# Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage
Every May is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Over 20 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans reside in the country, making this group the fastest-growing demographic.
Jacksonville Public Library has an AMAZING collection of books featuring stories and information written by and about people from varied backgrounds, races, ethnicities, life experiences, and viewpoints. Throughout the month, the Library will highlight books in our collection by and about Arab Americans including here on our blog, through book displays in your local library, and via reading challenges for all ages on Beanstack.
# Special Drop-In Activity
Drop-In! Lantern Making
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by creating paper lanterns at the Library! Children and teens are invited to unleash their creativity and imagination in this hands-on workshop. At the end of the activity, they can take their beautifully crafted lanterns home as souvenirs. We can't wait to see what unique designs they come up with! Drop in after school on Wednesday, May 8, between 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. at Bradham and Brooks Branch Library.
Find more drop-in crafts and activities on our events calendar! You can also find fun crafts and other activities that you can do as a family, at home, on this month's edition of Junior Scholars.
# Book Recommendations
We love to share selections that demonstrate the range of our collection all year and we encourage you to explore these books with us this month!
Little Learners (ages 0-5)
Early Elementary (ages 6 - 10)
Middle Grades (ages 11 - 14)
Teens (ages 15 - 18)
Adults
Attention River City Readers:
Are you participating in Mayor Deegan's River City Readers challenge? Through the Beanstack app, children and their caregivers will be able to log their reading minutes with an individual goal of reading at least 20 minutes per day, and a citywide goal of reading 300,000 minutes over the next 365 days. At the end of the year, the city’s top young readers will be given prizes!
Join the Challenge
- Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Download and open the Beanstack Tracker app.
- You can also register and log your reading minutes on the Beanstack website at https://jaxpl.beanstack.com.
- Using the Find a Site search bar, type Jax Library or River City Readers
