Seems like there's a lot of authors out there reading and speaking online. It's great how we can hear their words and see them to understand their writing better. I love hearing what they have to say. I hope you do too. A fellow librarian shared this with our department today 🙂 CLICK HERE for …
Category: Parent Resources
Free Kids Theater Course
Disney and The Lion King are offering a free kids online theater course. I know you may feel overwhelmed right now, but trying something new and fun might help sustain you. Here's more information on the course.
Food Assistance Locally
Coco my Kitten The University of Buffalo created a local map of places where one can access food assistance, as so many people have lost jobs or are food-insecure at this time. Here is the map of local places to access food. Click on the map itself to enlarge it and search.
Authors TONIGHT!
I just saw this cool bookstore in Massachusetts has a few online webcasts you may be interested in. TONIGHT the author Jeff Kinney, who has written the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of books, will be speaking with another author, Rebecca Stead. You can find the virtual event here at 7 PM tonight. https://www.anunlikelystory.com/event/rebecca-stead-jeff-kinney-virtual-event …
Everywhere Book Fest
Something fun you might be interested in as a reader/writer, is the Everywhere Book Fest coming up on May 1st & 2nd. It's a two day online event that highlights various authors you might know (or not). If you like to read, it's a great opportunity to hear authors speak about their ideas, process, stories, …
FREE Coronavirus book for kids
CLICK HERE for a free download of a book for kids that does a great job of explaining the virus and this situation we're in, for kids. From School Library Journal: "Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson, and Nia Roberts and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It’s free to download on the Candlewick …
Local Food Assistance
I saw this posted on FaceBook and the date would be for this Thursday, April 16th, 2020.
Classical Music for Kids
And one more cool music site for your kids while at home. Classics for Kids website has a number of fun and educational activities, including some games, that you don't need an app for either. Listen, play and learn 🙂 CLICK HERE for the site and make sure to scroll the whole main page to …
Peanuts Coloring Sheets
I've posted a number of science resources for one of the science teachers today, but to close, I'll post something fun 🙂 If you love Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, you can now find downloadable coloring sheets on the Peanuts website. CLICK HERE for the coloring sheets!
Public Library Cards!
Hi everyone, The Buffalo and Erie County Library (BECPL) now has opened up the option of getting a library card online---since the locations are closed, you can still access online ebooks, audio books and music, but you need to have a card. This page has the form to fill out to get your online resource …
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