I was browsing the Family Communications website and found a toolkit developed for their Mr. Rogers “Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day,” celebrated on March 20, 2009. The toolkit contains many ideas including activity and promotion ideas, plus support materials. On the 3^rd page of the toolkit, you can click on the link to “booklist" to access an annotated list of 50 books divided into 5 main topics with 10 titles per topic: “Acceptance of Diversity,” “Being a Caring Person,” “Friends/ Friendship,” “Neighborliness/ Kindness/ Generosity,” and “Special Needs.”   The titles are appropriate for children ranging in age from preschool to 10 years old.
by Gwen Bertram, Reference Librarian

One of the perks of the library's location being inside the William "Bill" Bane Park is that there often are Little League Baseball games being played at various times throughout the year.  Being a baseball fan, it is fun to see some of the games and listen to the spectators cheering for the players.  The book collection at the Fairbanks Branch Library includes a large section of materials about sports, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and others.  No matter what sport(s) you may like, the library has books you can use.  So come by the library and let us help you find the books you need.