And remember... Preschool Storytime is every Wednesday at 10:00a.m.!!! At Hustontown there's a Preschool Storytime every Tuesday at 11:00a.m..
Exciting Links Just For Kids!!!
FUN! GAMES! EXCITEMENT!
SPEND THE DAY BY CLICKING AWAY!!!
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Mr. Franklin introduces our nation's government.
CRAYON
Create your own newspaper with selections from periodicals around the country.
Common Trees of Pennsylvania
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/common.htm
How many can you find in your neighborhood?
Smithsonian Institution
Visit our nation's attic in Washington, DC.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Experiment with the Science Guy.
Services Provided for Fulton County's Kids
The Fulton County Library has the following resources and materials available:
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Children's books in several categories: picture books, easy reader, juvenile fiction, juvenile non-fiction, juvenile reference, teen and young adult fiction to name a few!
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Magazines for younger folk including Sports Illustrated for Kids, etc.
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Audio books written and performed for children
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Children's videos
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CART Kits (collections of books on various subjects)
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Parent Resource Center books
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Parent Teach Resource collection
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Puppets & puppet theater
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Puzzles and games
Teen
Online Book Club
For Parents:
Resources to help stimulate reading, literacy and foster a life-long learning desire in your children.
American Library Associations Sites for Parents & Caregivers
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/parent.html#a
A collection of over 700 great sites that focus on . Compiled in late 1997 so a bit old, but still very very useful! You MUST visit!
A Safety Net For The Internet: A Parent's Guide
A few tips to help ease your fears and allow you and your child to take advantage of this new technology, compiled by the New York Public Library.
Ask Jeeves for Kids Reading Tour
http://www.ajkids.com/tours/readingtour.asp
Find answers to the following questions: Where can I find a reading list for kids? How can I improve my reading? Where can I find the My Name is America booklist? Where can I see a list of the top 10 favorite children's science fiction books? Who are the top 100 authors for grades 5 through 8? What books are other kids reading this summer? Nice interface and useful information.
Children's Literature on the Internet
http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/parents/childrenslit.cfm
A collection of on line periodicals and resources including: Association for Library Service to Children, Book Links, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Centro para el Estudio de Libros Infantiles y Juvenilese en Espanol, Children's Literature Web Guide, Children's Software Revue, Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature, School Library Journal. Yet another fantastic site compiled by the New York Public Library.
EdView
Library of educational and entertainment sites reviewed and recommended by teachers.
Guys Read
The mission of the Guy's Read website is to make plenty of noise on a national level to call attention to the question of boys’ literacy, Motivate adults (parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and publishers) to examine the role gender plays in the book choices we give to boys, Reach boys directly with books recommended by other guys, Challenge men to step up and be role models of literacy, Try to help boys explore the possibilities of a wider emotional range and connection to feelings through reading, Through the www.guysread.com website, offer leadership, practical solutions, a forum, and support to get guys reading.
KIDSNET
KIDSNET helps children, families and educators intelligently access the educational opportunities available from television, radio and multimedia sources. KIDSNET does this by encouraging media literacy in children and a commitment to educational excellence in broadcasters.
The New York Public Library
Too much useful stuff to list - you'll just have to visit but be warned!: you can lose a day in this rich and wonderful site!
ParentSoup
Parenting tips, discussions ... and a baby name finder!
Click here for more links useful for parents...
Do YOU have a site you like and wish to share? If so, please send an email to jbrambley@fclspa.org containing the URL and why you like the site. If the site you recommend fits into the scope of this page, we'll add it! Thank you for participating!
Questions or comments should be forwarded to: jbrambley@fclspa.org
Updated 04/07/2005