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FREE Stories from online providers -NARRATED STORY for kids provided byTumbleBooks, please click the banner below.
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Narrated Childrens' Stories are available to our public library patrons at nh.overdrive.com . A library account is needed to access this Free service. Use it with your web browser, the Overdrive app or with Libby app.
On your device - Go to your App store to get Libby.
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Story Time - Online
Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Please join us for Story Time Online Wednesday's at 10:30 am. Picture books are read aloud for 20-30 minutes followed by a simple craft. Story Time is online. Visit STORY TIME for information.
It is a time to gather with friends, visit, and to check out new books to take home each week.
Join us for fun, laughter, stories and more.
Please note that if school is delayed or cancelled Story Time will be cancelled as well.
Call the Library for more information, 603-942-5472.
It is a time to gather with friends, visit, and to check out new books to take home each week.
Join us for fun, laughter, stories and more.
Please note that if school is delayed or cancelled Story Time will be cancelled as well.
Call the Library for more information, 603-942-5472.
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December Youth Submit-a-thon
Join other students from across New Hampshire at this fun event! Find the encouragement you need to take your next steps toward becoming a published writer! Join your hosts, Taylore Aussiker, English teacher at White Mountain Regional High School, and Alexandria Peary, New Hampshire State Poet Laureate and English professor at Salem State University, along with your fellow New Hampshire students as we usher your creative writing into the publishing world:
• Find literary journals for your work
• Exchange tips on cover letters
• Gain advice on dealing with literary rejection
• Cheer on your fellow writers as they send out work
• Enjoy cameo appearances by published authors who’ll drop by to give encouragement*
• Participate in publishing games for prizes!
* We’re thrilled to say that Jodi Picoult, #1 Bestselling author of 25
novels, will be one of our Cameo Authors! Jodi Picoult’s book Small Great Things has sold more than 1.5 million copies, and her books have been translated into 34 languages.
Who: Open to New Hampshire residents ages 13-18
When: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 6-7:15 pm
Where: On Zoom
How to Join:
Follow Alex on Twitter @NHPoetLaureate
• Find literary journals for your work
• Exchange tips on cover letters
• Gain advice on dealing with literary rejection
• Cheer on your fellow writers as they send out work
• Enjoy cameo appearances by published authors who’ll drop by to give encouragement*
• Participate in publishing games for prizes!
* We’re thrilled to say that Jodi Picoult, #1 Bestselling author of 25
novels, will be one of our Cameo Authors! Jodi Picoult’s book Small Great Things has sold more than 1.5 million copies, and her books have been translated into 34 languages.
Who: Open to New Hampshire residents ages 13-18
When: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 6-7:15 pm
Where: On Zoom
How to Join:
- Send a RSVP by November 30 to Alex at apeary@salemstate.edu
- In the subject line, put RSVP FOR SUBMIT-A-THON. In the body of the email, include your full name and middle/high school.
- Look for a Zoom invite in your email by the end of the day on December 1, 2020.
Follow Alex on Twitter @NHPoetLaureate
HELPING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
This free online illustrated book for children talks about how 2020 Spring was a different time that changed things, about the Covid-19 virus, and things kids can do to help prevent the spread of the disease to help end the pandemic. Simply click the button and then click on the story book cover to start the book.
BOOK AWARDS
Did you know that can download eBook and audiobook versions of these books for free? All you need is your library card! Just go to Libby.
For a list of nominated books and more information please click here.
For a list of nominated books and more information please click here.
2019 Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner
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2020 Great Stone Face Book Award Winner
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TAKE AND MAKE CRAFTS
November's Take and Make craft is this cute little Thankful Turkey. To participate in this cute craft, call the library at (603)942-5472 to ask for the supplies to create you're own Thankful Turkey.
Miss Diane made this cute little Thankful Ted Turkey to show how to possibly make your turkey look. You can write different things you're thankful for on the cute little turkey tail feathers. If you do any of the crafts, please feel free to email pictures to share of your artistic abilities to chesleylib@gmail.com with subject line CRAFT. |
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Things for parents to check out during this time:
To help keep children interested in books and learning, several authors, illustrators, publishers, and such have come together to help give children a constant. To see what authors and illustrators are doing for kids, click here.
We also have some links to things museums are doing while during quarantine. There's a list to check out for ideas to educational resources as well. To check out those resources please click here.
Parents and adults looking for Covid-19 resources, click here.
If you're looking for a virtual escape, click here.
We also have some links to things museums are doing while during quarantine. There's a list to check out for ideas to educational resources as well. To check out those resources please click here.
Parents and adults looking for Covid-19 resources, click here.
If you're looking for a virtual escape, click here.
STORY WALK - Northwood Recreation Fields from 1pm - 3pm, Saturday, November 14, 2020.
Chesley Memorial Library’s very first StoryWalk® was a success! Participants read “Bear Says Thanks” as they made their way from one reading station to another. The Storywalk® was held at the Route 4 Northwood Recreation Fields from 1:00-3:00pm on Saturday, November 14. Children and their families were be able to enjoy the fresh air outside with an invigorating combination of exercise and reading to promote health and literacy. The reading stations were far apart enough to follow social distancing guidelines and masks will be available if needed. There was no cost to attend and participating families will receive a book that they can pick up at the library.
“Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson (illustrated by Jane Chapman) will set the mood for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! Bear, all alone and bored in his cave, decides to hold a feast but his cupboards are empty. His friends arrive with food and remind him that although he may not have any food, he has stories to share and they are all thankful. The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library. The Chesley Memorial Library is able to offer the StoryWalk® program through a recurring grant from the Robert C. Grano Charitable Fund to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his father’s immigration to the United States on October 28, 1920. The StoryWalk® is the first program held as part of the “Joseph Grano Children’s Initiative” to promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship. CHECKERS LIBRARY TV HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
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Due to the Halloween season being significantly impacted by the pandemic, the library has not been able to offer our usual children's programs. We can't do a sock hop costume party or let the kids play dress up. We can offer some other activities, like our Take and Make craft kit and things like this video here.
2020 TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE
Do you have a passion for reading or libraries? Do you want to share your video or performative skills with teens across the country? The Teen Video Challenge is for you! Five winners will be chosen and will receive: a $200 cash prize, and $50 worth of summer reading materials for their library!
The Teen Video Challenge is an annual video contest and is open to all teens (librarian and teacher support is encouraged). The challenge is for teens to create a public services announcement-type video that shows their unique interpretation of the 2020 CSLP slogan “Imagine Your Story”. Videos are to be no longer than 60 seconds and should promote libraries and reading. Videos will be accepted June 1 through August 7, 2020 |
Materials needed:
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NPR BOOKS SUMMER POLL 2020: KIDS' BOOKS
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NPR (National Public Radio) asked for votes and they received them! They compiled a 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers list based of the poll they ran and on a panel of "experts" (i.e. authors, critics, librarians, etc.) to help create the list.
100 Favorite Books for Young Readers list can be found here. |
Passes are suspended at this time until further notice
August 2020
Ask About Our Passes Passes to:
Plan a trip to the Boston Museum of Science or Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with one of the passes sponsored by the Friends of the Northwood Libraries.
Passes to the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover are also available so you can plan a local trip if that is more convenient. Each pass works a little differently so please call us at 942 - 5472 for updated information regarding passes.
Passes to the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover are also available so you can plan a local trip if that is more convenient. Each pass works a little differently so please call us at 942 - 5472 for updated information regarding passes.
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Legos, Magformers and Brainflakes!
will not be available until further notice - August 2020
Let your imagination be your guide. LEGO creations will be on display until the next session so bring your family and friends back to see your masterpieces.
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Spend family time at the library. Get involved.
You and your children can learn a lot of things together! Like how to make a magnetic Ferris Wheel with our magnetic Magformers. |
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DRESS-UP CHEST - clothing not available for play until further notice as of March 2020
The library has a lovely new cedar chest to house our dress-up collection in memory of library trustee Pat Bondelevitch.
If you have dress-up clothes or costumes you would like to donate, please bring them in. We have enjoyed seeing pirates, turtles, and fairies float around the children’s room. (Please no hats or headgear!)
If you have dress-up clothes or costumes you would like to donate, please bring them in. We have enjoyed seeing pirates, turtles, and fairies float around the children’s room. (Please no hats or headgear!)
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