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CFLC Library Monthly Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2022

CFLC LibraryMonthly Newsletter NOVEMBER 2022
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A MESSAGE TO FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, & EDUCATORS

Happy November!


The month of November holds our national Thanksgiving holiday. This month the CFLC newsletter is focused on the tradition of thankfulness and gratitude during this festive time. The parenting articles and featured materials focus on ways to help your child understand the importance of the meaning behind our national holiday...being thankful and grateful.


As always, please look through the current community events at the bottom of this newsletter as well as previous CFLC newsletters!


Happy Thanksgiving!

The Community Family Learning Center Resource Library
The Community Family Learning Center (CFLC) is a community family outreach resource library through the Torrington Public Schools designed to support parent/caregivers and educators in early childhood .
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Previous CFLC Newsletters (click on the picture to view past newsletters)

October: ADHD & Executive Functioning

September: Food Insecurities / Friendly Hands Food Bank

August: Back to School / Torrington Public Schools

July: Summer Activities / Torrington Library

June: Coping with School Tragedies / Center for Youth & Families

May: CFLC Launches Smore Monthly Newsletter / KidsPlay

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PARENTING ONLINE RESOURCES & ARTICLES

Check BELOW each month for updated parenting articles and videos on a variety of helpful topics.
How to Talk with Kids about Gratitude

CFLC Librarian Favorite Book Pics for NOVEMBER!

https://youtu.be/fhLWMdIjufY
Thanksgiving Titles

Check Out Our CFLC Resources for Caregivers and Children!

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HARVEST DAYS: GIVING THANKS AROUND THE WORLD

Through lyrical, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, young readers can explore twelve cultures around the world (South Korea, Poland, India, Bolivia, Ghana, Barbados, Morocco, Liberia, Iran, Spain, Germany), learning all about their harvest festivals, days of thanks, ancient traditions and the activities associated with them. -- Provided by publisher

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Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving story

"Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the Pilgrims how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621"---WorldCat
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Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story

"Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. Children help a Native American grandmother make fry bread, delves into the history, social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized Indian tribes"---WorldCat
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How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain

"Can you teach a child to be kind? This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided. Kindness doesn't stand on its own. It needs a supporting cast of other essential virtues--like courage, self-control, respect, and gratitude. With concrete examples drawn from the many families Dr. Lickona has worked with over the years and clear tips you can act on tonight, How to Raise Kind Kids will help you give and get respect, hold family meetings to tackle persistent problems, discipline in a way that builds character, and improve the dynamic of your relationship with your children while putting them on the path to a happier and more fulfilling life"-- Provided by publisher
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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

As a parent you strive to model kindness, compassion, and patience when interacting with your children. But no parent is perfect, and in difficult or stressful moments, you may react to your kids in ways that don't exactly fit your ideal model of parenting -- for example, yelling. You aren't alone. Parental reactions are often deeply ingrained, and you likely learned them from your parents. So how can you break this cycle and be the kind of parent you want to be?---WorldCat
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Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

The Selfie Syndrome is leading to an empathy crisis among today's youth -- teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were just a generation ago, and narcissism has increased fifty-eight percent during that same period. But there is a solution: studies show that the antidote to Selfie Syndrome is empathy. And the good news is that empathy can actually be cultivated in children, starting even before they can talk. In UnSelfie, educator Dr. Michele Borba presents research that explains how to impart this key skill to kids -- whether it's teaching toddlers how to comfort one another or giving teens the tools to stand up to bullying -- and why empathy paves the way for future happiness and success. Dr. Borba's 9-step plan for raising successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient provides a revolutionary new framework for learning empathy. --WorldCat
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Check out our Spanish titles for caregivers

Los padres que tus hijos necesitan: The parents your children need
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Check out our Spanish books for children

La Gratitud es mi Superpoder: Gratitude is my Superpower
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Check out our games!

Emotions & Feelings Memory Match game

COMING SOON: ONLINE PARENTING E-BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS!

CFLC Resource Library Catalog
Search our library catalog for parenting and children's book titles as well as kits and educational games
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UPCOMING MONTHLY EVENTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Check BELOW each month for an update of Torrington Public School and Community Family Learning Center programs and/or Torrington community programs and events
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Enter the CFLC library!

The Resource library is located up the back steps at KidsPlay Children's Museum. Patrons can park behind KidsPlay (off of Water Street) and enter the library from the back door.


61 Main Street

Torrington CT 06790

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Books Galore!

The CFLC Resource Library offers a large selection of parenting books and children's books. Subjects range from educational to child development, to brain development and more....
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Kits, Games, and More!

The CFLC Resource Library offers educational games as well as educational back packs and kits.
CFLC Resource Library Hours
Please Note: Hours are subject change so check back on this site for current hours before visiting. Back Door of KidsPlay is off of Water Street, in back parking lot of KidsPlay.
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Meet the Community Family Learning Center Librarians

Paula Gajewski

CFLC Coordinator, Educator, & Resource Librarian


Paula has worked for Torrington Public Schools since 2011 as an educator, coordinator, and librarian for the Community Family Learning Center located at KidsPlay Children's Museum. Paula loves to read and loves to help families find books and resources that will be helpful to them. Prior to working for TPS, Paula was a K & 1 classroom teacher and Literacy Specialist. Currently Paula works with incoming kindergarten children and families for Torrington Public Schools by connecting families to the schools and community providers. She supports the kindergarten registration process by coordinating programs such as the Kindergarten Fair, Meet & Greet at KidsPlay and more! Please feel free to contact Paula with any questions or for educational support.

Email: torringtoncflc@gmail.com
Website: https://www.torrington.org/for_parents/community_family_resource_center
Location: 61 Main Street, Torrington, CT, USA
Phone: 860-800-2352

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Meet the Community Family Learning Center Librarians

Kristin Ercoli

CFLC Library Services Specialist


Kristin is a resident of Torrington, and is excited to join the CFLC team! She has five children, four that are currently enrolled in Torrington public schools. She is an avid reader. Before being a mom, she enjoyed the time she spent working in bookstores. She just started learning Spanish in hopes to soon communicate better with more families in the community.

Website: https://www.torrington.org/for_parents/community_family_resource_center
Location: 61 Main Street, Torrington, CT, USA

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Community Family Learning Center Resource Library

The CFLC Resource Library is a Torrington Public School Community Outreach Project in collaboration with KidsPlay Children's Museum


Located at KidsPlay Children's Museum (up the back steps)

61 Main Street

Torrington, CT 06790


Click on the picture to see a video of the CFLC Resource Library!

Email: torringtoncflc@gmail.com
Website: https://www.torrington.org/for_parents/community_family_resource_center/our_resource_library
Location: 61 Main Street, Torrington, CT, USA
Phone: 860-800-2352
Facebook: facebook.com/cflcresourcelibrary
Twitter: @torringtoncflc