1000 Books 100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten
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List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

A World in One Cubic Foot (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service presents:A biocube is a fun,informative, and manageable way of exploring the biodiversity in the worldaround you by focusing on just one cubic foot of space. Includes step-by-stepinstructions for how to build a biocube in your own backyard. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/biocubes-exploring-biodiversity

Adult Create Your Own Adventure
Adult 2020 Imagine Your Story

Make your own adventures by checking things off your bucket list! Does your bucket list include visiting a museum, restaurant, or park? Or maybe visiting someplace new? Share the top five things on your bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer below. Go forward and adventure!

Apollo 11
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service would like you to Explore multiple Smithsonian Learning Labs related to the Apollo 11 moon landing. https://learninglab.si.edu/search/?f%5B_types%5D%5B%5D=ll_collection&st=apollo%2011&s=updated_at_desc&page=1

Becoming Us
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service is offering:This teaching website examines the United States’ immigration and migration history in a more accurate and inclusive way. It asks questions such as, what is it like to live across borders and in more than one space?https://americanhistory.si.edu/becoming-us/

Code Club Hour of Power
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Join Code Club and finish the hour of power. https://app.prendacodeclub.com/login

Constellations: Science and Stories in the Sky
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Summer isthe finest part of the year for stargazing because it offers warm nights andthe beauty of the Milky Way running straight overhead. The constellations wesee have been passed down to us across generations with patterns that reflectdifferent stories from around the world. As part of STAR Net‘s Sky Storiescampaign, the American Museum of Natural History’s own Carter Emmart will showyou how to identify the constellations and introduce you to a few of thesestories while exploring some of the science behind the familiar patterns in thesky. This live OpenSpace webcast is brought to you by the STAR LibraryNetwork’s NASA@ My Library program in partnership with the Lunar and PlanetaryInstitute, the American Library Association, and the American Museum of NaturalHistory.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RQsRN7-B4I&feature=youtu.be

Dav Pilkey at Home
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Dav Pilkey, a popularchildren's author, reads aloud from his works and provides drawing tips.https://www.loc.gov/collections/event-videos/?fa=partof:dav+pilkey+at+home

Grab-n-Go: Balloon Tennis
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Using only a few simple items you can make a game that you can play indoors!Go watch the video at: https://youtu.be/62e3_IDrXLw

Grab-n-Go: TP frog game
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Using just 3 simple items, we'll make a fun little game to keep busy for hours!If you are a local to Lake Park, FL. feel free to come by to get the supplies, while they last. Go to the follow link to get started: https://youtu.be/wbPyadzwFaY  

Gran-N-Go: Now Sew Sock Bunny
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Watch, then make, this super easy-few-items-necessary craft that you can keep for yourself, or make many and try your hand at selling them or gifting them as presents! (If you sell or gift, be sure you use new socks!) Catch it all at:  https://youtu.be/PWVScODDaG0 

Hear You Hear Me: Conversations on Race in America
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Library of Congress program:  Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talks to various authors about their works.To join the event, go to: https://www.loc.gov/search/?fa=partof:hear+you+hear+me:+conversations+on+race+in+america  

Homegrown from Home
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Library of Congress presents: The American Folklife Center presents traditional music and dance from a variety of folk cultures thriving in the United States and around the world each Wednesday through Saturday.These short concertsare approximately 30 minutes each.https://www.loc.gov/search/?fa=partof:homegrown+2020:+homegrown+from+home&loclr=eanw

How Do Native Peoples and Nations Experience Belonging? (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)
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This digital lessonfrom the National Museum of the American Indian explores one of the essentialunderstandings about Native Americans: that ideals, principles, and practicesof citizenship have always been part of American Indian societies. https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/Northern-Plains-History-and-Cultures-How-Do-Native-People-and-Nations-Experience-Belonging.cshtml

I Want the Wide American Earth
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service presents:“I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American E-Comic” is an illustrated adaption of the “I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story” banner exhibition. Produced in collaboration with SI Universe Media, creators of the first-ever Asian Pacific American comics anthology, the e-comic tells the Asian Pacific American story in graphic narrative, featuring work by seven exciting Asian Pacific American comic artists.https://issuu.com/smithsonianapa/docs/earth

Library of Congress presents Paul Lewis in Concert
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Paul Lewis,one of the world's great interpreters of Beethoven and Schubert, performs afavorite Haydn sonata and three autumnal gems by Brahms. A conversation withthe eminent pianist follows the performance. Program Franz Joseph Haydn(1732-1804) Sonata in E minor, HXVI: 34 (0:00:30) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Three Intermezzi, op. 117 (0:15:47) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Thirty-Three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120 (0:32:14) Post-concertConversation [1:26:13]https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9267/

Mandalorian Escape Room
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Go to the Mandalorian Escape Room and help rescue someone! Thank you to the Manchester Community College Library for letting us use this.

Men of Change (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)
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An inside look at thegroundbreaking exhibition that honors revolutionary men in the African Americanjourney, including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B. DuBois, Kendrick Lamar, and more. https://menofchange.si.edu/

Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)
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The opportunity tolearn about the narwhal through the eyes of scientists and Inuit communitymembers that heighten our understanding of this amazing creature and ourchanging global climate. https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/narwhal-revealing-an-arctic-legend/Gr8BVmP1TTHH9mNU

Pre-K Share Your Story
Pre-K 2020 Imagine Your Story

Little ones have active imaginations! Have your child tell you a story and fill in the questions below based on the story they told you.

Preparing for the Oath (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)
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This online studyguide and quiz were developed by the National Museum of American History toassist in the preparation for the civics portion of the U.S. NaturalizationTest. Even if you are a citizen already, test your knowledge for fun!https://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/

Star Wars Kahoot! quiz
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STAR WARS is full of science. Can you answer these STEAM questions about Star Wars? Go to Engineering Concepts and the Star Wars Universe or download Kahoot! from GooglePlay or iTunes and the pin is 06043542.

Story-time
Children's 2020 Imagine Your Story

Read the short story below and answer the questions.Jack, Betty, and Matt love the fall season. They like jumping into the pile of leaves. Jack likes the pretty colors. Betty likes to make a big pile with the leaves. Matt likes to hide in the leaves.

Stranded at Sea
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You've been stranded on an island! Can you make your way back home? To find out click Stranded at Sea.This virtual escape room was created by Ashley from the Silvis Public Library in Silvis, Illinois.

Teen Writer's Block
Teen 2020 Imagine Your Story

Every writer has moments when their mind goes blank. It can be frustrating and annoying when you really want to write something, but just don’t know where to start. Use the following activities to help you turn that blank page into an unforgettable story!

Write. Right. Rite. With Jason Reynolds
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Library of Congress presents:Jason Reynolds, who is the seventh National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He is doing a series of short videos of writing prompts to encourage teens to write.https://www.loc.gov/collections/event-videos/?fa=partof:write.+right.+rite.+with+jason+reynolds

Locked in the Jedi Library
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Locked in the Jedi Library is a Star Wars themed escape room designed by the Tehachapi Library in Tehachapi, California. See if make it through you can in the allotted time.

Survive the Titanic! Escape Room
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Do you have what it takes to survive the sinking of the Titanic? Find out with this escape room! Survive the Titanic! Click the link to find out!Survive the Titanic! A Virtual Escape Room was created by Stefanie Reed, Youth Services Supervisor at Henika District Library in Wayland, Michigan (www.henikalibrary.com)

The Minotaur's Labryinth Escape Room
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Cinderella Escapes! Virtual Escape Room
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Can you help Cinderella get to the ball? Click on the Cinderella Escapes! link to give her a hand.This virtual escape room was created by Stefanie Reed, Youth Services Supervisor at Henika District Library in Wayland, Michigan (www.henikalibrary.com).