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
Family Story time Kits for November. Each kit contains books, Turkey craft idea and supplies, games, recipes, songs and fingerplays! Story Time kits will be available for pick-up after the beginning of each month. Each month there will be a new theme. Call 831-6131 to reserve your kit!
So, what exactly IS the Storyologist Kids Club? This VERY exclusive community of avid storytellers and adventurers will receive a monthly newsletter that is sure to entertain. From weird facts, fun trivia and hilarious jokes, to helping children create their own stories, we’ll be pushing the boundaries on imagination and creativity by turning our Storyologists into the main character of their story.
Interested in joining? Simply visit our (new) website and scroll to the middle of the page and enter your information, then you will start receiving your exclusive Storyologist Kids Club content Friday, October 16! Know someone else who might also be interested? Feel free to forward them this message! There’s plenty of stories to go around.
Looking forward to our future adventures together!
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 October 2020
Beginning Readers
Dean, Kimberly & James – Pete the Cat Super Pete
Kann, Victoria – Pinkalicious and the Pinkettes
Stephens, Elle – Barbie Princess Adventure
Children’s Fiction
Arnold, Tedd – Fly Guy & Fly Girl Night Fright
Cronin, Doreen – Click, Clack, Good Night
Copeland, Misty – Bunheads
LaRochelle, David – See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
Rinker, Sherri Duskey – Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Small, David – Imogene Comes Back
Teckentrup, Britta – Moon
Teckentrup, Britta – Tree
Thomas, Jan – The Chicken Who Couldn’t
Willems, Mo – I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!
Yolen, Jane – How Do dinosaurs Show Good Manners?
Children’s Non- Fiction
Chin, Jason – Your Place in the Universe
Gibbons, Gail – Migration
Juvenile Fiction
Barkley, Callie – The Critter Club: Amy the Puppy Whisperer
Barrows, Annie – Iggy is Better Than Ever
Biberdorf, Dr. Kate – Kate the Chemist: The Great Escape
Calonita, Jen – Outlaws
Colfer, Chris – A Tale of Witchcraft…
Cowell, Cressida – Wizards of Once Knock Three Times
Frederick, Heather Vogel – The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Much Ado About Anne
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Dear Pen Pal
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Pies & Prejudice
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Home For the Holidays
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Wish You Were Eyre
Frederick, Heather Vogel – Mother-Daughter Book Camp
Friedman, Laurie – The Campaign with Liberty and Study Hall for All
Gutman, Dan – Mrs. Bacon Is Fakin’!
Hale, Shannon & Dean – The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle
McDonald, Megan – Stink Hamlet and Cheese
Moskowitz-Palma, Eileen – Camp Clique (Popularity Pact #1)
Moskowitz-Palma, Eileen – School Squad (Popularity Pact #2)
Reintgen, Scott – Saving Fable
Riordan, Rick – The Tower of Nero
Vrabel, Beth – The Newspaper Club
Vrabel, Beth – The Cubs Get The Scoop
West, Tracey – Dragon Masters Fortress of the Stone Dragon
Graphic Novels
Craft, Jerry – Class Act
Gallagher, John – Max Meow Cat Crusader
Levy, Debbie – Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice
Marvel – Dehulked
Marvel – Saving Captain Rogers
Marvel – The Ultimates
Marvel – Adapting to Change
Young Adult Fiction
Goodman, Sarah – Eventide
Lu, Marie – Skyhunter
Rutherford, Mara – Crown of Coral and Pearl
Rutherford, Mara – Kingdom of Sea and Stone
Stone, Nic – Dear Justyce
Strandberg, Mats – The End
Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction
Favilli, Elena – Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World
Goldman, Duff – Super Good Baking for Kids
Gruener, Ruth – Out of Hiding
Guinness – Guinness World Records 2021
Horne, Glenda – Screen-Free Playtime Activity Book
Kidd, Gideon & Braunigan, Rachel – Pet That Dog! A Handbook for Making Four-Legged Friends
Leonard, Jill – Who is Greta Thunberg
Peterson, David J. – Create Your Own Secret Language
Siber, Kate – 50 Adventures in the 50 States
Thacher, Meg – Sky Gazing
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
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
Trick or Treat Night Official HoursOctober 14, 2020 - 12:12 pm
Wolf Lake Connection Trail PlanJune 10, 2020 - 2:29 pm
2020 Street Project InformationMay 1, 2020 - 12:12 pm