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Agreeing with the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words," the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries has created a visual way to remind people of the variety and wealth of resources, services, programs, and activities provided by their libraries. Wisconsin Libraries Say Cheese! A Day in Pictures is a project that shares digital photos taken in libraries during the week of Nov. 1-8.  See if you can find photos from your favorite InfoSoup library.

Founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Learn more about Earth Day at Wikipedia.

What will you do to celebrate this day? Why not visit your local library and check out some of the wonderful, FREE resources they have available to help you learn more about our planet and how to be a good steward of the environment. Here are a few titles from InfoSoup to get you started.

For Adults:

• Beyond Earth Day: fulfilling the promise by Gaylord Nelson
• The man from Clear Lake: Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson by Bill Christofferson
  
• The official Earth Day guide to planet repair by Denis Hayes
• Easy green living: the ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly choices for your and your home by Renee Loux
• The everything green living book by Diane Gow McDilda
  

For Kids:

• Dora celebrates Earth Day! by Emily Solinger
• Earth Day by Margaret McNamara
• It's Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer
• All new crafts for Earth Day by Kathy Ross
• Earth Day - hooray! by Stuart J. Murphy
• more Earth Day materials for kids
  

Can't make it to your library today? Try some of these online resources:

• Earth Day Network
  
• EarthLab.com - calculate your carbon footprint
  
• EarthDay.gov
• Earth Day - US Environmental Protection Agency
• The Green Guide
• Green Living Ideas
  

For kids and families:

• Earth Day Word Search Puzzle
• Earth Day Crafts, Games, and Recycling Activities for Kids
• EarthDay.gov for Kids

Learn something new, adopt a green living tip (or two or three or four), and start to make a difference today!

Help celebrate National Library Week, April 12-18, 2009 by telling us why you love your library! Share your thoughts about libraries in the comments of this post.

Many InfoSoup users may be interested to know about the upcoming Fox Cities Book Festival taking place April 14-19, 2009. From the site:

"The festival will connect readers and writers and offer an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the literary arts. It will also reach across all generations and genres with activities spanning the entire Fox Cities."

Featured authors include Sherman Alexie, A. Manette Ansay, Simon Armitage, Elizabeth Berg, and Michael Perry. Be sure to check out the list of Events to plan which activities you would like to attend. NPR fans won't want to miss Zorba Paster talking about his new book, "On Your Health," for example!

(Is it a coincidence that the Book Festival coincides with National Library Week? Not!)

This month marks the 40th birthday of the much-loved children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Take a look at this brief video of the author and illustrator talking about his book and how it came about.

Penguin Publishers have created an activity kit for educators to celebrate this event, but families could use it together, too. It includes a poster, activity sheets, and a list of Eric Carle's books. Take a look!

If you haven't read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, celebrate its 40th birthday by checking it out today at your local public library. And while you're at it, look for additional titles by Eric Carle to take home with you, as well. Here are a few to get you started:

• From Head to Toe
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
• The Tiny Seed
• 10 Little Rubber Ducks
• A House for Hermit Crab
• Mister Seahorse
• Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
• Pancakes, Pancakes!
  

Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 27 - October 4, 2008 and you're celebrating the freedom to read! Check out the video I'd Like to Find *BLEEP* from the American Library Association.

A library card is the smartest card you can carry, and September is Library Card Sign-up Month! This national campaign was started in 1987 to meet the challenge of then Secretary of Education William J. Bennett who said: "every child should obtain a library card - and use it." Since that time, thousands of public and school libraries join this effort to ensure every child does just that.

InfoSoup is celebrating this event with our "Shhhhh... They're in the library" posters. Maybe you've seen them around your community? Here are the pdfs if you'd like to see the complete set: Farmer, Family, Youth, Young Professional. If you're a library supporter, please feel free to print some and post them around your workplace, church, and/or other places you frequent in your community to help us spread the word.

Make sure your family and friends have the smartest card of all and sign up for a library card during September! If you'd like to share your stories about how your library card helps you, please feel free to post them in the comments.