emperors: the hollow comeback of Marion Barry in the new age of Black leaders
• Elizabeth Clark-Lewis (ed), First freed: Washington, D.C. in the emancipation era
• Louise Daniel Hutchinson, The Anacostia story, 1608-1930
• Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Dream city: race, power, and the decline of Washington, D.C.
• Keith E. Melder, City of magnificent intentions: a history of Washington, District of Columbia

Are there titles you would suggest for children and youth? Are some of the titles on the H-DC list appropriate for the younger set? Email One City Youth and we'll publish the list.

Learning about Labor Day

@OneCityYouth Brave Girl by Michelle Markel, Work: An Occupational ABC by Kellen Hatanaka, Harvesting Hope by Kathleen Krull and many more..

— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) August 24, 2014

And for more fun and learning, take the Union Plus Labor Day Quiz. Even if the kids in your family or program don't know the correct answers, the quiz offers some teaching moments!

Volunteers needed: Reading Partners Washington, DC

We want you to become a #ReadingPartner. #DrSeuss would approve, 98 & 3/4 percent guaranteed http://t.co/UZbCxbbv6e pic.twitter.com/AnZSYRlt2e

— Reading Partners DC (@RPwashingtondc) August 19, 2014

Tweet of the day (8/27/14)

Our summer reunion continues at the Petworth Library. Checking out books. Excitement for the new year! pic.twitter.com/PU5knsob7b

— Powell ES-DCPS (@Powellelem) August 17, 2014

National Book Festival's schedule

The National Book Festival is jam-packed full of fun stuff for kids and teens. One example is the schedule―full of author events. Events for children and teens take place throughout the day (Saturday, August 30).

To make the festival even more accessible, the Library of Congress has created a webpage for Kids and Teachers. This online resource allows users to search by author, color bookmarks (past and present), participate in the Eye Spy activity for this year's festival poster, and much more.

Tweet of the day (8/21/14)

Our summer reunion continues at the Petworth Library. Checking out books. Excitement for the new year! pic.twitter.com/PU5knsob7b

— Powell ES-DCPS (@Powellelem) August 17, 2014

Tweet of the day (8/17/14)

Hi @nypl! Returning #ReadingCorps tutors read abt #literacy! #ireadeverywhere #AmeriCorps20 #mdcinstitute20 #earlyed pic.twitter.com/yQGTJlHZE6

— MetroDC ReadingCorps (@mdcReadingCorps) August 14, 2014

Free books for kids on Saturday, August 9

Lowell's summer reading lists

Lowell School's summer reading list has recommendations for primary and middle school students and their parents.

Books include:

• Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash by Monica Brown
• The Secrets of Droon (series) by Tony Abbott
• Rules by Cynthia Lord
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

Does your school have a reading list? Email the list to One City Youth.

Early childhood reading Twitter chat Storified

We love @KidsandProse

Do you follow @KidsandProse? You should and here's why: This Twitter account for the Politics & Prose Children and Teens Department shares P&P author events information, links to book reviews, directs followers to informative and thoughtful media stories, and above all, shares the love of reading!

Some of our favorite @KidsandProse Tweets:

Happy Juneteenth! http://t.co/TXD8FWWGEb Book review via @Hornook: http://t.co/MeMq5uM9eo http://t.co/ebX1vuNCc6 pic.twitter.com/hULe1sqX4I

— BankStreet Bookstore (@BankStreetBooks) June 18, 2014

20 YA Novels for Thinking Adults: http://t.co/4uirhkbzsT Some of our favs are here. We're excited to read the rest and make them favs, too.

— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) June 17, 2014

That's dedication! Peter Sís describes his hands-on research for THE PILOT & THE LITTLE PRINCE. pic.twitter.com/3JhWw8ankf

— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) June 6, 2014

Is it terrible that some of us would choose reading KEEPER over watching #WorldCup2014? Mal Peet on writing football: http://t.co/r561vn05HH

— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) June 15, 2014

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Summer reading recommendations

WaPo's A summer reading list from college admissions counselors includes books for "parents, students and everybody else. The list includes books about college, other non-fiction and great fiction."

Some from the list: A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting (available at Politics & Prose), The Fault In Our Stars (available at Politics & Prose), Whistling Vivaldi (available at Politics & Prose), and Wonder (available at Politics & Prose).

Reading and fresh produce, a powerful combo

What's better than an urban garden with the purpose of sharing, teaching, coaching, and being good for the city? An urban garden with a Little Free Library!

In mid-May, Common Good City Farm announced the installation of a Little Free Library.

According to the farm's website,

The library is full of books that you can borrow--for free! Our Little Free Library is a special addition to the neighborhood where people can read, share, and borrow their favorite books.

The Little Free Library is open to all books, but we would love to keep ours stocked with gardening, cooking, and nutrition books for people of all ages.

Common Good City Farm had help from National Building Museum's Design Apprentices.

Photo by Common Good City Farm.

Summer Reading Festival for all ages June 14