April is National Poetry Month, and our poetic display will have you rhyming and smiling with Edgar Allen Poe and many others. Come in to find Web resources and colorful children's books for use in your classroom or for leisurely reading. For one week in April we celebrate National Library Week (April 12-18). Stop by our display and see why libraries are so important to students and the community at large. Don't forget to plant a tree this month! We are celebrating Earth Day (April 22) with a display full of environmental resources and lesson plan ideas. We hope to see you in MERIT Library soon!

From January 12th -26th highlights of Martin Luther King Jr.'s career, selections of his written work, video footage of King's most famous speeches as well as juvenile biographical materials about King will be displayed at the CIMC. In addition, the display provides professional materials on teaching for social justice. Juvenile materials about peace and social justice are displayed across from the reference desk.

From January 13th-January 27th two small displays near the CIMC's journal stacks highlight the works of Mordicai Gerstein, author of the 2004 Caldecott Award winner, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers and Kate DiCamillo, author of the 2004 Newbery Award Winner, the Tale of Despereaux.

During the month of February the CIMC celebrates African American Heritage Month with a display that highlights the CIMC's collection of African American materials including literature, history, education theory and perspectives written by and about African Americans.