The Chester County Library & District Center’s blog offers information about online resources and cool activities to keep you engaged and informed. Stay connected with Chester County Libraries at the following link:
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ONLINE Library Activities:
Author Jerry Craft and his graphic novel New Kid have earned several awards and distinctions including the 2020 Author Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award and the 2020 Winner of the John Newbery Medal.
Click on the link below to listen to a Meet-the-Author Recording with Jerry Craft as he introduces and shares some insights into how he created New Kid.
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jerry Craft
Here is another fun Listen to Reading website with fairy tales, nonfiction, friendship stories, animals, funny stories, science, and classics. You are sure to find something cool!
HOMER
During the time of school closures and social distancing, Rex Ogle, author of Free Lunch, created a new and original story called AIDEN TYLER, QUARAN-TEEN. He wrote the story in real-time and read each week’s newest chapter aloud on a weekly webcast between March 24 and June 2, 2020. You can click on the link below to read the story of this middle-school student during a real-world predicament. All of the episodes and downloadable chapters are still available.
AIDEN TYLER, QUARAN-TEEN
Keep smiling and enjoy some laughs with Dav Pilkey at Home from Scholastic:
Dav Pilkey at Home
Looking for stories and poems to read?
Lit2Go is a link to a free online collection. Enjoy!
Use the following link to listen to a story on:
Storyline Online
Answer these questions:
Who were the characters?
What was the setting?
Was there a problem?
How did they solve the problem?
Mo Willems (author of the Elephant and Piggie books and the Pigeon series) is the inaugural artist-in-residence at The Kennedy Center. Click on the link below to check out his Lunch Doodles and other fun activities at The Kennedy Center.
LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems
Check out the KidLit TV website to listen to a story of your choice or to complete other fun activities with books!
KidLit TV
Research Tools
Don’t forget the Chester County Library System! They have many resources - databases, books, reference materials.
Reading Lists
Looking for a good book to read that is also age appropriate? There are a variety of lists available.
American Library Association has a list of all of their award-winning books.
Catholic Library Association sponsors the Regina Medal awarded to an author for continued, distinguished contributions to children's literature.
Reading Olympics is sponsored by the Chester County Intermediate Unit. There are reading lists for Elementary (grades 4-5), Middle (grades 6-7-8) and High School.
The Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award is sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. Their list is arranged according to ages.
Don't forget to check your local public library!