Read, Look, Learn Episode 1: Martial Arts

by | Oct 15, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, Read Look Learn, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 comments

Join us for episode 1 of Read, Look, Learn!

About twice a month we’ll take a look at a topic with books from our catalog, then go out into our neighborhood and see if we can find someone to tell us more about it.

This time we’re talking about martial arts! Many thanks to Idaho Martial Arts Academy for sharing with us. 

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