This is a collection of free web resources to help support the community during this time of social distancing.
Tips for learning with technology
Parent support for learning at home
https://www.varsitytutors.com/
Family learning resources
Science & tech resources
National Geographic Kids Science Lab
Math resources
Reading & writing resources
Art & design resources
News sources for kids
Fun activities
Do you want to build a Snow Scene?
The Windom Library is having a Snow Scene Contest. We will provide you with a bottle brush tree and you build your winter scene around it. Pick up your bottle brush tree today! Submit your photo of your winter scene to dawn.aamot@windommn.com or bring in your snow scene for display at the library by
February 1st.
The entrance pictures will be on the Windom Public Library Facebook page, windom-mn.com/library page and at the Windom Library. Voting will be February 3-19 on Windom Public Library Facebook page, windom-mn.com/library page and at the Windom Library.
This contest is open to all ages!
These databases were made available through The Minnesota State Library, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education that created a connectivity grant for libraries across the state. This program is partially funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 45.310, Library Services and Technology Act (LS-00-19-0024-19) Grants to States.
Have fun exploring these newly available databases from Scholastic!
Here are the links:
With colorful animation, rich audio, and interactive games, BookFlix® is a perfect tool to engage and support beginning readers. Built-in literacy support tools–including read aloud and word highlighting–cultivate key literacy skills, support beginning and ELL readers, and build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Offering more than 50 complete units of study with over 8,000 science-related assets in a variety of media, ScienceFlix® provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, interactive features and more.
Videos have become an essential part of teaching and are one of the best tools to build learning excitement! Created by the editors of Scholastic News® and Let’s Find Out Magazines®, the Watch & Learn Library provides teachers with an online bank of developmentally-appropriate nonfiction videos to build knowledge, vocabulary, and introduce new concepts and topics. Simple and intuitive navigation makes teaching with the Watch & Learn Library an educational delight!
Accelerated Reader Book Finder
elibrarymn.org
openlibrary.org
Libby/OverDrive: Your library card gives you access to thousands of free eBooks and eAudiobooks that can be checked out and downloaded to your device. For Apple and Android phones and tablets, the Libby App is available and can be downloaded. The collection can also be accessed in a web browser and books read or listened to on a computer or laptop. For Kindle tablets, it is easiest to access the the resources in a web browser and then select the option to “Send to Kindle.” To learn more, browse our collection, and check out items, go to plumcreeklibrary.overdrive.com.
This is a collection of free web resources to help support the community during this time of social distancing. We will be updating it regularly as new resources become available.
Tips for learning with technology
Parent support for learning at home
https://www.varsitytutors.com/
Family learning resources
Science & tech resources
National Geographic Kids Science Lab
Math resources
Reading & writing resources
Art & design resources
News sources for kids
Fun activities
New Youth Books January 2021
New Books January 2021
Beginning Readers
Barbie – You Can Be a Doctor
Dean, James – Pete the Kitty Ready, Set, Go Cart
Derting, Kimberly – Libby Loves Science Mix and Measure
Driscoll, Laura – I Want to Be a Teacher
Children’s Fiction
Allen, Bob – Monica the Muskie
Allen, Bob – Walter the Wily Walleye
Dealey, Erin – Peter Easter Frog
Higgins, Ryan T. – Spring Stinks
Kyung, Hyewon – Save Your Friends!
Lobel, Anita – Ducks on the Road
Platt, Lucky – Imagine a Wolf
Soman, David – Agent Lion
Tebow, Tim – A Party to Remember
Children’s Non-Fiction
Adler, David A. – The Ups and Downs of Gravity
Obama, Barack – Of Thee I Sing
Juvenile Fiction
Fry, Michael – Ghosted
Glass, Galliope – Sparkelton: The Magic Day
Glass, Galliope – Sparkleton: The Glitter Parade
Glass, Galliope – Sparkleton: The Mini Mistake
Kaufman, Amie – The World Between Blinks
Korman, Gordon – Unplugged
Maddox, Jake – Pool Panic
Maddox, Jake – Nothing but Net
Maddox, Jake – Balance Beam Boss
Maddox, Jake – Karate Rebels
Marsh, Carole – The White House Christmas Mystery
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery on Alaska’s Iditarod Trail
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery at Disney World
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery in Chocolate Town
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery at Mount Rushmore
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery of Mimi’s Haunted Book Shop
Marsh, Carole – The Cookie Thief Girl Scout Mystery
Marsh, Carole – The Mystery of the Northern Lights
Schmidt, Gary D. – Just Like That
Smith, Ronald L. – Gloom Town
Valente, Dominique – Starfell Willow Moss & the Last Day
Young Adult Fiction
Acevedo, Elizabeth – With the Fire on High
Cashore, Kristin – Winterkeep
Levy, Dana Alison – Above All Else
Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction
Christopher, Matt – Legends in Sports: Kobe Bryant
New Books January 2021
Monday 9:00 – 5:00
Tuesday 9:00 – 5:00
Wednesday 9:00 – 5:00
Thursday 9:00 – 5:00
Friday 9:00 – 5:00
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED
Dawn Aamot, Library Director
Nancy Sajban, Children’s Librarian
Julie VanDeWiele, Library Assistant
904 4th Ave
Windom, MN 56101
Phone 507-831-6131
Email: dawn.aamot@windommn.com
RFP for Review of Land Use & Zoning CodeFebruary 16, 2021 - 3:09 pm
Minnesota Low Income Energy Assistance ProgramFebruary 5, 2021 - 8:57 am
ORDINANCE NO. 188, 2ND SERIESFebruary 4, 2021 - 11:22 am
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP): Windom Rec Area & Cottonwood Lake DriveNovember 19, 2020 - 5:34 pm
Hwy 60 Windom Corridor Study – Virtual Open HouseNovember 2, 2020 - 9:48 am