Month: August 2020

Storytimes from Space!

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In honor of our Space Weeks, we want to share a fun website called Story Time from Space.

Families can listen to storytimes from astronauts in space! In each segment, an astronaut will read a story while aboard his or her spacecraft up in space!

Featured stories include Endeavour’s Long Journey, The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home, Khalifa And Amal Go To Space, A Moon of My Own, Mousetronaut, and Rosie Revere, Engineer, to name just a few.

The site includes more than twenty stories to choose from, as well as several “Science Time” videos in which astronauts perform science experiments while in space.

Story Time from Space is a nonprofit educational program.

Space Weeks!

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Join us as we celebrate all things outer space! Over the next two weeks, we have a full lineup of virtual space-related programs for children of all ages.

Our variety of programs includes space storytime, solar system programs, space slime, and more! For some programs, we will be joined by educators from other institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and STAR Net, an affiliate of the Space Science Institute.

We are especially excited to have a virtual program with astronaut and author Scott Kelly on Wednesday, September 9! (More info on the program is here.)

We hope you will join us for some of our virtual space programs! See our info page here, for registration and more details! 

Favorite Recipes from Our Young Readers

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One of our challenges in this year’s Summer Learning Program was for kids to share a favorite recipe that their family loves. And they did so … from breakfast to dinner to dessert! We were so happy to receive some submissions and have consolidated them into a file that is viewable and printable here:

HLHS Kids’ Recipes, Summer 2020Download

Many thanks to the young readers who participated!

Their favorite recipes include:

Blueberry Pancakes

  • Elizabeth E. said “Mom’s blueberry pancakes! Good without the blueberries, too.”

Mum’s Scone Recipe

  • Noah Sa. said “This is my Grandma’s recipe for yummy scones. She lives in England.”

No-Bake Energy Bites

  • Kate L. said “We love these! Love making them with my mom.”

No-Boil Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

  • Miles M. said “Homemade macaroni and cheese! It’s so, so easy, and tastes delicious!”

Peanut Butter Balls

  • Calvin K. shared this recipe.

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

  • Brinley K. shared this recipe.

Vegan Cincinnati Chili

  • Noah Sh. said “Vegan Cincinnati Chili is my favorite meal.”

Check out these recipes. Maybe you will find a new family favorite!

For more family-friendly culinary inspiration, take a look at the kids’ cookbooks in our online catalog here.

Fall Storytime Signups Available

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Signups for our upcoming Fall session of storytimes are available now! The Fall session is from September 14 – December 3.

Our Fall storytimes will be live and interactive on Zoom. We are offering the following weekly age-specific storytimes:

  • Babytime, ages 6-24 months, Mondays or Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
  • Toddler, ages 2-3 years, Tuesdays or Thursdays at 10 a.m.
  • Preschool, ages 4-5 years, Tuesdays or Thursdays at 11 a.m.
  • Family, ages 2-5 years, Mondays or Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

Additionally, we will have these storytimes:

  • Family Evening Storytime, ages 2-5, second and fourth Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
  • Movement Storytime, ages 3-5, third Tuesdays at 2 p.m.

Registration is required for all storytimes. More information can be found here.

We look forward to a great season of storytimes!

Mascot Map Clue, Final Week!

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Week 11, FINAL WEEK! (August 10 – August 15), Mascot Map Clue:

Our dragon friend, Norbert, had a wonderful time exploring our beautiful town of Hudson. Now he has returned home to see all of his favorite librarians! Can you find him?

Remember to turn in your mascot maps by 2 p.m. on Saturday! (You may submit your map even if you did not find Norbert every week!) We have boxes for them both outside on the curbside table and also in the Children’s Room.

Thanks for participating. We hope you had fun!

Summer Learning Program ends on Saturday!

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Our Summer Learning Program ends this Saturday, August 15, at 2 p.m.! All reading hours must be submitted and all prizes must be picked up by 2 p.m.!

Thanks to all of the families who participated in this year’s program, read lots and lots of books, and submitted entries for our summer challenges. We appreciate your participation during this unprecedented summer, and we hope that you enjoyed the program.

We will offer many virtual programs, performances, and storytimes this Fall, and we hope that you join us!

Coronavirus E-books for Children

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Whether children are getting ready to head back to school or to just go out more often in public, reminders about the coronavirus, how to stay safe, and how to express your emotions about it are very relevant.

The ever-changing, fluid nature of the coronavirus is challenging, and the life that we live right now is likely very different than what a child – or anyone – feels comfortable with.

While we have no books in print at this time that deal directly with the virus and its impact specifically, we have found many free coronavirus-related online children’s ebooks that are readily viewable, and some are even printable.

Here are stories to consider sharing with your child. Some are fiction, and others are nonfiction. Most are geared for preschool and elementary-aged children:

Bad Kitty: Wash Your Paws

Be a Coronavirus Fighter

The Big Alone

Captain Corona and the 19 COVID Warriors

Coronavirus, A Book for Children

Coronavirus Coloring Book

Coronavirus, The Traveling Virus

COVID-19 Activity Book

COVID-19 Helpers

COVID-19, What Can Kids Do?

Dave the Dog Is Worried About Coronavirus

Engaging Readers: What is Covid-19?

Family Guide to Covid: Questions & Answers for Parents, Grandparents & Children

First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Germ That Wears a Crown

The Great Doggy Holiday

I Have a Question About Coronavirus

A Kid’s Guide to Coronavirus

King Covid and the Kids Who Cared, for ages 4-6

King Covid and the Kids Who Cared, for ages 7-9

Learn About Coronavirus and COVID-19

My Coronavirus Helping Box

My Hero Is You

Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine

P Is for Pandemic

Piggy and Bunny and the Stay-at-Home Plan

Piperpotamus Learns About the Coronavirus

The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus

Rainbows in Windows

The Spooky, Shallow Cough

Stay Clear, Stay Clean, Stay Kind

The Story of the Oyster and the Butterfly

Stuck Inside

There’s No Monster Outside, It’s a Virus

Tomorrow

Unstuck, 10 Things to Do to Stay Safe and Sane During the Pandemic

We Will Dance Under a Star

What Color Is Today?

What Is Coronavirus?

Where Did Everyone Go?

We hope that you find some of these e-books helpful for your family. If you would like resources specific to mask-wearing, see our previous post entitled “Kids & Masks: Helpful Online Resources.”