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The Jester Jim Show
You can watch a recording of the live show! The show begins at about 4:45 of the video. This is not your ordinary juggling show! Jester Jim, a juggling, beatboxing, comedy genius, puts on a LIVE virtual, interactive, and extraordinarily entertaining show! https://youtu.be/X_7lfQ4GTqk
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Registration Now Open to All of Madison County
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides an enrolled child with a FREE, age-appropriate book mailed in the child’s name to their home address monthly. Children between the ages of newborn to 5 years old can register at any time to be a part of the program. Thanks to a new alliance between Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, […]
TumbleBookLibrary
The TumbleBookLibrary is made possible through a donation from the Friends of the London Public Library in honor of Clayton Geib, a lifelong lover of books. The TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of electronic children’s books accessible through the library’s website. Animation, sound, music and narration are added to existing picture books to produce an […]
VOX Books
VOX Books are books that talk. The permanently attached VOX reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. Simply push a button and listen to the story as you read along.
Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
Create an alphabet scavenger hunt at your home. All you need is floor space, painter’s tape, and a bunch of random items. This is a fun activity to teach your child beginning sounds and lead them on a path to early literacy.
Reading Beyond
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) has announced the first-ever “Reading Beyond” book lists, created to provide guidance to parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and others interested in discovering books for children who read at an advanced level and are seeking more challenging, but still age-appropriate, books. Envisioned and created by the ALA-CBC Joint Committee, the Reading […]
BookFlix
Listen and read with BookFlix. Storybooks, e-books, videos, games, and more for kids in PreK-3. Watch a video book, then read a related nonfiction story. All Ohio PreK-3 students and their parents can use the state-funded INFOhio Resources free-of-charge. Home access requires a username and password. The username is lcs. The password is redraiders. Then click […]
Student Cards
Student Cards are available for children ages 5 – 17. These cards can be obtained by a child without a parent being present. Having a student card will allow a child to check out up to 5 books and/or audio books at one time. It also allows access to computers and all electronic library content. […]
Reading Without Walls
Take the Reading Without Walls Challenge this summer. Just read a book in one of three ways. 1. Read a book about a character who doesn’t look like you or live like you. 2. Read a book about a topic you don’t know much about. 3. Read a book in a format that you don’t […]
“Beach Bag” Summer Learning Activities
INFOhio, Ohio’s PreK – 12 digital library, has digital resources available to help avoid the summer slide. “Beach Bags”, offered free to all Ohio families by INFOhio and the Ohio Department of Education, give parents an easy way to help children practice their reading skills while learning about a variety of subjects. Each beach bag […]