Discovery Channel’s Shark Week officially begins on Sunday, August 9th-August 16th, and has been a summer tradition for 32 years. Shark week began as a conservation effort to correct false impressions about sharks. Peter Benchley, the author of the best-selling fish story Jaws, never recovered from the damage caused by misconceptions in his fictional story of a great white menace that stalked beach-goers in a summer beach town. He dedicated the rest of his life to educating and protecting the dinosaur from the deep from human destruction.
The Highland Public Library is excited to announce the premiere of Checkers Library TV, our new virtual kids and family program. Checkers Library TV is a kids and family-friendly show that features kid’s personality and educational entertainer Checkers The Inventor and his robot sidekick, Snoozer’s.
Are you currently enrolled in Medicare? Will you be turning 65 over the next year or two? Learn about eligibility, how and when to enroll, when you can make changes, and the insurance options available to you. This program will simplify the choices you need to make, help you make more well-informed decisions and explain what Medicare means for you!
Learn about:
Original Medicare
Medicare Supplement Plans
Prescription Drug Plans
Medicare Advantage Plans
(HMOs and PPOs)
You must register in advance. Check the calendar for dates. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Presenter: James Farnham, MS, MBA, Licensed Agent This educational event is provided at no cost and open to the public. There is no obligation or cost to attend.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning.
DC’s Wonder Woman is embarking on a new mission to champion the power of a library card as Library Card Sign-up Month Honorary Chair. A founding member of the Justice League, Wonder Woman is known for strength, compassion and truth. Armed with the Lasso of Truth, Wonder Woman makes a perfect ambassador to support the value of learning and the role libraries play in transforming lives and strengthening communities through education.
Get the school year off to the best possible start, sign your child up for a library card!
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Since her introduction in October 1941 in All-Star Comics #8, Wonder Woman has graced comics, video games, headlined her own television show and feature films, and appears in the hit animated series “DC Super Hero Girls” on Cartoon Network and Netflix.
The library will be open to the public for limited hours beginning Aug 10, 2020. Services and number of people in at one time will be limited as well. As we prepare we are taking precautions with the safety of staff and all community members our top priority. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE OVER 2 years of age IN THE BUILDING.
A long time ago, in a faraway land, two brave villagers go on a daring journey to release the dragons and save the kingdom from an evil Ice Sorceress. When things don’t go as planned, however, the kids might need to look to themselves — and to science! — for the answer.
