Some resources for families about the situation in Ukraine:
Talking with your children:
How to talk with children about the invasion of Ukraine - article by The Conversation
Talking with children about difficult things in the news - tips from the Fred Rogers Center
Books in our library:
The Breaking News - picture book about an unspecified "bad news"
Our library belongs to the Woodlands Library Cooperative which shares an eBook, eAudiobook, and eMagazine collection. If you're using the Libby app, you can search for Milan Public Library and it will show us as a branch of Woodlands.
In either the Libby app or the Woodlands Overdrive website, you can choose magazines and then under "Subjects" narrow down your search to Kids & Teens (and then look for youth news magazines) or News & Politics (to search for your own (adult) reading).
The following resources are available through MeL to Michigan residents. If your ip address is recognized as being in Michigan, you will be able to access them without entering any additional information. If you're not in Michigan, you can enter your Michigan library card number to access most of the resources. Please let us know if you need help: youth@milanlibrary.org
eBooks available to read online or download through MeL:
You can search for additional ebooks in Ebsco's K-8th grade eBook collection here and high school eBook collection here.
Encyclopedia articles about Ukraine and Russia
Britannica School - you can choose elementary, middle, or high school
For your own (adult) reading,
Newspaper Source Plus includes articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines; television and radio transcripts; and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Additional resources available through MeL:
Start on mel.org.
Choose "eResources" (for all ages) or "Kids" near the top of that page.
The teen section is located directly here or under eResources then K-12 schools then Teen.
Conflict in Ukraine Resource Guide by University Libraries, West Florida University
If you have questions or would like help finding additional resources, please let us know. You can email youth@milanlibrary.org for youth-related questions or info@milanlibrary.org for general/adult-related questions or call us at 734-439-1240 and ask for the reference desk.
