Women Rock!  Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? Women are AMAZING all twelve months of the year and come check out our fabulous Women’s History book display in the Pappas Children Center at WPL during the month of March.  P.S. Don’t forget to take a look at the really cool book below about famous women pirates…my favorite!) The A-Z of Wonder Women by Yvonne Lin Amazing Women of the Middle East : 25 Stories From Ancient Times to Present Day by Wafa' Tarnowska and illustrated by Hoda Hadadi, Sahar Haghgoo, Christelle Halal, and Esteli Meza Margarida Esteves This Little Trailblazer : A Girl Power Primer by Joan Holub and illustrated by Daniel Roode Anthology of Amazing Women : Trailblazers Who Dared To Be Different by Sandra Lawrence Shaking Things Up : Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood Sea Queens : Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt She Persisted Around the World : 13 Women Who Changed History b...

Lunar New Year, also called The Chinese New Year (even though it is also celebrated by other cultures and countries including Vietnam and Korea), began on February 1st of this year and is a celebration of good luck, good fortune, and the importance of gathering families together to honor and remember ancestors.  The Lunar New Year is based on the cycles of the moon, and the twelve animal zodiacs and five elements that are represented in the lunar calendar. Each culture has its own traditions, rituals and unique ways to celebrate the holiday, many which are based on legends.  Here are some more fun facts about Lunar New Year: -The 12 zodiac animals of the Lunar New Year calendar are: the  rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, and the five elements are earth, water, fire, wood and metal. Each year has it's own special zodiac animal. For instance, if you are 8 years old and born in 2014, your zodiac animal is the horse. Click here...