ALL IN-LIBRARY & OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE CANCELLED. Mr. Jason, Mr. Derek, and the rest of the staff are working on Grab & Go, Curbside Pick-up, and remote/virtual programs. Remote/Virtual Programs will be found here:
GSK & The Franklin Institute's Science in the Summer
Be a chemist at home this summer!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Coming in July, the GSK Science in the Summer Be a Chemist! program will be offered virtually in the greater Philadelphia area. This program consists of at-home experiments where children take on the roles of four different chemists to solve real-world problems: medicinal chemist, materials chemist, water chemist, and color chemist. The program will also include introductory videos and live virtual research team meetings with Franklin Institute educators to share results from the at-home experiments. Be a Chemist! is designed for children ages 7-13, and we invite your whole family to explore together at home!
Families in the greater Philadelphia area will have a chance to enter an online lottery from June 29 - July 8, to receive a free kit of science materials for one of the Be a Chemist! activities. Please note that if you are not selected in this random lottery, all activity guides, materials lists, and videos will be shared online, so you can still assemble your own materials and have fun being chemists at home!
June 29, 12:00 pm: Lottery for science materials opens.
July 8, 5:00 pm: Lottery for science materials closes.
July 13-17: Families are notified about outcome of lottery.
July 20-26: Families who are selected pick up science materials.If you are not selected to receive free science materials, all program resources are available online so you can still assemble your own kit and have fun being chemists at home!
July 27-August 14: Do at-home Be a Chemist! activities using the activity guides, videos, materials! Activities should be completed before attending live virtual team meetings.
July 29-August 14: Participate in one or more live virtual team meetings with Franklin Institute educators and other program participants, that complement each of the Be a Chemist! Activities. Pre-registration for each live event is required. Visit each chemist’s page to see what dates and times team meetings will be hosted and to sign up!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Coming in July, the GSK Science in the Summer Be a Chemist! program will be offered virtually in the greater Philadelphia area. This program consists of at-home experiments where children take on the roles of four different chemists to solve real-world problems: medicinal chemist, materials chemist, water chemist, and color chemist. The program will also include introductory videos and live virtual research team meetings with Franklin Institute educators to share results from the at-home experiments. Be a Chemist! is designed for children ages 7-13, and we invite your whole family to explore together at home!
Families in the greater Philadelphia area will have a chance to enter an online lottery from June 29 - July 8, to receive a free kit of science materials for one of the Be a Chemist! activities. Please note that if you are not selected in this random lottery, all activity guides, materials lists, and videos will be shared online, so you can still assemble your own materials and have fun being chemists at home!
June 29, 12:00 pm: Lottery for science materials opens.
July 8, 5:00 pm: Lottery for science materials closes.
July 13-17: Families are notified about outcome of lottery.
July 20-26: Families who are selected pick up science materials.If you are not selected to receive free science materials, all program resources are available online so you can still assemble your own kit and have fun being chemists at home!
July 27-August 14: Do at-home Be a Chemist! activities using the activity guides, videos, materials! Activities should be completed before attending live virtual team meetings.
July 29-August 14: Participate in one or more live virtual team meetings with Franklin Institute educators and other program participants, that complement each of the Be a Chemist! Activities. Pre-registration for each live event is required. Visit each chemist’s page to see what dates and times team meetings will be hosted and to sign up!
Our dedicated crew of Penncrest students will be hosting Coding(+) Camp again this summer! This year's campers will be coding in Python, a text-based programming language that is the most widely taught at the university level. It is also one of the most popular programming languages in industry, used by such organizations as Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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Coding(+) Virtual CampAugust 3rd: 1-2pm
August 6th: 1-2pm For students entering grades 6-8. Limited to 6 students per meeting. Provide an email address that you check, as you will receive the Google Meets link directly from the Coding(+) team to join the meeting! Click on the date you'd like to sign up for. |
Summer Quest (Summer Reading) 2020: Imagine Your Story
Join us for Summer Quest 2020! Beginning on June 1, you will be able to register and begin reading and doing activities! This year 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 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 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.
ScienceTellers: “Dragons: Return of the Ice Sorceress”
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In a faraway world, two brave villagers go on a daring journey to release the dragons and save the entire kingdom from the evil ice sorceress. See if our two heroes can stop the evil ice sorceress before all hope is lost!
This interactive story features amazing special effects that will bring this fantasy to life! Then journey behind the scenes as we explore the science of matter with Dry Ice, fog, bubbles, flying rockets and more!
This interactive story features amazing special effects that will bring this fantasy to life! Then journey behind the scenes as we explore the science of matter with Dry Ice, fog, bubbles, flying rockets and more!
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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 subscription begins July 1st and ends August 31st.
"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."
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Summer Math Activities
Add a little splash of math to your summer! For those who've enjoyed our afterschool Crazy 8's Math Club over the past couple of years, the company that put the activities & supplies together, Bedtime Math, has made a curriculum of FREE activities for families to do together at home this summer! Great for a variety of ages! Check them out HERE! |
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Although some museums that the library has passes for are slowly opening back up to the public, many of them are closed or encouraging visitors to enjoy their virtual tours! Check them out here and the additional digital resources they are offering:
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American Revolution
https://museumvirtualtour.org/ Guggenheim Museum https://www.guggenheim.org/at-large National Museum of American Jewish History https://www.nmajh.org/virtual-museum/ Independence Seaport Museum https://phillyseaport.org/digital-resources Mutter Museum http://muttermuseum.org/education/m%C3%BCtter-at-home/ |
Eastern State Penitentiary
https://www.easternstate.org/closure-updates National Liberty Museum https://www.libertymuseum.org/nlm_at_home/nlmhome-live/ Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/digital-resources Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts https://www.pafa.org/news/summer-online-classes-programs-052020 |
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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