Inside the Current Issue of Branch Out Magazine...
Expanding Access
Be sure to check your branch or curbside pickup bag for a print copy of the magazine — it includes a reader style quiz, a coloring page and a paper football template!
- Interactive Fun From This Issue:
- Quiz: "What type of reader are you?"
- Colorable Illustration by Vidya Vasudevan
- Printable Paper Football Template and Instructions
- Read, Reuse, Recycle Your Branch Out Magazine
NEW! Our Library, Our Stories
Kids' Stuff: Early Literacy
- Let's Read Together: The Importance of Reading Aloud
- Early Literacy Spotlight: Learning New Words
- 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Is Now Online
Kids' Stuff: K-6
Teens & Tweens
- Shining a Spotlight on Teen Volunteers
- Become Your Best Self Using the Enneagram
- October is TEENtober
Adults
- Discover Your Next Book Gift
- International Spine-Tinglers
- Turn to Tech Tutors for Free Computer Help
- Learn to Collect and Preserve Your Family History
Books & Beyond
- Behind The Scenes: Interlibrary Loans
- Ghost Written: Authors Writing After Death and Books Alive in Spirit Only
- ¿Libros en español? ¡Sí, los tenemos! (Spanish-language Books? Yes, We Have those!)
Community Connections
- Expanding Access Through Outreach and Library Partnerships
- ELL Then-and-Now: English Language Learning Evolves
Get Involved
- Masterful Mandarin Storytimes: Bilingual Early Literacy Videos
- Teens, Help Make the Library a Better Place for You