NOBLE for Kids

Halloween Guide — Halloween is celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints’ Day, and is celebrated with Jack O’Lanterns, costumes, candy, trick-or-treating, and scary stories about witches, ghosts and goblins.

Booklists linked to the library catalog:

• Halloween Books for Kids — Scary stories and holiday favorites for young readers
• Halloween Craft Books — There’s still time to get crafty and make some Hallowe’en decorations!

On March 11, Japan was struck by a powerful earthquake, followed by a tsunami. Learn more about these events, and what causes earthquakes and tsunamis.

• Earthquakes for Kids — Learn more about earthquakes from the scientists at the USGS
• Weather Wiz Kids: Earthquakes — Information and pictures that show how earthquakes and tsunamis happen

Abraham Lincoln Books for Kids — Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Learn more about this important President by checking out one of these books from the library!