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by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist The bond between a father and daughter is very unique. Fathers lay the foundation of love, trust, and security for [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist It takes a village to raise a child. Parents depend on extended family, community members, and educators to help [...]

by Rachel Benzine, Collection Management Librarian We are living in unprecedented times. How many times have you heard or read that phrase recently? In all seriousness though, we are all trying [...]

I’ve had an up-and-down relationship with the classics. The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, and The Old Man and the Sea were all required reading for my high school English language arts classes. [...]

I believe that World Kindness Day, taking place on November 13th, is a day that everyone should observe. The purpose of World Kindness Day is to highlight good deeds in the community, focusing on [...]

We are excited to welcome CeCe Bell to the Mackin Community blog today. Her newest book, Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot, is a silly beginning reader in the format of a graphic novel. CeCe Bell is [...]

Take a look at these exciting nonfiction titles published in May. Enjoy and learn! ELEMENTARY NONFICTION         Birds of a Feather : Bowerbirds and Me by Susan L. Roth. 9780823442829. Neal [...]

Check out these exciting easy and fiction titles published in May.  Happy reading! ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS         Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up by Dave Eggers ill. by Laura Park). [...]