Weekly Challenge 7: Fairy Tale Fitness

Thank you, Huron Public Library, for allowing us to share your Fairy Tale Fitness activity!

Watch the video below to see fun Fairy Tale Fitness activities: roll like a carriage, climb up a beanstalk, and more! You can download the cards to print at home or request a copy to pick up from the library tomorrow afternoon. Choose a card, do the activity, and repeat!

See the video here:

Download and print the cards here. 
To request a copy of the cards to pick up from the library, fill out this form.

MI Library Quest (for 6th - 12th graders) continues from last week. Find clues on library websites, save the kingdom from the bronze dragon, and be entered to win prizes! Enter by July 30; winners will be announced on July 31. See details here. 

Take-and-make Crafts and Summer Reading Prize Pickup

We are offering take-and-make crafts for you to pick up from the library and take home to make.

UPDATE: See information about our second Craft and Prize Pickup on August 13 here.

UPDATE: The Little Red Hen videos are here:
The Red Hen by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza retold by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Amy Walrod
The password to view them is the first 5 digits of your Milan library card followed by -redhen
(#####-redhen)
If you do not have a Milan library card (or don't know where it is!), email us at youth@milanlibrary.org for the password.
Both books were intended to be in one video, but they ended up in two. If you watch both of them you'll get the intro in the first one and the wrap-up at the end of the second one.

Choices are:
- Little Red Hen paper bag puppet
- Shakers (We'll use in Storytime on Zoom. Anyone can make.)
- Crowns (Our project for the next Adventurers. Anyone can make.)
 - Minute to Win It activities (Our activity for the next Explorers.)
- Fairy Tale Fitness cards (Weekly Challenge 7/27 - for anyone!)
- Dragon craft (Weekly Challenge 8/3 - for anyone!) Update: Dragons will not be available at this pickup. They will be available next time.

Please fill out the form here. We will make just enough kits to fill the requests on that form, so make sure you fill out the form if you want to pick up crafts.

You can pick up crafts and Summer Reading Prizes (book for reading for 20 days) on:

Tuesday, July 28: 2:00 - 3:00
Tuesday, July 28: 5:30 - 6:30
During those times, we will be outside the library with the crafts and prizes. Stop by any time during those two hours to pick up your items.

If you cannot come during either of those times, you may come by:
Tuesday, July 28: 3:00 - 5:30
Thursday, July 30: 4:00 - 6:30
Call when you arrive and we will bring your items out to you.

If you cannot come during any of those times, please email us at youth@milanlibrary.org and we'll work out a time for you to pick them up.

If you are only picking up your prize book (for reading for 20 days), make sure you have told us your choice on this form and then stop by during any of the times listed above.

If you would like to pick up craft kits to take home and make, please fill out the form here.

More information about our Summer Reading Program is here:
Children's Summer Reading Program
TNT Summer Reading Program

If you have any questions, please email us at youth@milanlibrary.org.

Weekly Challenge 6: Scavenger Hunt

This week's challenge is to go on a scavenger hunt. You can try one of these or create your own.  

Scavenger hunts can be fun for the entire family. Choose one that interests your family and enjoy finding things together. Older children and teens may want to incorporate photography and take pictures of what they find.  

Teens (6th - 12th grade), can also participate in MI Library Quest, a virtual scavenger hunt happening this month.  See details here.  

Outdoor scavenger hunt

source: South Brunswick Public Library

source: funathomewithkids.com

Indoor scavenger hunt

source: South Brunswick Public Library

Alphabet scavenger hunt

Write each letter of the alphabet on a piece of paper - or on your phone, tablet, or other device.  Find something that starts with each letter

Color scavenger hunt

Write the names of colors on a piece of paper - or on your phone, tablet, or other device.  Find something that is each color.

Make your own scavenger hunt

Everyone in the family can add a few things to look for.  Write or draw them and see what you can find!

Weekly Challenge 4: Names in Nature

This week's challenge is Names in Nature.

Take a walk outside and either:

• find the letters of your name in what you see around you.  Perhaps tree branches look like the letter A or a water puddle looks like an O.  Take a picture of each letter of your name.
  
• collect things from your nature walk - twigs or leaves that are on the ground. When you get home, write your name on a piece of paper and put the items you collected on top of the letters to create your name.  

Photo source: https://www.poudrelibraries.org/

How do I find books when I can't see them in the library?

Curbside Pickup is available for you to check out books, DVDs, and other items from the library.  We know it can be challenging to find what you're looking for without being in the library to browse through our shelves.  Here are some ways you can find items.

1. If you know exactly what you're looking for, you can search for and reserve it in our catalog here. 
   
   If you don't remember your password, you should be able to send a password reminder or reset to your email address. If that doesn't work or you'd like us to reset it for you, please email youth@milanlibrary.org.
   
   
2. You can also search our catalog for a topic you're interested in.  You can narrow down the results by area of the library (children, teen, adult) and other criteria (fiction or nonfiction, books or audiobooks, etc.)  
   
   This video will provide tips for searching our catalog for children's items:
   
   
   
     
   
   And this video provides tips for searching by Guided Reading Level.  We have a lot of books in our library that don't have a level assigned in our catalog, but could be great books for your child.  This search will give you some ideas. Please let us know if you'd like other suggestions.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. You can fill out a Book Bundle request letting us know what children or teens would like to read and we will choose books for you to check out.  See more information and fill out the form here. 
   
   
4. We periodically include pictures and videos of new items on our social media accounts and in our youth newsletters.  You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our children's newsletter and TNT (Teen & Tween) newsletter to see those updates. 
   Update: A Facebook album with new book images is here and we have started a playlist for videos of new books here.
   
   
5. You can email us with any questions: youth@milanlibrary.org.