Welcome
to Children's Services!
Upcoming Events for Kids
  
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Father's Day Program 2008
Thursday, June 12th
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Grandfathers, Fathers & children ages 4 and up are invited to an evening of fun!
Enjoy refreshments while playing a game of
“Father’s Day Bingo”
… and then go outside and get a
at various vehicles
  
  
Registration is required and
begins May 19th
Summer Reading Program
"Catch the Reading Bug at Briggs Public Library"
 
Baby Bee Buzzers - Lapsit (age 12-24 months with adult – reg. begins 5/13/08)
Friday am June 13th - July 18th 10:00 - 10:30 am
*** no July 4th session
Itty-Bitty-Critters -Toddler (age 2-3 with adult – reg. begins 5/13/08)
Wednesday am June 11th – July 16th 10:00 - 10:30 am
11:00 - 11:30 am
Ants in My Pants -Pre-reader (age 4-6 independent listeners – reg. begins 5/13/08)
Tuesday am June 10th – July 15th 10:30 – 11:00 am
Tuesday pm June 10th – July 15th 1:30 – 2:00 pm
Evening Fireflies –Pre-School (age 3- 5 independent listeners – reg. begins 5/13/08)
Tuesday eve June 10th – July 15th 7:00 – 7:30pm
Junior Ant-ics! - Jr. Reader (age 7-9 – registration dates – 5/28 & 7/23, 2008)
Saturday June 28th 10:00 – 11:00 am Saturday August 23rd 10:00 – 11:30 am
Creepy –Crawlers -Tween (age 9-12 – registration begins 6/28/08)
Tuesday July 29th 7:00 – 7:45 pm
**Registration Required for all Programs**
Insect-O-Mania Party ~ Summer Reading Finale “Family Fun”
 Tuesday  July 22nd  6:00 -8:00 pm 
Summer Reading Participation
June 9th through August 29th
Catch the Reading Bug (infant to age 12)
Weekly guessing contests & activity sheets ~ Children track reading time for rewards
Teens: Metamorphosis @ Your Library (age 13-18)
Teens read and complete reading logs for snacks and prizes
What’s the BUZZ @ Your Library(adults)
Adults solve puzzles, read and enter their names for prizes
If you
need more information about any of our children's programs, please
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LINKS TO TRY
FUN
SITES
Book
Adventure - Book
Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades
K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended
titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn
points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created
by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning. www.bookadventure.com
Between the Lions
- Lots of stories related to the PBS TV show,
with a new story each week. http://pbskids.org/lions/
Sesame Street -
All your friends from the show, with games, activites, and information
for parents. http://www.sesameworkshop.com/
Kid's Place
- Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social
studies, and more! http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html
Kratt's Creatures -
Explores and delivers information about animals, insects, and other creatures
in a fun way.
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/
Kids' Castle
- Smithsonian Magazine's web site features articles about sports, history,
the arts, travel, science and space. Games, contests, and a message boards
for kids age 8 to 16. http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/
Dav Pilkey's Web Site
O' Fun - Games, activities, information about Dav, and reviews
of his books.http://www.pilkey.com/
HOMEWORK
HELP
BIG CHALK -
With 100,000 links on 10,000 subjects, this simple to use site is organized
by grade and subject. http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/wa/BCUtilDA/pageNamed?name=PortalMain
Homework Help and More
- DiscoverySchool.com has B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper plus other
tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great
clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures
that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
http://school.discovery.com/students/
Homework Help For All
Grades A comprehensive resource and guide for all homework
related issues.
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/article_directory/Homework_Help.html
Bill Nye the Science
Guy - http://www.billnye.com/
The Yuckiest Site on
the Internet! - The best place for science entertainment. Games,
quizzes, surveys. Sign-up to be a member of Club Yucky! http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
Exploratorium
- A constantly changing electronic magazine focusing on how science affects
all parts of our lives. http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Figure This! Math Challenges
for Families - Challenge yourself to solve math and spacial problems-great
for the "non-mathematician." http://www.figurethis.org/
HOMESCHOOLING
RESOURCES
A to
Z Home's Cool Homeschooling - Listing
of Michigan homeschooling associations, events, field trips, resources,
and legal information. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/regional/Michigan.htm
Homeschool.com"Your
Virtual Homeschool" - http://www.homeschool.com/
Homeschooling
Adventures On the Web - Subject
help, worksheets, links, resources. http://www.homeschoolingadventures.com/
Jon's
Homeschool Resources - One
of the oldest and most comprehensive homeschool websites. http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/index.html
Homeschool
World - The
official site of Practical Homeschooling magazine http://www.home-school.com/groups/MI.html
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