Rube Goldberg Kits
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Mr. Jason has put together kits of pegboards and a box of various supplies in order for you & your family to create your own Rube Goldberg machines at home. Only the following supplies have to be returned to us: pegboards (2), connecting nut & bolt, plastic bin, roll of masking tape (if there's any left), machine screws (15), metal hooks (10), and a mini screwdriver. Feel free to use any supplies at home and make a video of your machine in action! Email it to Mr. Jason (micsd@delcolibraries.org) to be featured here on our website!
Kits can be checked out for 3 weeks. You can reserve a kit (like a book) through our catalog. Search for "Rube Goldberg Kit." Kits can only be checked out and returned at the Middletown Free Library. Included in the box is a sheet with helpful links to examples, lesson plans, challenges, etc.
Kits can be checked out for 3 weeks. You can reserve a kit (like a book) through our catalog. Search for "Rube Goldberg Kit." Kits can only be checked out and returned at the Middletown Free Library. Included in the box is a sheet with helpful links to examples, lesson plans, challenges, etc.
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MFL Virtual Coding Camp
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Mr. Jason is running a virtual Coding Camp classroom via Google's CS First.
The classroom code is m8wk2h.
Feel free to join and do the lessons at your own pace! The curriculum should be very self-explanatory. But, if you have any questions, want to share what you've done, or want to socialize with others, feel free to register and join us on Wednesdays at 4pm via Zoom. We'll take turns sharing our screens to showcase our projects and get some feedback to collaboratively problem-solve.
You should receive the Zoom link & passcode 1 hour before the scheduled start time. Email Mr. Jason at micsd@delcolibraries.org if you have any issues.
SIGN UP FOR THE WEEKLY ZOOM MEETINGS HERE (for each individual week)
You don't have to join us weekly via Zoom if you just want to follow the curriculum and do the activities/lessons on your own.
The classroom code is m8wk2h.
Feel free to join and do the lessons at your own pace! The curriculum should be very self-explanatory. But, if you have any questions, want to share what you've done, or want to socialize with others, feel free to register and join us on Wednesdays at 4pm via Zoom. We'll take turns sharing our screens to showcase our projects and get some feedback to collaboratively problem-solve.
You should receive the Zoom link & passcode 1 hour before the scheduled start time. Email Mr. Jason at micsd@delcolibraries.org if you have any issues.
SIGN UP FOR THE WEEKLY ZOOM MEETINGS HERE (for each individual week)
You don't have to join us weekly via Zoom if you just want to follow the curriculum and do the activities/lessons on your own.
Virtual Zoom Story Time
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Join Mr. Jason every Thursday at 10:30am via Zoom for a virtual real-time story time! He'll read a couple books, sing a couple songs, and encourage socialization & interaction with one another with some breakout rooms and an at-home scavenger hunt!
Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link & passcode. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
Geared towards ages 0-6, but all are welcome!
You'll receive the Zoom link 1 hour before story time starts!
Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link & passcode. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
Geared towards ages 0-6, but all are welcome!
You'll receive the Zoom link 1 hour before story time starts!
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Music Play Patrol
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The library will be purchasing a subscription to Music Play Patrol so our patrons will have access to their videos of activities, lessons, sing-alongs, and musical storytelling.
"Our Activities & Lessons will teach your students about instruments and music from around the world. Our movement activities are great for getting students warmed up to start the day. Our lessons are interactive and will teach your students how to create rhythm using ordinary objects found at home. We post new interactive lessons and activities every Monday. Are you interested in some musical stories? Our musical storytelling program consists of different popular books like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Three Little Pigs, Herman the Worm, and more and are posted every Wednesday."
"Our Activities & Lessons will teach your students about instruments and music from around the world. Our movement activities are great for getting students warmed up to start the day. Our lessons are interactive and will teach your students how to create rhythm using ordinary objects found at home. We post new interactive lessons and activities every Monday. Are you interested in some musical stories? Our musical storytelling program consists of different popular books like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Three Little Pigs, Herman the Worm, and more and are posted every Wednesday."
Mr. Jason's & fellow Delco Librarians' Digital Story Times (while COVID-19 restricts our services):
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Mr. Jason's Origami Lessons & other Arts & Crafts Tutorials
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We offer a wide selection of materials and programs for children of all ages!
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Now celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Ezra Jack Keats Award was created to nurture illustrators and writers, early in their careers, who create extraordinary books that reflect our diverse population, the universal experience of childhood and the strength of family. This year, Delaware County Libraries will be awarding a Mock Ezra Jack Keats Award and we need your vote!
Here’s how to be a judge:
1. Get your official judge’s booklet and judge’s pin at your local library (please call your library first to see if they are participating). Download your judge's booklet here or use this one page guide, then vote on-line.
2. Read/listen to at least three of the nominated titles between January 11th and February 28th. All the books are available either digitally from our Overdrive collection or in print through our local libraries. Some titles will also be available as read-alouds here.
3. Evaluate each book using the judge’s questions and critique forms inside the booklet as a guide, or use this handy one page guide.
4. Vote for your favorite book by dropping off your ballot (last page of the booklet) to any local library or by casting your vote below between January 11th and February 28th.
To cast your vote online, click here!
The nominated titles include:
The Best Worst Poet Ever by Linda Stohler
Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison
The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo by Elaine Bickell
Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker
The Nest that Wren Built by Randi Sonenshine
Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
Picture Book by Dog by Michael Relth
Soaked! by Ali Cushman
!Vamos! by Raul the Third
We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Here’s how to be a judge:
1. Get your official judge’s booklet and judge’s pin at your local library (please call your library first to see if they are participating). Download your judge's booklet here or use this one page guide, then vote on-line.
2. Read/listen to at least three of the nominated titles between January 11th and February 28th. All the books are available either digitally from our Overdrive collection or in print through our local libraries. Some titles will also be available as read-alouds here.
3. Evaluate each book using the judge’s questions and critique forms inside the booklet as a guide, or use this handy one page guide.
4. Vote for your favorite book by dropping off your ballot (last page of the booklet) to any local library or by casting your vote below between January 11th and February 28th.
To cast your vote online, click here!
The nominated titles include:
The Best Worst Poet Ever by Linda Stohler
Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison
The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo by Elaine Bickell
Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker
The Nest that Wren Built by Randi Sonenshine
Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
Picture Book by Dog by Michael Relth
Soaked! by Ali Cushman
!Vamos! by Raul the Third
We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
County-wide Reading Challenge!
Join us for our Winter Reading Challenge 2021, Read Woke! Beginning on January 19, readers of all ages will be able to begin reading and logging books! We will be using Beanstack to help you track your progress and earn badges. Beanstack is easy to use and available online and as an app.
What is the Read Woke Challenge?
“Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power and no one can take it away. It means learning about others so that you can treat people with the respect and dignity that they deserve no matter their religion, race, creed, or color." – Cicely Lewis, creator of Read Woke
Read Woke Books:
• Challenge a social norm • Give voice to the voiceless • Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised • Seek to challenge the status quo • Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group
Discover diverse books, log activities, and READ WOKE.
What You Can Do
► Register as a family, individual, group, or class
► Track your reading
► Complete reading challenges
► Earn badges, incentives, and prizes
► Write book reviews
► If registered as a family, track the whole family's progress from one account
How to Sign Up
► Programs are available for pre-schoolers, kids, teens, and adults
► Click here to register!
► Download the Beanstack Tracker app
► For instructions on using Beanstack, click here.
► For instructions on using the Beanstack app, click here.
What is the Read Woke Challenge?
“Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power and no one can take it away. It means learning about others so that you can treat people with the respect and dignity that they deserve no matter their religion, race, creed, or color." – Cicely Lewis, creator of Read Woke
Read Woke Books:
• Challenge a social norm • Give voice to the voiceless • Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised • Seek to challenge the status quo • Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group
Discover diverse books, log activities, and READ WOKE.
What You Can Do
► Register as a family, individual, group, or class
► Track your reading
► Complete reading challenges
► Earn badges, incentives, and prizes
► Write book reviews
► If registered as a family, track the whole family's progress from one account
How to Sign Up
► Programs are available for pre-schoolers, kids, teens, and adults
► Click here to register!
► Download the Beanstack Tracker app
► For instructions on using Beanstack, click here.
► For instructions on using the Beanstack app, click here.