Crowley County Combined Library

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.

Deep in the African jungle, a mama gorilla names an orphaned baby boy "Tarzan" and adopts him as her own. Tarzan develops all the instincts and prowess of a jungle animal. But with the sudden appearance of Tarzan's own kind, two worlds are about to become one.

Has any other love story become so enmeshed in our culture as the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? In fair Verona the families of Montague and Capulet are locked in a long-standing, bitter blood feud when young Romeo Montague slips into a masquerade party at the Capulet's. During the dance he glimpses Juliet, the daughter of the house, and is struck by love at first sight. She returns his passion and they promise each other everlasting love notwithstanding...

Under construction: Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom, the kids must use what they've learned about structures to escape before being discovered. In a beehive: For this field trip, Ms. Frizzle turns her class into bees and shows them a beehive up close and personal. Can you bee-lieve it?

"Senator Tammy Duckworth has logged a long list of “firsts” during her tenure as the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, including being the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate. But while she dreamed of serving her country from a young age, Tammy’s path was not without its challenges...From her childhood fight to keep her family from homelessness, to her service in the US Army, to her recovery from grievous...

**Please inquire at the Customer Service Desk for holds, checkouts, and returns.** "Alphabet aquarium upper and lower case letters" --In this program, join young host, Julianna, as she journeys on an amazing, aquatic adventure, under the sea, through the alphabet from A to Z! You'll learn both upper and lower case letters and meet some of the most eye-catching and exotic fish in the world! A kid-friendly, interactive approach reinforces identification...

In American Sign Language Made Easy, students will learn basic to advanced communication skills, vocabulary, finger spelling, the alphabet the fundamentals of communicating through sign in a variety of everyday situations, proper ASL etiquette and how to properly communicate with people of the Deaf Community. Featuring ASL teacher and interpreter Clarissa Story and deaf student Rachel signing in her own words.