Looking for book title recommendations? Why not read books nominated by students like you! The Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Awards (BCTBA) are the state’s only awards of book titles that are nominated and voted on by students across the state. Voting for this year will be from September 1 through November 10. Teachers and… read more >>
Here’s a quick craft you can do for Valentine’s Day that you’ll only need three supplies for: A mini, heart-shaped wreath! Start by gathering fabric, and a pipe cleaner (or two, depending on how big you would want the wreath). Click on image to enlarge. Cut strips of fabric using a quality pair of scissors…. read more >>
Learn all about rockets and flying while you make your own rocket craft to fly! Materials needed: Print out of two pattern sheets Scissors Tape Crayons or markers Bendy straw What to do: Print the patterns (click the link here to open the template page: Rocket Templates). Color the rocket (if you’d like), then cut… read more >>
“Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!”, “Feliz Navidad!” (Merry Christmas in Spanish), “Hanukkah Sameach!” (Happy Hanukkah), “Ramadan Mubarak!” (Happy Ramadan), or “Subh Diwali” (Happy Diwali). Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Diwali, and Kwanzaa are just a few of the holidays celebrated around the world. Come and learn these holidays in American Sign Language. Just in time for the holiday season. … read more >>
November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo! Most young children aren’t ready to write a novel by any means, but there are ways to help them get into the creative mindset at an early age. Reading with children helps them develop the early literacy skills that are necessary for learning how to write those… read more >>
How does a harmonica work? A little harmonica can produce a lot of sound! While the one you make with this project can play only a single note, a real harmonica can pack a full concert in your pocket. A harmonica is in a group called wind instruments. While yours has paper as a reed… read more >>
Have you always wanted to learn American Sign Language, or ASL? Here is your chance! Watch the following video on how to sign all the different things that could be around the house. Have fun! In order to help you practice, check out just a few titles from our catalog and online resources: –A Place Called Home by… read more >>
Have you always wanted to learn American Sign Language, or ASL? Here is your chance! Watch the following video on how to sign all the different words related to fall. Have fun! In order to help you practice, check out just a few titles from our catalog: –Fall Harvest Fun by Martha E.H. Rustad –Apple Harvest by Jenna Lee Gleisner –I Love Fall by… read more >>
¡Hola! Welcome to the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County’s Spanish 101 blog series! Here you will find some wonderful resources, book suggestions and activities to help you and your little ones learn Spanish and have fun while doing it. This week, we’re looking to the skies and learning the Planets in Spanish! Watch a fun video… read more >>
Make your own helicopter to celebrate World Helicopter Day! “World Helicopter Day is an annual international celebration of the amazing engineering and essential missions of helicopters,” (from the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center). This day falls on the 3rd Sunday of August each year; this year’s World Helicopter Day is coming up on August… read more >>
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