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July is Disability Pride Month! What is disabilit

July is Disability Pride Month!

What is disability pride? According to the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), “Disability Pride is the idea that people with disabilities should be proud of their disabled identity. People with disabilities are the largest and most diverse minority within the population, representing all abilities, ages, races, ethnicities, religions and socio-economic backgrounds.

Disability pride focuses on the social model of disability. The disability community views the social model as more positive than the medical model, which is often used to subdue and/or place the individual in a less-empowered role.”

To celebrate and bring awareness, the Library has highlighted the kids books in the collection that focus on a protagonist with a disability.

fppl.org/disabilitypridemonth

Join us this Saturday, July 31 from 10 am-12 pm fo

Join us this Saturday, July 31 from 10 am-12 pm for a plant swap! More info at FPPL.org/events. 🪴🪴🪴

Thanks to everyone who came to create a mini bouqu

Thanks to everyone who came to create a mini bouquet for our For the One Who Finds Me Creation Station event today. Let us know if you find any of the bouquets in the community. We hope they brighten your day!

Stop by the Library to create your own flower bouq

Stop by the Library to create your own flower bouquet to take part in the social art project For the One Who Finds Me by Danika Laine today from 1-3 pm.

The Library will have containers, flowers, and tags for you to create your own bouquet to leave around the community to brighten a neighbor's day. The creation station will happen on the grass in front of the Library.

The Summer Olympics are almost here and the Youth

The Summer Olympics are almost here and the Youth Services department has a list of books to engage young readers in this special competition. From a mystery novel set at the Tokyo Summer Olympics (written by Olympic medalists, the Shibutani siblings), to a biography written in rhyme about Olympic swimmer and refugee, Yusra Mardini, to non-fiction books about specific Summer Olympic sports, the FPPL Youth Services department has you covered.

Go to fppl.org/olympics

Thanks to everyone who came out to make a Kindness

Thanks to everyone who came out to make a Kindness Rock today! Here are some of the great works of art created today.

For more fun activities, check out the library's event calendar at fppl.org/events.