Children Services

Fantasy Baseball Instructions

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2010 CHILDREN’S DREAM TEAM BASEBALL
at
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

Pick your team – manage your team !!

Family Play
Players grade 6 and under are eligible to play. Parents and other adults are welcome to help, but please, no adults without children. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE FUN.

Summer Reading Information for Parents

Kids who don’t read during the summer lose up to six months of academic progress according to statistics.  Don’t let this happen to your child.

Registration begins June 15 for our Summer Reading program. Kids will be given a reading log to keep track of their reading.  Non-readers (including babies) can also participate as parents and older siblings read to them. 

The reading log indicates when you will receive incentive prizes.  When your log is completed, you will be entered into our Grand Prize drawing.  Ask at the downstairs Information Desk for details about the teen and adult summer reading programs.

Last year, 1476 children registered for the program and they read  15,996 hours.  Let’s make it another record-breaking year!  Tell everyone you know that  they should read over the summer. 

Reading and All That Jazz  is a tribute to all of the arts.  Being creative and using your imagination is what this summer is all about.  You can be an artist or craftsperson, singer, dancer and much more.

Registration in the program is required to participate in our Bingo game and other drawings.  Registration ends July 31

Beginning June 22, you can start to collect your prizes.  All prizes have been donated by community businesses or purchased by the Friends of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library.  Many thanks for their continued support.

Kids, We are on Facebook

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Become a fan of our Children's Page on Facebook. You'll find information of upcoming events and photos of events that we have had.

Here is the link to our page: www.facebook.com/pages/Stow-OH/Stow-Munroe-Falls-Public-Library-Childrens-Department/64283397089

 

Children Flickr Photos

Silly Saturday 2011

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Silly Saturday 2011

There were 37 teams (75 total players) in this year's scavenger hunt to find all 50+ silly things in the library.

April 2 2011

Crazy 4 Cupcakes

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Crazy 4 Cupcakes

March 12 2011

Lifesize Monopoly 2010

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Lifesize Monopoly 2010

Our annual games of bigger-than-usual Monopoly!

December 30 2010

Lego Fest

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Lego Fest

December 28 2010

Helping Hands Peace program

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Helping Hands Peace program

This program and project were made possible through a Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Creative Outreach Grant. The program consisted of music, storytelling and dance on the International Day of Peace, with international cookies and a chance for attendees to make a handprint to add to the quilts being made for refugee families.

September 21 2010

Silly Banz Show & Swap

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Silly Banz Show & Swap

Kids gather to show off their Silly Banzs.

July 30 2010

2010 Chess Tournament

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2010 Chess Tournament

Students in K-11th grades competed for trophies in our annual chess tournament.

July 24 2010

2010 Pride Day Pet Show

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2010 Pride Day Pet Show

Children brought their pets to the library for our annual Pride Day Pet Show.

June 30 2010

Kids make Valentines for the Troops

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Over 600 Valentines made by kids visiting the library and from local day-cares and pre-schools, during the week of Jan. 12 through 18, will be delivered to the Stow Armory for their troops stationed overseas in Egypt.

We would like to thank all the kids who helped in supporting our troops.

Homework Help

The following databases can be accessed from within the library or from a remote location (unless indicated). For Remote Access: If you are a registered patron of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, you may use the following databases from home or office. To be authenticated as a library patron, you may be asked to enter the 14-digit number (no spaces) printed on the back of your library card. GO TO COMPLETE LIST


Homework Resources

  • Abdo Digital

    E-book resources for Kids! Subjects include Animals, Geography, Cooking, Art, Early Readers, and Science. Log in with username: smfpl and password: smfplpass

  • CultureGrams

    Learn about the states, Canadian provinces, and the world. Even has recipes!

  • Grolier (use from Home)

     see description of Grolier (use in Library)

  • Grolier (use in Library)

    Encyclopedia Americana
    Gold standard in comprehensive online reference for school, academic, and public libraries
    For Middle School and Beyond, also good for Adults

    The New Book of Knowledge
    Fun, easy-to-use, general reference resource helps students gain access to a wide range of topics
    For Elementary School and Beyond, also good for English Language Learners

    Lands and Peoples
    Up-to-date information on countries, cultures, and current events
    For Middle School and Beyond

    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
    Quick access to reference articles and media resources for a visually rich research experience 
    For Middle School and Beyond

  • Kid's Search

    Articles and photos on all sorts of homework topics!

  • PebbleGo

    PebbleGo Animals and PebbleGo Earth & Space

  • Tumble Books

    Excellent online animated children's story books.

  • What Tree Is It?

    This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio. You will work your way through these choices by selecting images that more closely resemble your sample. To be certain of your identification of an unknown tree, however, you must use as much of the tree as possible.

  • What's That Snake?

    This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Of these 30 kinds of snakes only three are poisonous and dangerous to people and domestic animals.

  • What's The Point

    A program designed to help users identify flint artifacts.

  • World Book for Kids

    With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.

Storybook Theater

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Enjoy a morning of movies just for the little ones. During Storybook Theater, children can watch 2-4 short films based on popular picture books. Movies are shown on a large screen and children can relax on the floor. Snacks will be provided. Feel free to come for one or all of the films.
For Children ages 3-6.
No registration is required.
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