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WTTW and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for Illinois teachers like you! Check out the "Learn" tab for resources curated for children, teens, and educators! Check out Booklist's curated list of awesome Podcasts for middle grade students!
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New and Notable at the Library
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Anna Karwowska School Services Librarian akarwowska@mchenrylibrary.org Maria Puga Bilingual Associate Librarian mpuga@mchenrylibrary.org Lesley Jakacki Youth Services Manager ljakacki@mchenrylibrary.org
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All of our services are available for summer school! Make us a destination for a field trip, ask for extra classroom resources, or have a librarian come visit your students. Several age groups and skill levels contacted us last year, and we would love to serve your needs over the summer as well! Whatever teaching needs you have, we're here to support them, all summer long. Call us at 815-385-0036, email us, or contact us through our online form, and select whichever service you need from the drop-down subject menu.
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Once again the McHenry Public Library will be partnering with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to offer the free Summer Lunch Program for children age 18 and under. No proof of residency or income is required. Lunch will be offered every Monday-Friday from 12:00-1:00 pm during the summer beginning June 5 and ending August 16 (except for June 21, July 4, and August 7 due to library closings). The food bank provides one boxed lunch per child daily on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. Lunches must be eaten in the library's Meeting Room. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult over age 18 while in the library. For a copy of our flyer, please visit the links below!
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Help fight summer learning loss by encouraging students to read. With e-books, students have access to books wherever they have access to internet - and some materials can be downloaded for offline use too! These resources can be accessed on any device, whether that be a computer, tablet, or phone! McHenry Public Library has three great options for finding ebooks for students. |
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TumbleBooks has talking picture books, audiobooks, games, and more! For use on a computer or tablet. Use at the library or at home with a McHenry library card! Tumblebooks has two curated services, one for emerging readers and teens!
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TumbleBook Cloud Junior features readers, chapter books, and classics with a Read-Along feature that highlights text as it is read aloud. Text size and color is also adjustable. Teen Book Cloud features an online collection of ebooks, graphic novels, videos, and audio books geared towards teens.
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Borrow comics, ebooks, eAudiobooks, movies, music, and television shows instantly with your library card and hoopla! Titles are automatically returned at the end of the lending period, so you can vacation without worrying about overdue fines!
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Download digital audiobook and eBook titles of popular fiction and non-fiction, teen’s titles, and children’s books using Libby! Libby is a more streamlined and intuitive version of the OverDrive app.
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Audience: PreK - 2 Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre is a really cute story of a little girl who finds out how she got her long name. Alma’s full name is Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela - very long! Well, her dad starts telling her the story of how she was named after her grandmother Sofia. Her grandmother loved flowers, books and poems, and so does she. "Esperanza" is after her great grandmother, because she always wanted to travel but never got a chance. "José" is after her grandfather, who would get up early and walk through the squares and paint landscapes. "Pura" is after her aunt, because her aunt believed in spirits and believed that their ancestors were always by their side. "Candela" is after her other grandmother, who always defended good causes. Finally, she got the name Alma, because she will be the first and have her own story to tell! Alma was named after all of them, because her personality and things she likes is a lot like theirs in some ways. Many children - especially those who have a Hispanic heritage - have more than one name and maybe wonder how they got their name. This story is a great story to read out loud and "How did I get my name?" is a great question for children to ask their parents or guardians. Reviewed by Maria
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Audience: Grades 4-6
Twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius whose passion lies in fixing old radios. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. Because of this, Iris often feels left out, unable to reach out and communicate with anyone, including her own family. Then she learns about Blue 55, a whale who sings at a frequency different from all the other whales. Iris knows exactly how Blue 55 feels and creates a plan: she will create a song just for Blue 55 and play it for him. The only problem? He's 3,000 miles away. Song for a Whale hits all the high points. It is a great STEM read, with lots of information on radios, music, sound, frequency, and whales and other marine life. None of this information is forced, instead introduced naturally and seamlessly throughout the book. Additionally, this is a magnificent introduction to Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL). Communication - and the ways Iris succeeds and fails at communicating with different people - is a big focus of the book. All young readers will identify with this struggle. Written by a sign language interpreter, the book will generate a curiosity in learning more about science, marine biology, and ASL. Song for a Whale is a truly beautiful and heart-warming read. Reviewed by Anna
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