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Library Resource: Bookflix, opens in a new tab

Are you a parent of kindergarten–3rd grade children? Are you a grandparent, caregiver, or an educator of elementary-aged children? Do you have children in your life in any capacity? If so, you need BookFlix!

BookFlix is an eResource that features a pairing of fiction and nonfiction books for children. Expert narrators read the fictional story to you as you watch the pictures come to life with amazing graphics! Calming background music and sound effects add to the immersive experience.

Celebrating Black History Month - Illustrated Biographies of African American Musicians, opens in a new tab
This February marks the 50th anniversary of Black History Month, established by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and passed into law in 1986 by the United States Congress.

These inspiring biographies teach children about the lives and legacies of three iconic African American musicians.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, opens in a new tab
by Carole Boston Weatherford

Aretha Franklin was born in a family devoted to God and music and is known as the Queen of Soul. As a girl, Aretha learned to play piano and sang in her church choir. She recorded her first record at age fourteen and is one of the best selling music artists in history. Lively illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight special moments from Aretha Franklin’s musical journey alongside moving depictions of Civil Rights leaders and key events in American history.