August 2024
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Check out our online event calendar for a complete list of programs for children and teens.
Have some fun every day with these challenges. When you see a LINK!, click on it for more directions.
Find DCPL @dekalblibrary
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Today is the first day of school!
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Are you interested reading books that have been selected to be in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl?
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The Olympics ended yesterday. How did your favorite athletes score?
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Today is Left Handers Day. Do you know anyone left-handed?
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Make a tall tower out of spaghetti and tape that is strong enough to support a marshmallow.
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Investigate the full moon tonight with a telescope that you can make.
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Would you rather live on the moon or at the bottom of the ocean?
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Act of Kindness. Compliment someone at school today.
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Check out the programs at your local library in August.
Personalize your notebooks this school year.
DCPL has the tools you need to start this school year off right.
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Writing prompt: What are you looking forward to most this school year?
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Today is Book Lovers Day! What book do you love the most?
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It’s Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday!
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Learn about the Endangered Species Act that has helped save gray wolves and bald eagles.
Play the Floor is Lava. Try to move around your house without touching the floor.
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Enjoy the end of peach season in Georgia with these great recipes.
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Keep reading throughout the school year with newly released graphic novels.
Try saying “Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear” three times fast.
Have the back to school blues? Check out these books on resilience.
Hoopla and Libby aren’t the only eBook and audiobook platforms on DCPL. Check out eRead Kids.
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Make an animal bookmark for your books this school year.
Did you know you could be a Junior Ranger at the Georgia State Parks?
Enjoy making this tasty treat today.
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Try a sport that you have never played before at recess or after school.
Enjoy the long weekend with a trip to your favorite Georgia attraction. Passes are available at DCPL.
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Visit the DCPL Kids website and scroll to the bottom to submit your vote in this month’s poll!
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