Public Library Of Youngstown & Mahoning County: Shark Week Is Here!

Press release from the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County:

Kelly M.

July 10th, 2021

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week kicks off July 11 and runs through July 18. This year marks the 33rd annual celebration of Shark Week. Shark movies and programs will be showing all month long on both the Discovery Channel and discovery+ streaming service. For a full listing of new programs premiering during Shark Week, please visit Deadline.com.

To get you all geared up for Shark Week, here are 10 facts about sharks that you might not know. And, if you can’t watch Shark Week on TV or streaming, check out the list below of 10 movies that feature sharks.

 10 Facts About Sharks

10 Movies Featuring Sharks

Finding Nemo

47 Meters Down

Jaws

The Meg

Open Water

The Reef (Available on Hoopla)

The Shallows

Sharknado

Shark Tale

Soul Surfer

Sources

All facts came from the following sources: Greater Cleveland Aquarium, NOAA Fisheries, Sea World Parks and Entertainment, and Shark Research Institute. Please visit these sites to learn more about sharks, or check out the library’s collection of books about sharks.

Kelly M.

Kelly is an Adult Librarian in the Canfield Unit at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. She earned her Master’s in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2019. Kelly loves all things bookish, from playing word games to dabbling with creative writing. And, of course, reading as many books as possible from all genres, though she especially enjoys romance and YA novels. Kelly also likes crafting, baking, listening to country music, and spending time with her family.

This press release was produced by the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.