Celebrate Literacy During March is Reading Month
Posted Feb 29, 2024, 9:23 AM Celebrate reading for fun at your local library! Read More
CADL Recommends: Local Authors
Posted Sep 6, 2023, 2:05 PM Discover titles by authors with deep Greater Lansing roots. Read More
All Together Now - Let's Read 20 Minutes or More Each Day!
Posted May 17, 2023, 9:46 AM Join us for our Summer Reading Challenge. Read More
Reader's Roundtable Episode 72: March is Reading Month (Kids)
Posted Mar 9, 2023, 10:39 AM Tom and Sherri join Mari to discuss children’s picks and March is Reading Month. Read More
Reader's Roundtable Episode 68: Best Kids Titles of 2022
Posted Jan 9, 2023, 1:34 PM Mari is joined at the mic by special guest Lynn Harper, Branch Head at CADL Dansville, to take a look back at the titles they're excited about. Read More
Best Books of 2022
Posted Dec 13, 2022, 3:03 PM Our expert staff voted on their favorite books published in 2022. Read More
Women's History Month Titles
Posted Mar 9, 2022, 1:27 PM These new titles bring a fresh viewpoint to both historic events and contemporary life. Read More
Reader's Roundtable Episode 48:MiRM Children's Titles
Posted Mar 7, 2022, 1:45 PM Celebrate March is Reading Month with some of our favorite children's titles! Read More
Lunar New Year Titles
Posted Jan 13, 2022, 5:53 PM Celebrate with great titles in Chinese and English. Read More
Resources for Dyslexia
Posted Sep 24, 2021, 3:16 PM We compiled a list of titles and resources for those with print challenges. Read More
Collection Highlights for Women's History Month
Posted Feb 22, 2021, 12:01 PM These new titles bring a fresh viewpoint to both historic events and contemporary life. Read More
June is National Audiobook Month!
Posted Jun 19, 2020, 8:30 PM These titles from RBdigital speak volumes. Read More
Imagine Your Story—Summer Reading 2020
Posted Apr 30, 2020, 6:02 PM Capital Area District Libraries is on a quest to get Ingham County reading this summer—especially kids. The Summer Reading Challenge is a free reading project for all ages that runs from May 22 to August 8. Read More
March is Reading Month!
Posted Feb 25, 2020, 9:49 AM Each year CADL celebrates March is Reading Month by partnering with the Early Childhood Literacy Coalition, welcoming storybook characters at our branch libraries and area childhood centers. Read More
Beginning with Beginning Books
Posted Nov 13, 2019, 5:28 PM What makes beginners books so different? Our Youth Services Librarian is here to answer. Read More
Bilingual Storytime with Sandra Centeno
Posted Sep 10, 2019, 1:52 PM Host Mari Garza interviews Sandra Centeno, a library clerk at CADL South Lansing and the storyteller behind the Bilingual Storytime programs. Get a sneak peek into one of the newest storytime programs and learn what makes storytime at the library so special. Read More
Reading and Responsibility with Youth CADL Cards
Posted Aug 13, 2019, 11:31 AM Did you know we have two different types of Kids CADL Cards? Find out more about both and discover if this is the year to get your child their own card. Read More
What’s So Great About Storytime at the Library?
Posted Apr 1, 2019, 5:02 PM Plenty of great things happen when you spend time reading with a child. From school readiness to increased imagination, story time is time well spent. Read More
Winter is for the Birds!
Posted Feb 14, 2019, 12:10 PM February is National Bird Feeding Month and with the blustery weather Michigan has faced recently, it is easy to understand that our feather friends may need some help finding food! Read More
Embrace the Mess
Posted Dec 12, 2018, 3:56 PM When I was five years old I became obsessed with making paper bag puppets. Projects like this may seem wasteful, needlessly messy or overly simple, but there are countless benefits to such open-ended activities: Read More
Not Just for Readers
Posted Aug 13, 2018, 10:04 AM In 2018, more than 700 participants were registered for the pre-reader program. We at CADL hope to grow this number in the future so that even more of our youngest patrons gain the tools they need to become super readers. Read More