HPL Kids

March is Women's History Month!  March 8, 2021 is International Women's Day!  The library is literally filled with resources to help you celebrate, but here are some of my personal favorites from the last six months.

Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris (Jan 2021)
When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as "too assertive" and "too ambitious," it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which they can reframe, redefine, and reclaim words meant to knock them down.
Watch the author talk about the book.

Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight by Karyn Parsons (Dec 2020)
Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds.  Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female pilot and an inspiration to Mae Jemison, Josephine Baker, and many more influential people of color for years to come.

All of my other Podcast Break blogs have been focused on young listeners.  And, yes, parents can enjoy listening to those programs with their kids and teens.  But now I have some suggestions just for YOU!  Parenting and podcasts go hand-in-hand. You can throw on a podcast whenever you're doing any of those endless, day-to-day parenting tasks and feel like you're somehow doubling your productivity.  Raising kids can sometimes be isolating, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic still in our midst, closing off some social circles where parents used to gather and commiserate. These podcasts make parents feel like they're not doing it alone.