Introducing Legends and Myths from Mount Olympus, a free streamed play performed by the Traveling Lantern Theatre Company. From their protected perch on Mount Olympus, the gods of ancient Greece wrap their magic and subterfuge around the humans they choose to meddle with far below. Fill out the form at cefls.org/olympus to get your free login to watch the play on any device when it’s convenient for you!
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Assemblyman Jones is encouraging all North Country children to participate in the annual Summer Reading Challenge. It’s especially important that kids are engaged in reading and learning now more than ever in the wake of 3 months of remote learning. Download the PDF version of the calendar and encourage your child to read for 15 minutes a day for at least 40 days in July and August. If they complete the challenge and fill out the PDF to send to Assemblyman Jones’ district office at 202 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, they’ll receive an “Excellence in Reading” certificate by the end of the summer.
[CLICK TO READ MORE]As part of Summer Reading at New York Libraries, the State Education Department and myON®, by Renaissance®, are partnering to bring thousands of enhanced digital books to children from birth through 12th grade and their families all around the state! When:May 1 through September 30, 2019 What’s available:• Unlimited, 24/7 access to the Renaissance myON® digital library, which includes more than 6,000 authentic fiction and nonfiction texts covering a broad range of themes and topics• Flexible supports—professionally recorded audio, text … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
We thank the Plattsburgh Lions Club for a generous donation, which allowed us to purchase a collection of exciting downloadable audiobooks for middle grade and high school readers. This collection is designed to help entice reluctant readers to try out some new authors. Educational experts have said that listening to audiobooks helps struggling readers by increasing their vocabulary and motivation to read, and decreasing anxiety around reading. Titles include The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole, Scar Island, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Nearly 80% of females reported experiencing at least one incident of physical or sexual aggression by the age of 22. Get involved and change the stats! Attend free events for teens featuring nail art, temporary tattoos, snacks provided by Stewart’s Shops, and a movie. These events are brought to you by CEFLS and STOP Domestic Violence. They were made possible through generous funding from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012342 … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
You might not expect to walk into your local library to find that they have a banjo you can check out, or pickle ball equipment, or VR headsets. But libraries and the System as a whole have been bucking traditions to house more than just books in their buildings. Take a look at some of the things you can check out at your library:
[CLICK TO READ MORE] Check out the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s (CSLP’s) other PSAs. Find all of the Summer Reading Program events happening at a library near you on our library events calendar. Summer Reading at New York Libraries is an annual program that brings children and families into public libraries for reading and activities. Over 2.1 million New York children and teens participated in the State Library-sponsored program in 2016. You and your children are invited to join your library’s Summer Reading … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
There are plenty of resources that libraries provide especially for kids! You can find them both by walking into your local library or on the Internet. Want to know more? Check out our latest posts for parents: Podcasts for kids You might listen to streaming audio all the time, but there are plenty of entertaining and educational podcasts available for free that kids can listen to on car rides, at home, or anywhere! Diversity Matters Parenting Ebooks
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