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Children’s Author & Illustrator – Dav Pilkey

Cartoon dog in a police hat hugs an orange cat on the left, bold text reads Dav Pilkey at Home #DoGood, and a superhero in a red cape and white briefs is on the right, all on a blue background.

Dav Pilkey at Home features new video content created by Pilkey himself on social media channels and the website of the Library and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company. Fun and free activities are available online including how-to-draw demonstrations, engaging read-a-louds, and inspiring resources from the Library’s collections. Additional videos and content are shared periodically and  feature downloadable activities, conversations about books and creativity, and tips for kids and families to create their own characters and act out scenes from Pilkey’s Dog Man book series.

Audio Books

Audible Stories

Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.  (Includes Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.)

Children’s Author & Illustrator – Mo Willems

Cartoon image of a man with glasses and a beard, holding a pencil at a desk, with text: “LUNCH DOODLES with MO WILLEMS! Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home.”.

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home

Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. Viewers can see each weekday’s new video at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/ to watch all of Mo’s videos, find activity sheets to print out & follow along, and more!

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Children’s Bookstores Online

Story Times & More

THE CANDY APPLE

CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS

KIDLIT TV

READY TO READ MICHIGAN presents A PARADE OF ELEPHANTS
read by author Kevin Henkes

STORY TIME FROM SPACE

STORYTIME ONLINE
This is an evolving list of online storytime resources for families, preschools, and day cares. It includes videos, websites, and podcasts to support those who cannot make it to the library for any reason. The focus is on early literacy support online – songs, rhymes, movement, and stories. You can also follow the hashtag #kidlitquatantine on Twitter for updates on emerging resources specifically around children’s literature.

Children’s Authors On Facebook

 READING FROM THEIR BOOKS

Children’s Authors – Websites

Picture Books, Chapter Books, and Tween Books

Children’s Musicians – On Facebook

Mr. Jon & Friends
Mr Jon & Friends make music for kids and their families with hopes to inspire fun, laughter, and dancing. Sometimes with a band, sometimes as a duo, and sometimes solo, the music of Mr. Jon & Friends comes in all shapes and sizes.

Children’s Musicians – Websites

Activities

Activities – Drama

Disney’s THE LION KING on Broadway
is offering a free online theatre course for kids:

https://www.lionkingexperience.com

Activities – Drawing

DRAWING WITH CAROLYN STICH

Learning Websites For Parents

LEARN IN COLOR
Equips parents and teachers with creative teaching ideas. Find book lists for your next great read, hands-on math and science ideas, educational movie night ideas, cheat sheets, and more.

A banner reading Scholastic Learn at Home shows a bear, a group of children by red doors, a girl with colorful dominoes, and a child reading. Text below promotes day-by-day projects for kids’ learning and growth.

Aquarium Webcams

Art Museums

Visit some of the best art galleries in the world virtually. From Paris to New York to Amsterdam, kids can see priceless works of art from the world’s most famous artists.

Libraries

Amazing Libraries to Explore Online
Librarians are caretakers of some of the world’s greatest treasures—from historical documents and out-of-print books to archival photographs and illustrations. And thanks to the wonders of digitization, many library collections are available for everyone to explore online. 

Michigan Learning Channel

Summer is fun on MLC!

MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL

Keep your brain and body active all summer long with interesting videos, hands-on activities, and interactive events.

The Michigan Learning Channel’s 8-week summer program has everything kids need to continue building their brains and learning key concepts that will help them succeed in school. From preschool to 6th Grade, each grade has 2-3 hours of video lessons per week, plus a fun and interactive activity book. Virtual events and special broadcasts around our 8 weekly themes help pique kids’ interest. All programs are available on broadcast television and on-demand online.

Click HERE for more participation details!

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Also, here is the latest update!

Looking for something fun to do, while, Michigan Learning Channel has you covered!!

We are excited to share some live events for families. Please join in the FUN by sharing or attending our live events. All events will be recorded and shared at a later time if you are unable to attend at the live event time.

We look forward to seeing you!!

To find more dates and all of our summer fun visit:
Summer is Fun on MLC | Michigan Learning Channel

Lauren Saj

Station Engagement Coordinator

Delta College Public Media and

Michigan Learning Channel

(989) 686-9346

Museums

National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is home to more than 1.8 million objects and more than three shelf-miles of archival collections. On behalf of the nation, we preserve and share this extraordinary national collection encompassing everything from the original Star-Spangled Banner to Abraham Lincoln’s top hat; from the first computer bug to the first artificial heart; from Dizzy Gillespie’s angled trumpet to Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz. Our archival collections include a remarkable array of American history in documents, photographs, and other works, including major holdings on the histories of American business and music.

National Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of several exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.

Open Culture

OPEN CULTURE
The Best Free Cultural & Educational Media On The Web

Space

Hubble Space Telescope
Parents and educators, did you know we have lithographs with great details about some of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most famous images available for download? Teach your children or students about galaxies, nebulas and planets, such as the Lagoon Nebula—an example of a turbulent stellar nursery full of birth and destruction. Children will also learn some space-related vocabulary. (Spanish-language lithographs are also available)

Michigan Science Center
With live stage shows, a 4D theater, a Planetarium, 250+ hands-on exhibits, lab activities, special exhibits and more, there’s more than you can see and do in a week. In fact, there’s something new to discover at MiSci every month!

Travel The World

Google Maps street view will allow you to visit almost any destination around the world. Check out this view from Pompei.
 

Zoo Webcams

Select a zoo to view its live cameras:

 

Zoos – Detroit Zoo

Zoos – Toledo Zoo

Two elephants, one larger and one smaller, walk side by side on a dirt path with green foliage and trees in the background.

Elephant Web Cam

See Elephant Cam
Visit the newest member of the Toledo Zoo Elephant family!

Two children look through glass at a large hippo swimming underwater, with their hands near the glass and the hippo’s face close to them.

Hippo Underwater Web Cams

The nation’s first Hippoquarium. Get up close with the hippos from the Toledo Zoo.

See Hippo Web Cam  – UNDERWATER VIEW    

See Hippo Web Cam  – TOP VIEW

A polar bear swims underwater in a pool as a large red ball splashes into the water above it.

Polar Bear Web Cam

Visit Marty and Crystal and the new polar bear, Siku. New live pictures taken every few seconds.

See Polar Bear Web Cam 1  

See Polar Bear Web Cam 2

A close-up of a seal’s face with big dark eyes and whiskers, partially submerged in water. The seal is looking directly at the camera, and the water around it is calm and clear.

Seal Underwater Web Cams

See the seals as they perform their underwater acrobatics. Flips, twists, and turns and yo’re in the front row!

See Seal Web Cam  – UNDERWATER VIEW    

See Seal Web Cam  – TOP VIEW

Things To Do In The Children’s Section:

Say “Hi!” to Mrs. Reasoner, Children’s Librarian, and explore the variety of collections in the Children’s Section!

Traditional Materials Circulate For Three Weeks

  • Board Books
  • Readers
  • Picture Books
  • Children’s Chapter Books
  • Graphic Novels for Children
  • Children’s Non-fiction Books
  • Read-Alongs (Paperback Book with a CD)
  • VOX books (Books with recording attached)
  • Music CDs 
  • Children’s DVDs – both fiction and non-fiction
  • Puppets

For Library Use Only:

AWE:  Two early literacy computers with programs for children 5-years-old and younger

PUZZLES

  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Peg Puzzles
  • Wooden Puzzles
  • Floor Puzzles
  • Connectagons
  • Chess Boards and Pieces
  • Checker Boards and Pieces
  • Chinese Checkers Board and Pieces
  • Find-its

ART

  • Markers, crayons, and color pencils
  • Coloring Pages to color here and/or take home.

Programs

  • Brochures describing programs for children and for families will be available as new programs are scheduled!
  • Monthly Themed Story Times
  • Amazing Crafts for 3rd and 4th Graders
  • Gift of Reading
  • Summer Reading Program – Information is available on the Summer Reading Program page.
  • Class Visits

Tween Collection

Books and Audio Books for 5th graders through 7th graders are shelved nearby.