Children

Online Stories & Activities

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Some ideas for online stories and activities for young children to middle-schoolers. Online Story Resources Storyline Online – Books read by celebrities https://www.storylineonline.net/ Kate Messner Website – A list of resources for lessons and authors reading their books https://www.katemessner.com/read-wonder-and-learn-favorite-authors-illustrators-share-resources-for-learning-anywhere-spring-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1wKRNHVL7CVzdTrK9ghhW-VyILR-JO93_MGj3O3CwwcVR3CGmzc2jdASs Jarrett Lerner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k015s03zEBYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXnfEeuyO4 Comic for kids on the coronavirus https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus Authors Activities https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=authors+everywhere Oxford Owl – Sign up for a free account https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for-home CDC Washing Hands Posters https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/posters.html Take & Make Kits These “kits” are activities geared to various ages that are simple, easy, and inexpensive. They can be used as take-home projects (instructions and materials inside a plastic bag), a …

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Mrs. Claus Visits Gardiner

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This month being the Children’s Librarian I had the honor of being Mrs. Claus for a few community events. I was Mrs. Claus in the Festival of Lights parade in Gardiner and reading to some students at Helen Thompson Elementary and Pittston Consolidated Schools.  It is an amazing feeling to be Mrs. Claus and to see all the happy faces on adults and children. I wish everyone could have this experience in their lifetime. So, I thought I would share some of the funny questions and comments that only children would ask Mrs. Claus. How old are you Mrs. Claus? …

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Winter Events in the Children’s Room

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Children’s Events ~ Winter 2018 Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room this winter. Ms. Jenn the Nutrition Detective will visit us two more times ~ Tuesdays, Mar. 6th and Apr. 3rd. We will have stories, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers. Art @ the Library on Tuesday, Mar. 27th, from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Wear your pajamas to the library this evening. We will have stories and a craft. Story Time & Crafts every Tuesday at 10:00am. Babies Love Babies on Fridays at 10:00am. Adults and children are welcome to attend these …

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Children’s Events ~ Winter 2018

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Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room this winter.   Ms. Jenn and the Nutrition Detectives will visit us three times ~ Tuesdays, Feb. 6th, Mar. 6th and Apr. 3rd. We will have stories, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers.   Nocturnal Animals presented by LC Bates Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 10:00am during school vacation week.   We will show a Movie on Thursday, Feb. 22nd at 10:00am. Stay tuned, we will announce the movie as the time gets close.   Upstream will join us for Art @ the Library …

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ART @ the Library

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Have you seen our new program? With the help of local artist, Isabelle Files, and the children’s room staff we have started a program called ART @ the Library. Once a month on a Tuesday evening at 6:00 in the Children’s room we are doing an art project for all ages. The first event was September 26th, featuring origami. We had fun making animals, boxes, and other items. On October 24th we did apple and leaf printing. Our youngest attendees loved working with the paint, and we got very creative. On November 7th we did collages by cutting pictures out …

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