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Summer Reading 2008

The 2008 Summer Reading Program at the Arapahoe Library District begins Saturday May 31, 2008 with special library programs, and runs through Saturday July 26, 2008.

View the Summer Reading 2008 Kickoff video. [more]

Childhood Asthma

by Donna Keslin, Librarian

According to the AAAAI, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, “Asthma is the most common serious chronic disease of childhood affecting nearly five million children in the United States. Asthma in children is the cause of almost three million physician visits and 200,000 hospitalizations each year”. The number of new cases is increasing at alarming rates.

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I Scream, You Scream!

July is National Ice Cream Month, the perfect time to enjoy the frozen confection that can cool off even the steamiest summer day. Icy desserts have been eaten at least since the days of the Roman Empire, but it was American colonists who first used the term “ice cream.” Today, a dairy food trade group reports that nine percent of all the milk in the U.S. is used to produce ice cream, proving that this “frozen food” remains extremely popular with American consumers. Whether you prefer to make yo... [more]

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