Whether backyard with the kids or at your favorite state park, camping is a great summer activity. Here are some fireside books to help you plan and execute the perfect camping experience.
The Camping and Hiking Encyclopedia allows readers to explore outdoor opportunities. Alongside information that ranges from RV camping to backcountry hikes, readers will learn about ways to prepare for a camping or hiking trip as well as ways to safely enjoy their time in nature.
Serving as a guide to the skills and spirit of the woodland experience, "Ways of the Woods" is a storehouse of practical information and step-by-step guides aimed at helping the reader to know the forested lands of this country more intimately and enjoy them more fully. It is the story of his 50-year love affair with what the author likes to call the greenwood. It's about such activities as building shelters, orienteering, tree-felling, and organized camping, but it's also about what it FEELS like to engage in those activities and do them well.
Parents, educators, teens, and children will find inspiration for back-to-roots living. Not only a resource for teachers and homeschooling parents, The activities, eighty-five recipes, and projects are complementary and pertinent to the curriculum of kindergarten through eighth grade, with some specific to the teen years. Seasonal cooking, pickling, and gluten-free sourdough making; natural history and information on raising and caring for animals like horses, quail, dogs, and rabbits; and craft and garden activities such as natural dyes, wreaths, flower crowns, and making your own herbal soap and skincare are all included.
"This is the ultimate guide, and Chris is the undisputed heavyweight champion of foraging in the South." --Sean Brock, author of Heritage and chef of McCradys, Minero, and Husk The Southeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Chris Bennett as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Southeast Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
It's International Waterfall Day. What are waterfalls? They are defined as “a sudden unsupported drop in a stream” ("Waterfall" 1). For the state of Kentucky, there are more than 800 naturally occurring waterfalls. Be advised that some depend on sustained periods of rain to appear more robust.
For the summer months, traveling to the waterfalls around the state can involve anything from finding a parking trailhead and walking an easy path to the 2 or 3 mile hike where you must be aware of your surroundings, such as venomous snakes or dangerous slippery rocks.
When exploring waterfall territory, keep in mind:
if bringing children, please research the area to the falls and make decisions based on the age and temperament of the child(ren)
wear sturdy outdoor shoes, perhaps pack a small water-proof bag with a change of socks or pants as you explore near creeks and streams
tell someone where you're going and when you should be back, as well packing a fully-charged cell phone for emergencies
use a strong and sturdy walking stick for testing slippery trails, as well as for temporary snake defense and removal
On this day, many people in the United States will pay tribute to officers who lost their lives or were injured in their jobs. President John F Kennedy signed the memorial day bill into law on October 1, 1962. Each year, the president of the United States proclaims May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year during which such May 15 occurs as Police Week.
Thank an officer today for their willingness to put their health and life on the line.
A series of summer images, including cookout, gardening, reading, and swimming. The words Hello Summer are emblazoned on a central square.
All of our library services are available over the summer. Our library doesn't close. You may see various staff members out of the office on vacation at different times, but we try to maintain our hours at least during the day 8:00 am until 4:30 pm on campus, we continue to receive paper proofreading and homework assistance requests, and we even work with summer courses. If a campus is understaffed at one particular time, please forgive us – we're working hard somewhere. Enrolled students have off-campus access to library databases 24/7.
If a campus closes due to maintenance - such as an unexpected water main break or a scheduled roof repair – the library and ACE close. We're also closed on institutional federal holidays: Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day; Thursday, June 19 - Juneteenth; and Friday, July 4 - Independence Day.
Please stop by if you have a chance. If you're going on vacation, you can check out a book over the summer or pick up supplies. We hope to see you soon!
A bench beneath a tree overlooks a green grassy field. Distant mountains are dark outlines.
Spring Into Action! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and you can't wait 'til it's cute dresses and sandals all the time. But as much as you wanna slip on your flips and frolic, the truth is, you've got just enough energy left each day to crash on the couch the sec you get home. (No surprise considering you've been going nonstop since September.) Ready to put some spring in your step? Explore six healthy ways to beat feeling beat.
Spring Forward Spring is an excellent time to clean house and clear the mind. Winter months can be dreary, especially if the weather is bad, and the freshness of spring allows people to refresh their attitudes toward life and family. Spring also allows people to engage in outdoor activities.
A woman stands and irons a blue and green fabric.
Try one or all of these strategies to tap into the season's vibrant energy. "Wake up early and take a few minutes to listen to your breath and watch the darkness fade," suggests herbalist Mike Neller. Once the sun rises, try this energizing, yoga-inspired move from psychiatrist Dorothea Hover-Kramer, eat a sour food like a pickle garnish with your favorite sandwich, or scrub away winter skin by making a salt scrub.
A student reading a book and walking through book stacks.
Contact your instructors about their expectations regarding due dates and continuing work in courses. Contact your library and ACE about finishing your projects, we can help you get back on schedule and track.
In-person facilities are located at the Prestonsburg, Pikeville, and Mayo campuses. If you are unable to visit in person, we are still able to assist via email, Teams, and phone interactions.
It's National Library Week!! Thank you for making this library a vital part of our community college, by inviting us into your research, activities, academic time, and leisure every day.
It's World Autism Day! Did you know that about 1 in 100 children are diagnosed with autism? Care for people with autism needs to be accompanied by actions at community and societal levels for greater accessibility, inclusivity and support.
This New York Times-bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more--and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest days of autism research, Silberman offers a gripping narrative of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger, the research pioneers who defined the scope of autism in profoundly different ways; he then goes on to explore the game-changing concept of neurodiversity. NeuroTribes considers the idea that neurological differences such as autism, dyslexia, and ADHD are not errors of nature or products of the toxic modern world, but the result of natural variations in the human genome. This groundbreaking book will reshape our understanding of the history, meaning, function, and implications of neurodiversity in our world.
Autism therapy typically focuses on ridding individuals of "autistic" symptoms such as difficulties interacting socially, communication problems, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. Now, this updated and expanded edition of Dr. Barry M. Prizant's Uniquely Human tackles new language such as shifting from "person-first language" to "identity-first language," diversity of identity in the autism sphere, and the future of autistic advocacy by amplifying the voices of autistic and neurodivergent individuals. "A must-read for anyone touched by autism...Dr. Prizant's Uniquely Human is a crucial step in promoting better understanding and a more humane approach" (Associated Press). Instead of classifying "autistic" behaviors as signs of pathology, Dr. Prizant sees them as part of a range of strategies to cope with a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming. Rather than curb these behaviors, it's better to enhance abilities, build on strengths, and offer supports that will lead to more desirable behavior and a better quality of life.
In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too full, too close, too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend--or will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum celebrates the everyday magic of friendship.
"Get Your Hoe Ready!" Government poster from 1918 showing Uncle Sam turning clock to daylight saving time. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)
On this day in 1918, daylight savings time went into effect for the first time.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a government policy regulating the timing of daylight during the summer months. While DST's existence is taken for granted in modern American life, the adoption and expansion of the policy was heavily debated, with strong opposition that persists to the present day—a full century after its inception as a World War I energy‐efficiency program. After reviewing the history of DST, we analyze the political economy of congressional vote choice on DST policy.
Clocks will move ahead an hour on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, adding three weeks in the spring and a week in the fall to daylight time. By increasing daylight at the end of the day, U.S. citizens hope to conserve energy and reduce the need for artificial light.
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia reset their clocks move forward from standard time, starting daylight saving time and giving us more late-evening sunlight. From a health standpoint, most sleep and circadian experts say we should stay in in standard time instead, as that early-morning sunlight is key to maintaining our circadian rhythms, sleep-wake cycles and overall health.
This illustration photo shows a clock in the background of a smartphone showing the time after daylight saving time was implemented in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 2022. The US Senate advanced a bill on March 15 that would bring an end to the twice-yearly changing of clocks, in favor of a "new, permanent standard time" that would mean brighter winter evenings. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
This article looks at the most significant public debate over time in Montreal's history: the beginnings of daylight saving time (1907-1928) in Montreal, Canada. Seeing daylight saving time as an example of the disembedding of time from place, the article demonstrates the importance of local social dynamics in the creation of meanings of modernity. Daylight saving time began as an idea to save money and improve people's lives, though it was ridiculed until the First World War, when it was put in place in Montreal and much of North America and Europe. Yet after the war, it was rejected as a national measure, and subsequently much of North America and eventually even the Island of Montreal turned into a patchwork of time zones.
Randolph Caldecott was born on this day in 1846. While working as a bank clerk, he began drawing for periodicals such as London Society, and, after he moved to London, Punch and Graphic. He developed a gently satirical style and achieved success with illustrations for Washington Irving’s books The Sketch Book (1875) and Bracebridge Hall (1876). A publisher saw his works with Irving and offered Caldecott the chance to illustrate a series of picture books. Hailed as his best work, these colored illustrations for 16 children's tales include The House That Jack Built, Hey Diddle Diddle, and The Grand Panjandrum Himself. The drawings made him famous, and two of these illustrated books were issued approximately every Christmas from 1878 until the year of his death in 1886.
Since 1920, the American Library Association has issued a medal to honor children's book illustrators. The Caldecott Medal for excellence in children's-book illustration by an American citizen or resident is named for him.
The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child's journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.
This hot dog has had enough of summer in the city! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people's feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run! With fluid art and lyrical text that have the soothing effect of waves on sand, award-winning author Doug Salati shows us how to find calm and carry it back with us so we can appreciate the small joys in a day.
A story about the power of sharing memories-including the painful ones-and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don't see it. New England Book Award Winner A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged-and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life. Together, they make a new memory of watercress.
Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all.Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path.They foretold that it wouldn't come for many, many years.Now the black snake is here.Told from the perspective of a Native American child, this bold and lyrical picture book written by Ojibwe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade is a powerful call to action to defend Earth's natural resources--inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous tribes all across North America.
Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl!