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Storytime from the Carver Memorial Library

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 1:15pm
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The theme of Storytime at Carver Memorial Library Episode 12 is Bugs. We will start by reading 3 books. "Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!" by Bob Barner, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle and "Waiting for Wings" by Lois Ehlert. Sing three songs a Butterfly Song, "Caterpillar, Caterpillar" and "Flitter Flutter Butterfly". Next read 2 books "Are You a Ladybug?" by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries and "Bumble Bee" by Margaret Wise Brown. End the episode by singing "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me.

Storytime from the Carver Memorial Library

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 1:05pm
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Episode 11's theme is Birds.Join us as we read a book called "Birds" by Kevin Henkes and sing a song "Little Bird Little Bird", Read two more books, "A Snowy Owl Story" by Melissa Kim and "Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell. Sing along with "A Nursery Rhyme from Jane Dyer's book Animal Crackers and read a poem from Tomie dePaola's "Book of Poems". Sing "In The Spring" from Read-Aloud Rhymes for the very young" by Jack Prelutsky and read a poem from "Sing to the Sun" by Ashley Bryan.

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 12:32pm
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"My Road Trip through the Whitest Towns in America" (13 minutes)

As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA — and moved in. In this TED Talk, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia.

"Jimmy Carter: Mistreatment of Women is the Number One Human Rights Abuse" (16.5 minutes)

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Submitted by Cliff Garibay on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 12:35pm
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"Climate Change is Happening. Here's How We Adapt" (14.5 minutes)

Imagine the hottest day you've ever experienced. Now imagine it's six, 10 or 12 degrees hotter. According to climate researcher Alice Bows-Larkin, that's the type of future in store for us if we don't significantly cut our greenhouse gas emissions now. In this June 2015 TED Talk, she suggests that it's time we do things differently — a whole system change, in fact — and seriously consider trading economic growth for climate stability.