Back to School

 

We wish all students, teachers, parents, and caregivers a great start to the school year!

If you're looking for books about school - starting school, being in school, anything about school - you can request a personalized Book Bundle here or email us at youth@milanlibrary.org and we'll choose books for you to check out through Curbside Pickup.

If you're looking for books about any subject to support your child's learning, you can also request a Book Bundle or email us for help choosing those books, too.

Library Card Sign-up Month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. We are celebrating both signing up for and using library cards this month.

Do you need a library card? 
See more information and sign up here.  

Do you know what you can check out with your library card? 
This month, we’re highlighting 30 things you can check out – one for each day of the month.  See our first set below; we'll add a new set each week.  You can see more information about everything you can do with your library card here.  

If you'd like to check out any of these items, you can:

• Reserve items in our catalog: milan.agverso.com.
• Request youth items: bit.ly/YouthBookRequest
• Email youth@milanlibrary.org.

Did your child or teen get a library card or use a library card (their own or their adult's) this month? 
Enter our prize drawing here.

We hope to see you for Curbside Pickup this month!

Some of our previous and current library cards.

Summer Reading extended

Summer Reading extended

Our youth Summer Reading Program was scheduled to end on Saturday, August 29.  With some schools starting a week later than expected, we'll extend Summer Reading through Friday, September 4.

One more prize drawing entry

The extra time will give you time for one more prize entry - for 80 days.  The reading log calendars end on Saturday, but you can keep track through next Friday.  If you read every day, you'll get to 80 days on Wednesday, September 2.

Enter the prize drawing & request prizes

If you haven't submitted your virtual tickets in our prize drawing and requested your prizes (for 20, 40, and 60 days), please enter here.  

Craft & Prize Pickup

We'll have another Craft and Prize Pickup Day on Tuesday, September 1.  Please see more information and request crafts here. 

Looking for books?

If you're looking for books or other items to check out, you can:

• Reserve them in our catalog:  milan.agverso.com.
• See tips for searching our catalog here.
• Fill out a Book Bundle form to let us know what you'd like to read and we'll choose books for you: bit.ly/YouthBookRequest.
• Email youth@milanlibrary.org with questions, requests for suggestions, etc.

Weekly Challenge 11: Emoji Challenge

Can you identify these nursery rhymes and fairy tales represented in emojis?  

If you are interested in reading any of these stories, you can find them in our library.  You can reserve them in our catalog here, fill out a book bundle request here and we'll find them for you, or email us at youth@milanlibrary.org.

Can you create your own titles in emojis? You can show more nursery rhymes or fairy tales, or any book or song title.

Source: Pobble

Take-and-make Crafts and Summer Reading Prize Pickup

Update:

Jack and the Beanstalk videos are available in the following links.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Kate and the Beanstalk

The password to watch the videos is the first 5 numbers of your library card then -jack (#####-jack).  If you don't have a Milan Public Library card (or don't have yours with you), email youth@milanlibrary.org for the password.  

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

Choices this week are:
- Jack and the Beanstalk project
- Origami basketball hoop
- Picture frame to decorate

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.

Links to videos and additional information about the projects will be available here beginning on Tuesday.

When:

You can pick up crafts and Summer Reading Prizes on:

Tuesday, August 25: 2:30 - 3:30
Tuesday, August 25: 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, August 25: 3:30 - 5:30

Thursday, August 27: 4:00 - 7:00
Call when you arrive and we will bring your items out to you.

If you cannot come during any of those times, please let us know on the form (here) or by email (youth@milanlibrary.org) and we'll work out a time for you to pick them up.

Summer Reading Prizes:

If you are only picking up Summer Reading prizes, make sure you have told us your choice on this form and then stop by during any of the times listed above.

Crafts:

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

Additional Information:

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 10: Create a Maze

 Weekly Challenge 10:  Create a Maze

This week's challenge is to create a maze.  

You can make your maze in a sturdy paper plate, box lid, or small box.  

You can use paper to create arches, glue on straws to create a path, or use any other materials you have at home.  

You can use a marble, small ball, pom-pom, or ball of aluminum foil to roll through your maze.

We had supplies for the maze below available during our Craft Pickup last week.  If you didn't get one and would like one, let us know (email youth@milanlibrary.org) and you can pick up the supplies later this week.  

Weekly Challenge 9: Create a dragon

 

Weekly Challenge 9:  Create a Dragon and its Lair

This week's challenge is to use your imagination to create a dragon and its lair.  

You can make your dragon with anything you have at your house - Lego bricks, play-doh, a paper creation, anything! Or you can draw a dragon.  Then create a lair for your dragon, again using anything you have at your house - Lego bricks, paper, leaves and sticks, anything!

We will have supplies to make a dragon craft available to pick up during our Craft and Prize pickup on Thursday.  If you'd like to make one of these dragons, please fill out the request form here.  We'll have two options: a dragon made from a cardboard tube (best option for younger children, available for anyone) and a dragon made from pipe cleaners (better for older children/teens, available for anyone).  

We'd love to see your dragons and their lairs!  If you'd like to share a picture, you can email it to us at youth@milanlibrary.org or add it as a comment on our Facebook post.  

photo source: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls 
https://frugalfun4boys.com/

If you're interested in reading about dragons, you can search our catalog here or ask us for suggestions here or by emailing us at youth@milanlibrary.org.

Some of our books about fictional dragons:

Picture Books:

Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2: the Sequel by Adam Rubin

The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy

The Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann

Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el

Who Wants a Dragon by James Mayhew

and more!

Early Readers:

Dragon series by Dav Pilkey

Spark by Kallie George

Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave by James Dean

and more!

Juvenile Fiction:

Dragon Masters series by Tracey West

Dragon Slippers series by Jessica Day George

Beast Quest by Adam Blade

Dragon Slayers' Academy by Kate McMullan

Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland

and more!

Graphic Novels:

The Dragon Players by Frank Cammuso

Dragon Girl by Jeff Weigel

Tea Dragon series by Katie O'Neill

and more!

Books about real dragons (Komodo dragons):

Komodo Dragons by Valerie Bodden

Mysteries of the Komodo Dragon by Martha Crump

Who Would Win?: Komodo Dragon vs King Cobra