Spring makes me want to do. While winter often encourages hibernation, spring demands action. It is too early for me to do much planting outside, yet I still want to do something. The library has lots of books to encourage me and you to do. Whatever you fancy, come to the library and see if we can help you do.
What could be more fun than making your own soda. Homemade Soda by Andrew Schloss provides more than 200 recipes for making and using your own sodas. What fun!
There have been many reports of great Northern Lights this winter. I’ve only seen them once, as I am not much of a night owl, but I love looking at Auroras: Fire in the Sky by Dan Bortolotti which has some of the most incredible photographs and great explanations about what is happening when the Auroras occur. I may have to figure out a way to be up in the middle of the night sometime.
And while we are talking about the earth (okay, maybe above the earth) be sure and borrow A History of Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries by Douglas Palmer. This is a fabulous browsing book, you can dip into the book and read short articles about everything from geological dating to the Great Rift Valley and Megafloods and 97 other events and discoveries.
Of course the weather encourages us to get outside as well. 15 Minutes Outside by Rebecca Cohen presents 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your children. In just 15 minutes each and every day you can have a picnic at sunrise, stage a flashlight play or build a butterfly station. These simple, short ideas can help us all get some fresh air, look at the world around us and marvel at the amazing world in which we reside. For Love of Lakes by Darby Nelson focuses on the lakes, ponds and waters around each and every one of us living in Lake Country. Explore the intricacies of these ecosystems and appreciate all the more the habitat in which we live.
If you are more into handicrafts then be sure and borrow The Glass Artist’s Studio Handbook by Cecilia Cohen a thorough look at traditional and contemporary techniques for working with class. Or browse Quilts in the Attic by Karen Musgrave and discover 30 stories about quilts found and the stories they tell.
Summer can be a time to start those Christmas gifts or travel with small projects and Knits to Give by Debbie Bliss and Weekend Hats by Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa Labarre will fit the bill for small projects.
We just got back from a whirlwind trip around the state and saw oodles of birds. So if you enjoy birds come borrow The Joy of Birding by Kate Rowinski. It provides basic instructions for beginning birders, a key for identifying popular birds and the basics in attracting those winged visitors to your yard.
