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Kristen Remenar

I’m a librarian at Orion Township Public Library, writer, and a national speaker on literacy.
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Award-Winners at Orion Township Public Library!

Orion Library has the winners of the American Library Association awards for you to enjoy!

A beautiful book and a free library program to keep MLK's dream alive!

Teach your children to celebrate who they are with this book and free family programs from the Orion Township Public Library.

Free Family Fun with Science at the Orion Library!

Celebrate your unique family with hands-on science at the Orion Library this Saturday!

A good book on a free app - what a bright idea!

Read "The Day-Glo Brothers" for free at the Orion Library, or read it with this free app!

Got a new e-device? Play with "Chalk"!

If you were lucky enough to get an iPad, a Kindle, or some other fun e-gizmo this holiday season, check out "Chalk".

This book + this game + this free app = the best kids' holiday gift!

Get Max’s Castle along with wooden letter blocks, Scrabble, or Bananagrams and everyone’s happy! Tech it up for free by downloading the free Magnetic Letters app to play along while you read!

One of the Best of 2012 is "Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs"

‘Tis the season for gift-giving and for “best of the year” lists. My pick for Most-Heart-Warming-Non-Fiction-Book, "Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs", is here at the Orion Library!

"Brothers at Bat" is a hit!

Share "Brothers at Bat: the true story of an amazing all-brother baseball team" with your kids to build a sense of teamwork in your family!

What To Do With All That Halloween Candy

If you have lots of Halloween candy, use it along with "The Great Graphing Contest" to practice math in a totally sweet way!

"Abiyoyo" and "Abiyoyo Returns" give just enough thrill for little kids

You want Halloween books to give your kids shivers, but not nightmares. Check out these picture books from the Orion Library about a scary giant and the clever little boy who defeats him.

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