To save time and effort for our patrons, we offer several bundles of materials that make it easy for you to grab, go, and discover new materials! Board Book Bundles For our youngest readers we have board book bundles: five board books for babies and toddlers that are sure to delight you. These can be…
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Maker Monday: Straw Bridges
Try making a bridge from common items and learn about what shapes work best with this project from the Museum of Science + Industry. https://youtu.be/GA93aHRDMD8 Materials 35 non-bendy strawsClear tapeScissorsMeter stick or yardstick200 to 300 penniesSmall cupPencilPaperTwo chairs or tables Directions Build your bridge using only straws and clear tape. Before you build, you may…
Trivia Tuesday: Vegetables
Exercise your brain and maybe learn something new. Go on a knowledge quest and email us your answers for a chance to win a prize. As always with Library trivia, if you don’t know the answer, there are ways to find out! Try using MPPL’s Kids Web Resources, searching online, or calling Youth Services at…
STEAM Saturday: Virtual Museum Visit
Exploring works of art helps children understand the world around them in many ways. Art gives kids an opportunity to talk about design (colors, shapes, lines) and learn about history and cultures through the art's subject matter. Art appreciation can help younger kids describe what they see, learning to put their thoughts into words. The…
Graphic Novel Booktalk
Becca has some great graphic novels for you to check out! Did you know that graphic novels actually help kids improve their reading comprehension? It's true! From the Scholastic article: "With graphic novels, kids still must follow plots and character development. They must understand cause and effect, and they must learn about perspective. All of…
Trivia Tuesday: Iceland
Exercise your brain and maybe learn something new. Each Tuesday, we will send you on a knowledge quest and you can email us your answers for a chance to win a prize. As always with Library trivia, the good news is that if you don’t know the answer, there are ways to find out! Try…
STEAM Saturday: Ant Experiments
Try looking for an ant colony on your driveway or sidewalk and setting up an ant experiment. Find different types of food such as crackers, sugar, or fruit. Break the food into small pieces and place it in different places near the ant colony. You can even make a hypothesis about what will happen and even which kind of food will be…
Pie by Sarah Weeks
What’s your favorite type of pie? No matter; whatever your favorite is, it would be available and free at PIE, Aunt Polly’s bakery. She just loved baking pies, and didn’t need the money, so her pies would all be free! But then she died, and no one, not her sister, not her favorite niece, Alice,…
Trivia Tuesday: Transportation
Exercise your brain and maybe learn something new. Each Tuesday, we will send you on a knowledge quest and you can email us your answers for a chance to win a prize. As always with Library trivia, the good news is that if you don’t know the answer, there are ways to find out! Try…
New Board Books
Board books are great for babies and toddlers because they're small enough for little hands to help hold, and sturdy enough to withstand the enthusiasm that little ones can show to books they enjoy! Becca has some great new board book recommendations for you. https://youtu.be/IMxe7vpuncw Place any of these titles on hold today! Happy reading!…
