Seasonal Programs

Windom Public Library

Grades Kindergarten through 5th Grade after school story group. We will meet at 3:30 on Thursdays at the library for stories & fun! We will start this Thursday, October 28th!. Hope to see you at the library!

Preschool Fall Story Time!!!

Tuesdays at 3:30p.m. at the Windom Library. We are starting on October 26th. Join us for stories, songs and fun! Hope to see you there!

Resources

Creativebug!

Creativebug is your go-to resource for high-quality, on-trend arts and crafts instructional videos. You’ll enjoy award-winning HD instructional videos on drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting, baking and more. All classes are taught by experts, with new classes added daily.

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Scholastic Resources

TrueFlix® provides thousands of resources to strengthen both educator instruction and student learning of science and social studies content-area knowledge.

FreedomFlix™ offers a range of text types and media on more than 70 key social studies topics spanning 10 areas of core-curriculum study.

Scholastic Teachables is an online hub of more than 25,000 printable resources to support lesson planning, classroom
management, and teaching across all subjects.

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!

Minnesota Resources

eLibrary MN

https://elibrarymn.org/

ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) gives Minnesota residents access to magazine, journal, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, media, including images, videos, and audio files, and other information resources.

ELM provides information on a vast array of topics, including consumer information, arts and humanities, career, occupation, and test prep, current events, health, science, social science, politics, business, and more. There are resources available to help build resumes or practice college entrance tests in the Learning Express database within ELM.

Recommended Databases:

MNLink

mnlink.org

MNLINK is a statewide system that serves as a discovery and interlibrary loan interface for library patrons and staff. Through our participating libraries, patrons have easy access to the catalogs of most libraries in Minnesota. The system also provides access to electronic resources that are available to Minnesotans. This includes electronic journals, images, and ebooks as well as access to the physical books that are held in libraries.

Minnesota Reflections

https://reflections.mndigital.org/about

Minnesota Reflections is a database of digitized original materials shared by cultural heritage organizations located across our state. These materials include images, text, audio, film, and more, with new items added on a regular basis. The resources found on this site support research for scholars, educators, students, and the public. Minnesota Reflections is the premier project of the Minnesota Digital Library.

Resources

eLibrary MN

MNLink

Minnesota Reflections

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