by Leanne Ly | Apr 18, 2024 | Adults, Booklists, Children, Online Resources, Young Adults
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Formerly known as Autism Awareness Month, the name change represents a shift beyond just awareness to an active focus on respect, understanding, inclusion and empowerment. Autism is a developmental disability that can...
by Jane Spadaccini | Apr 11, 2024 | Adults, Young Adults
What is Eid? Eid al Fitr is the celebration of the end of Ramadan and it can last for two or three days. This is one of two major holidays celebrated by Muslims. During the celebrations, many partake in the charity, Zakat al-fitr which is collected before the...
by Jane Spadaccini | Apr 4, 2024 | Adults
Walt Whitman was born in West Hills on Long Island on May 31, 1819. Whitman’s father moved the family to Brooklyn when he was little. Walt was one of the first generation of people born in the newly formed United States. He attended the first public schools in...
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