Library staff are parents of District 300 students just like you are. We see your thoughts in the online District 300 discussion groups and we have seen the same District emails as you. The overarching theme is that online school is very hard and very stressful. This is by no fault of teachers & administrators; it just seems to be […]
ALL of the blogs from the past week have focused on online resources to cope with the school & library closures due to CoVid-19. However, right before everything started shutting down the Association of Illinois School Library Educators announced their 2021 Monarch Book Award List. Without further ado, here it is: Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller When Tanisha spills grape […]
ALL of the blogs from the past week have focused on online resources to cope with the school & library closures due to CoVid-19. However, right before everything started shutting down the Association of Illinois School Library Educators announced their 2021 Bluestem Book Award List. Without further ado, here it is: The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton Three Chicago students, […]
We are sad to announce that they Library will have to cancel its April programs in addition to its March programs. We are optimistic about our May programs with the exception of Free Comic Book Day. In the meantime, we will continue to provide some virtual programming. Free Comic Book Day Information Diamond Comics Distributor, the largest comics distributor in […]
Art Don’t forget about the Library’s creativebug database for instructional videos on arts & crafting. A library card number is required for access. Drawing Videos from Young Rembrandts. They have a printable Drawing Worksheet for a more unplugged version. Young Rembrandts is also suggesting to this free eBook, Rainy Day Survival Guide, which features 25 activities to do at home […]
Andrew McMeel Publishing has made some of its youth content free for at home learning purposes. This includes teaching guides and activities. You may be familiar with Andrew McMeel Publishing from the graphic novel series, Phoebe and Her Unicorn. Beanstalk has made its educational content for preschoolers free during the pandemic. Another good resource for preschool aged children is Purple […]
Virtual Resources for Scouting Girls Scouts of Northern Illinois has set up a program where Girl Scout members may earn their badges from home. There are also resources on how to host a Girl Scout Troop meeting virtually using Zoom meetings. Materials are available in English and Spanish. Boy Scouts of America has also acknowledged that 58 of their merit […]
AAPLD Virtual Storytime On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 starting at 10am, Miss Alexa will lead another virtual storytime. This will be broadcast on AAPLD’s Facebook Live.* Did you catch her storytime this morning? It will still be up for the time being and you may view it right here. We have a “new” Librarian here at AAPLD too. You may […]
The Fable Cottage: Children’s stories translated into Spanish with optional English translation and slow audio from a native Spanish speaker. Great for kids… and adults too! Magic Tree House has a ton of free resources that go along with Mary Pope Osborne’s books 1-33. JSTOR, a popular academic database, has made some of its resources free. This is a really […]
Things are coming in quickly! Everyone wants to help out, which is awesome. We were so bummed to have to cancel Homeschool Information Night, little did we know everyone would be doing school at home. We are ironing out our virtual storytime ideas still so stay tuned — there are a lot of details in the copyright laws of reproducing […]
