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Online Stories & Activities

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 passive program at your library, or an additional activity for a library program.

Balloon Rocket instructions
Coffee Filter Butterfly instructions
Finger Knitting instructions
Friendship Bracelet instructions
Greenhouse instructions
Kazoo instructions
Origami Heart instructions
Pom Pom instructions
Snowflake instructions
Tangram instructions | Tangram template

Hope these are helpful.

 

 

February Events ~ 2020

Children’s Events ~ February 2020

Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in

February.

Story & Craft Time Tuesday, Feb. 18th & 25th

We will have a story, songs and a craft at

10:00 am for preschoolers.

 

Free Movie night at the Gardiner Public Library

Born in China

Thursday, February 20th

Movie starts at 6:00 pm

Doors open at 5:30 pm

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Hosted by the Gardiner Library Association.

 

Art @ the Library will be presented by

Upstream

Tuesday, Feb. 25th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Paint a wooden fish for exhibit in our lovely river city.

 

Babies Love Toddlers on Fridays at 10:00 am.

Adults and children are welcome to attend these events.

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you for visiting us.

THank you for your donations.

ThAnk you for keeping us laughing.

ThaNk you to our volunteers.

ThanK you for your kind comments.

 

Thank You for sharing your stories.

Thank yOu for making us an anchor destination of Gardiner.

Thank yoU for making the Gardiner Public Library such a great place to work in 2019.