“Let Freedom Ring!” when you make your own Liberty Bell. This week’s Take & Make craft celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a Liberty Bell, honoring the National Bell Ringing Ceremony held each year in Philadelphia to officially inaugurate the holiday. Stop by the Children’s Desk this week to pick up the craft, recommended for ages 2-5, while supplies last.
Here are a few books we recommend to learn more about Dr. King and his legacy:
A Place to Land, by Barry Wittenstein
As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Towards Freedom, by Richard Michelson
Dream March, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr., by Brad Meltzer
I’ve Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Walter Dean Myers
Little People, Big Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr., by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Guiding Beliefs, by Angela Farris Watkins
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, by Christine King Farris
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Doreen Rappaport
Racial Justice in America: Voting Rights, by Kevin P. Winn
Happy reading!
-Amanda Winter, Youth Services Librarian