MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library recently received a grant for children’s books from the Libri Foundation. The Libri Foundation, based in Eugene, Ore., is a nationwide nonprofit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover books to small rural public libraries in the United States through its Books For Children program.

Since the foundation was established in 1989, they have donated more than $2,300,000 worth of new children’s books to more than 2,000 libraries in 48 states. With the grant, the Mexico Public Library received a total of 79 books from the foundation.

The donation has enhanced the children’s section of the library, offering many selections for use in the library’s story hour programs, “Wonderful Wednesdays” programs and future summer reading programs. Also, the books are available for children and their families to check out and read at home.

The following titles are books received from the grant:

“Heavy Equipment Up Close,” Andra S. Abramson; “A Visitor for Bear,” Bonny Becker; “Duck Tents,” Lynne Berry;
“Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen,” Cari Best; “Ellis Island,” Raymond Bial; “A Splendid Friend, Indeed,” Suzanne Bloom; “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” Lewis Carroll; “No Talking,” Andrew Clements; “The Loud Silence of Francine Green,” Karen Cushman; “Bodies from the Ice,” James M. Deem; “Shadow Life,” Barry Denenberg.

Also, “Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise,” Kate DiCamillo; “Amazing Dinosaurs,” Dougal Dixon; “The London Eye Mystery,” Siobhan Dowd; “Olivia Saves the Circus,” Ian Falconer; “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes,” Mem Fox;
“Hurricanes,” Judy Fradin; “The Many Rides of Paul Revere,” James C. Giblin; “Traction Man is Here!,” Mini Grey.

Also, “Mail Harry to the Moon!,” Robie Harris; “Lilly’s Big Day,” Kevin Henkes; “Owen’s Marshmallow Chick,” Kevin Henkes; “Wemberley’s Ice-Cream Star,” Kevin Henkes; “Jitterbug Jam,” Barbara J. Hicks; “My One Hundred Adventures,” Polly Horvath; “Sand Dollar Summer,” Kimberly K. Jones; “My Penguin Osbert,” Elizabeth C. Kimmel.

Also, “The Snow Baby,” Katherine Kirkpatrick; “Library Lion,” Michelle Knudsen; “Tacky Goes to Camp,” Helen Lester; “Fairest,” Gail C. Levine; “The Fairy’s Mistake,” Gail C. Levine; “Please Bury Me in the Library,” Patrick J. Lewis; “Highway Cats,” Janet T. Lisle; “The Way We Work,” David Macaulay; “Edward and the Pirates,” David McPhail.

Also,
“Our White House,” National Children’s Book and Literary Alliance; “We are the Ship,” Kadir Nelson; “If You Give a Pig a Party,” Laura Numeroff; “Oink?,” Margie Palatini; “Lawn Boy,” Gary Paulsen; “Six Innings,” James Preller; “Lady Liberty,” Doreen Rappaport; “The Battle of the Labyrinth,” Rick Riordan; “A Kitten Tale,” Eric Rohmann; “Dickens,” Michael Rosen.

Also, “Annie and Snowball and the Dress-Up Birthday,” Cynthia Rylant; “Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas,” Cynthia Rylant;
“Knucklehead,” Jon Scieszka; “Trucks, Trucks, Trucks,” Peter Sis; “John, Paul, George, & Ben,” Lane Smith; “Heat Wave,” Eileen Spinelli; “Almost Astronauts,” Tanya Lee Stone; “Grumpy Cat,” Britta Teckentrup.

Also, “Team Moon,” Catherine Thimmesh; “Farmer George Plants a Nation,” Peggy Thomas; “Ballerina Dreams,” Lauren Thompson; “Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth,” Jean Van Leeuwen; “Farmer Duck,” Eric Waddell; “Before John was a Jazz Giant,” Carole B. Weatherford; “McDuff Saves the Day,” Rosemary Wells; “Red Moon at Sharpsburg,” Rosemary Wells; “Knuffle Bunny,” Mo Willems.

Math and science

“11 Planets,” David A. Aguilar; “Go Figure!,” Johnny Ball;
“Robotics,” Helena Domaine; “Forensic Science,” Ron Fridell; “Spy Technology,” Ron Fridell; “My Little Sister ate One Hare,” Bill Grossman; “Mysteries of the Mummy Kids,” Kelly M. Halls; “Mapping Penny’s World,” Loreen Leedy; “Missing Math,” Loreen Leedy.

Also, “Galileo’s Leaning Tower Experiment,” Wendy MacDonald; “Computer Animation,” Don Nardo; “Outbreak,” Charles Piddock; “Cartoon Animator,” Don Rauf; “Computer Game Designer,” Don Rauf; “Where in the Wild?,” David M. Schwartz; “Cryobiology,” Cherie Winner.