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Online resources for kids
Online resources for kids
Here are some great FREE resources from authors, publishers, and more. You'll find activities, coloring sheets, stories, and songs. Parents & kids can head to these links and find something to do! Books and audiobooks - download an eBook or try an audiobook from our collection. Audible Kids - listen to stories right now! Making Space - Christian Robinson's video series for short art projects Mi'kmaw for kids - From Mikmawey Debert, colouring sheets and word search Publisher Spotlight - lots of activities related to books! Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems Daily Colouring Sheets Get moving! Join the Canadian Olympic School. Need a library card? When you fill out our on-line form, we will send your new card information to you by email or phone (if an email is not provided).
Storytimes from home
Storytimes from home
We've found some storytimes you can enjoy from home, while still practising social distancing. Storytime online -- a great list from our friends at Jbrary; includes live storytimes on Facebook, Youtube channels, and story-sharing websites. Coronavirus book online - from the author of "The Gruffalo" The Curious City - Read alouds, story activities, and more! Storytime Station - on YouTube, from Edmonton Public Library. Whitman Tellers -- Together Tales: online stories and songs to cheer us along. Read, Wonder, and Learn - A big list of authors online sharing stories, writing prompts, and more. This website has content for all ages.
Middleton - Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library
Back to School Friendship Bracelets
Middleton - Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library
Back to School Friendship Bracelets
September 26th (Sat)10:00am to 3:00pm
Back To School Friendship Bracelet Kit:Sign up for our take-home crafting program to make a friendship bracelet in the comfort of your own home. Show your friends how much you have missed them in a socially distant way by making them a bracelet to wear when you can't be together!Kit Includes: -Instructions -Three (3) 12 in" strings of various colored string -A baggie of beads -One (1) safety pinOther Materials That Could Be Used: -Multiple strands of string -A bracelet clasp -Ribbon*Kits will be created in brown bags that can safely be distributed. Pickup will be at the Middleton Library only, on Saturday, September 26. Registration is required.
AVRL Virtual Program Space
Mad Science: Air Pressure
AVRL Virtual Program Space
Mad Science: Air Pressure
September 26th (Sat)11:00am to 12:00pm
This 45-minute Zoom presentation will introduce kids to the concepts of high and low pressure that make vacuums work and allow planes to fly. Children will get to check out our Air Zooka, our mini-rockets, and watch Atomic Ambyr send her friend Eggbert back into his Erlenmeyer home. Kids can even take part in a few activities with items easily found around their homes (a list of items is provided below). Registration is required. Please provide an email address. Deadline to register is September 25th. Once registered, you will receive information on how to join the Zoom meeting. You will require either a computer, tablet, or smartphone with audio and video capabilities. You can view AVRL's Zooming guidelines and how to create a Zoom account HERE. Here are the materials you can use from home to do your own experiments: One sheet of paper One small plastic cup One recipe card/piece of construction paper cut to size of recipe card One empty water bottle One balloon Vinegar Baking soda Water Bonus materials: Ping pong ball, two empty cups, hairdryer.
Learn at Home
Learn at Home
Here are some resources to help you learn from home, including links to to AVRCE. Learning at Home: AVRCE - Curriculum websites for students, families, and teachers Homeschooling in Nova Scotia - Activities, events, and a handy checklist tutor.com - Free online homework help with your AVRL library card! Open every day from 3 PM - midnight Nova Scotia Museum - Good NS content and activities for all ages Rocket languages - Learn languages from home. Great resource for French immersion students Mi'kmaq history and culture - lessons from the Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre Scholastic Learn at Home - activities by age group and interest Exploring by the seat of your pants- virtual science classroom events Skype a scientist -- sign up to talk online with a scientist! Let's Talk Science - activities, videos, challenges, lots of teaching resources
AVRL Virtual Program Space
Storytime Zoom!
AVRL Virtual Program Space
Storytime Zoom!
October 8th (Thu)9:30am to 10:00am
AVRL's Virtual storytime is for kids and families. Each week, we will sing songs, share books, and more! Join from your own home for 30 minutes of library storytime fun with your friends from AVRL. Register now with this LINK. You can view AVRL's Zooming guidelines and how to create a Zoom account HERE. You will require a computer, tablet, or smartphone with audio and video capabilities.
New Children's Fiction Books
Children Fiction Books
Love is powerful
A little girl carries a big message--and finds it thrillingly amplified by the rallying crowd around her--in an empowering story for the youngest of...
Children Fiction Books
Always so grumpy
For readers of Grumpy Monkey and Press Here comes an all new interactive story about grumpiness to pair with the adorable Always More Love . This...
Children Fiction Books
I talk like a river
What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it...
Children Fiction Books
Misewa saga. 1, The barren grounds
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
Children Fiction Books
Albert Hopper, science hero : worming to the center of the Earth!
Science Hero Albert Hopper is on a mission: to travel to the center of the earth! With his wormlike ship Wiggles and the help of his niece and nephew...
Children Fiction Books
Don't turn out the lights
Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of...
New Children's Non Fiction Books
Children Non-Fiction Books
The mysteries of the universe
From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page will captivate young readers as they journey through the vastness of space. Each...
Children Non-Fiction Books
The LEGO games book
Build in some time for fun! Who can stack the tallest tower in 60 seconds? Can anyone solve the puzzle cube? With more than 50 fun challenges,...
Children Non-Fiction Books
Knowing the name of a bird
This inquisitive, ornithological ode celebrates a love of birds--no matter what we call them and why.
Children Non-Fiction Books
In the dark : the science of what happens at night
Ever wonder what happens when you go to sleep at night? Discover all that's still going on in the world after dark, in this intriguing, fact-packed...
Children Non-Fiction Books
Ocean atlas : a journey across the waves and into the deep
Dive into an incredible journey across the waves and into the darkest depths of the ocean! Sail the seas, then explore the ocean's zones in your...
Children Non-Fiction Books
How super cool tech works
Discover the mind-blowing high-tech inventions of the future! Incredible images reveal the secret inner workings of everything from drones and...
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