Author: Doris Warner

This is for people whose pups can’t understand they are trying to work from home! https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/2901245001

Hey guys! Check out our Facebook page for two videos showing how to start and transplant seeds at home! This can be used by adults, or as a gardening/science lesson with kids! 

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Moms, Dads, and Caregivers: Click into the link below to see valuable resources being offered by New York Public Library! It’s all online and as long as you are a NYS resident, you can e-apply using the link they provide to take advantage of these fabulous tools and resources!

http://view.email.nypl.org/?qs=f1b9786dce6a2228281876f51cf4e0a3d68a58a77cd071fba1b5073cc4a8900e08990a06fa53fbcb316764042c782d31570abd150c5d58c57dc77c4c2ca013dd38c1370f3f10af99d370ebfa4fb523ee

Hey Library Littles! Somewhere in these books hides a monarch butterfly. Can you find it? Message your answer to us on the Library’s Facebook page! Also on our Facebook page is a new doodle video with Miss Cherie! Please share your finished masterpiece with us, too! Feel free to post the photo right under the video!

Hey parents! Check it out!!
Continue reading “Educational Websites”

Free e-books for kids (through TEENS!!) courtesy of TumbleBooks!! They provided us with links for patrons to use their four TumbleBooks resources at no charge through the end of August. There’s no need to enter a library card number, so it should be relatively easy for patrons to access the resources using the direct links provided below. (If you use the direct link, the username and password are not needed.)

www.TumbleBookLibrary.com – K-6 children’s ebook database
Direct Link: https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/auto_login.aspx?U=tumble735&P=books
Username: tumble735
Password: books

www.TumbleMath.com – K-6 math ebook database
Direct Link: https://www.tumblemath.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.TeenBookCloud.com – gr 7-12 ebook database
Direct Link: https://www.teenbookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.AudioBookCloud.com – This site is an ALL ages audio book database, however the direct link below provides direct access to the children’s section. (If you want to switch to the TEEN section, change the 33 in the link to 19.

Direct Link: http://www.audiobookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6&categoryID=33
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home! Your kids can read as many books as they want, when they want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or bulky downloads. Books are available instantly.

Your access will continue until August 31, 2020.

(Miss Cherie’s Kittys, Storm on the left and Marble on the right.)

Hello, everyone! This challenge is designed to make us find the positive in this situation. This morning I wrote a piece…not quite poetry and not quite a story, that encompasses a sort of fantasy-fied view of the situation generated by this virus.

So, I challenge you to create a poem, short story, or even a drawing for the young ones, highlighting something you have found a new love for, or that has been awakened in your life by this situation. Please post your responses on our facebook page where this post will also be.

My piece:

The eyes of children and pets see everything; their hearts wish for something more.
“Play with me.” “Don’t look at your phone!” “Can we go for a bike ride together?”
The constant reply, “Just a minute. I’m reading/posting/sending something.”
A minute turns to several, then to hours, and the child (or pet) gives up, defeated.
A late night wish upon a star-more time together filled with love and joy-the understanding that our time together is precious and short.
And Mother Nature, loving her children, acquiesces in the only way she knows.
She strikes hard and fast, bringing the world to its knees and forcing them to stay home.
The children, the pets, now snug and at home with their families, enjoying the love, the cuddles, the walks, and crafts, can excuse what time is used on screens.
For now screens are now necessary to keep the world flowing, but in close quarters creativity abounds.
Our babies are playing and laughing and building, with those they needed most all along.

by Miss Cherie

Good morning! Here is a list of some really creative crafts (including calm bottles and a cardboard dome!!) to try with your kids!! What a great way to spend quality time together.  https://www.smartschoolhouse.com/diy-crafts/ideas-for-kids?fbclid=IwAR1XdTo5zxHEemaFKP1erH6fotbbBBuw94tRV9e7Vm-gYMt54ZM8fTeytNI 

Hi, Night Owls!! (Get it? 😀 ) Sorry for the late post, but for any kids who love animals or the Wild Kratts, these zoo cams are a wonderful way for them to virtually visit some animals! They are live, so animals may not always be in front of the camera. If that happens, try one of the others and come back later! There’s even a service puppy cam! *Squee!!!*

https://fromabcstoacts.com/live-animal-cams-for-kids/

This is a super cool list that contains everything from a virtual tour of the Louvre, watching Beluga whales live, cardboard box forts, treasure hunts, educational printables, and so much more! We will highlight some of the specific items over the next few days since 125 items is a lot to take in, but for anyone getting cabin fever, here’s a jumpstart!  https://parade.com/1009774/stephanieosmanski/things-to-do-with-kids-during-coronavirus-quarantine/