Up, Up and Away!

Ever wonder what it takes to leave the Earth? Learn all about rockets this month at the library.

- Books about Rockets
- Build a Rocket Model
- Films about Rockets

Biographies of Great Scientists

This is a great selection of biographies of scientists from various fields of study:

Richard Feynman
Ibn al-Haytham
Isaac Asimov
Nikola Tesla
George Washington Carter
Elizabeth Blackwell
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Marie Curie
Mae Jemison

Star Gazing @ the Library!

Want to learn more about astronomy and star gazing? Check out these books:

• Astronomy
• Cosmology
• Black Holes
• Star Gazing Manuals
• Purchasing a Telescope

All public libraries in Cumberland County will be closed December 24th and 25th! Normal operating hours at all locations will resume Wednesday December 26th.

The Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals.

Dinosaurs!

Why did dinos become extinct? What does a paleontologist do? Answer those questions and more with these books:

- Dino Behavior
- Dino Encylcopedias
- Over 400 book about dinosaurs
- Paleontologists

Biomes

As scientists study the world and its many ecosystems, they often categorize those ecosystems by the patterns they see. This group or category is called a biome.

• Books About Biomes
• Planet Earth (DVD)
• NASA Earth Observatory Mission: Biomes