Children

Richard Cowdrey Virtual Author Visit

Richard Cowdrey, Author & Illustrator

The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County is delighted to announce that thanks to the generosity of a Buckeye Book Fair Grant, we will welcome local author Richard Cowdrey for a virtual visit on October 29, 2020 at 5:30 PM via Zoom. To receive your Zoom code to attend the virtual author visit, please register with name and email address.

PLMVKC Children's Library staff have designed a number of programs and activities leading up to Mr. Cowdrey's visit. Visit the children's floor of the library to read Mr. Cowdrey's Fiona the Hippo series, where you can check out additional books about hippopotami, and careers in illustration and zoology, to learn more about Mr. Cowdrey's work, about animal life, and about potential careers in science and humanities.

The Children's Program has planned two " Take and Make" projects for young patrons to complete at home.

For Toddlers: Dot Marker Hippo Art project
Elementary age kids: Decorate a hippo with foam stickers, eyes, and craft materials

Participants in Mr. Cowdrey's Virtual Visit on Zoom will automatically be entered in a free book raffle: we're giving away six copies of Mr. Cowdrey's Fiona books. If you win, you can pick up your new book at the library anytime during library hours.

Mr. Cowdrey's visit is a very special event for the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. Mr. Cowdrey is a superstar to our young patrons, and will be a great role model to aspiring writers and avid readers. We hope you can join us!

Trick-or-treat Halloween Candy Drive By. Saturday, October 31, 4:00 PM. Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County main entrance sidewalk. No indoor activities. While treats last!

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Call Youth Services at 740-392-2665 ext.248 to put a pumpkin on hold because there are a limited number of pumpkins available.

Pick up foam pumpkin October 5-9
Take home pumpkin & decorate
Drop off pumpkin October 19-23
Pumpkins will be on display October 26- Nov 6

Winner is Crowd Favorite!

Library Labsters!

What happens when you mix storytime, comic relief, cooking and science videos? You get Library Labsters! Watch videos posted to our YouTube channel every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 1:00 PM each month.

NOV. 11TH- FORT STORYTIME!
NOV. 25TH- WHAT’S WHAT?!
DEC. 9TH- PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!
DEC. 23RD- BAKER UP!

Mini-Busters

Miss Morgan and Miss Nikki will share fun and inexpensive experiment videos on our website, YouTube channel and Facebook. New videos will be posted on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday's each month.

10/21- STINK BOMBS!
11/4- ZOOMING BALLOONS
11/18- MARBLE RACES!
12/2- ENDOTHERMIC SLUSHIE!
12/16- SLO MO!

Virtual Story Time

Every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM
Find us on Facebook and our YouTube channel.

Career Explorers!

This program will consist of doing interviews with people in all sorts of professions. The overall idea with this is to show kids all the different careers/jobs out there and ask people fun questions! The recorded interviews will be streamed on the third Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM on our social media.

Zoomer's Adventure Club

Join Miss Nikki on a Zoom call for exciting, choose your own adventure stories! Every 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4:30 PM . Sessions will last approximately 30 minutes. Registration is required to receive your Zoom code. Register in person or fill out the registration form online. All you need is your child's name and your email address.

DATES:

11/17- Pick Your Own Quest- Escape from Minecraft (or Jurassic?!)
12/15- Cinderella

Storytime Craft Bags

Storytime craft bags will be available on the first and third Tuesday every month through December. Craft bags are available on a first come, first serve basis. Stop by the Youth Services circulation desk.

Elementary Craft Bags

Elementary craft bags will be available on the second and fourth Tuesday every month through December. Craft bags are available on a first come, first serve basis. Stop by the Youth Services circulation desk. For grades K-5.

New Eye Spy posted every third Wednesday of the month !

Can you find all thirteen items? Eye Spy a red leaf, sunglasses, bowtie, haunted house, dog toy, feather, lizard, candy corn, mummy, slipper, skeleton, a magic wand, a witch

Storybook Trail at Wolf Run Regional Park

Storybook trail at Wolf Run Park, Erica Newton and Lori Totman

Take a stroll through Wolf Run Regional Park and you might encounter a hippo. That’s right, a hippo. Fiona The Hippo, by Richard Cowdrey, is the first book featured in the new Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County’s and Knox County Park District’s Storybook Trail.

The Storybook Trail wouldn’t be possible without the help from Knox County Foundation , Paragraphs Bookstore, and the Knox County Career Center.

The Storybook Trail has been in the works since 2019, when the library worked with the Knox County Park District to find a location for the project. The library received a Knox County Foundation grant to purchase pedestal frames through Barking Dog Exhibits. Paragraphs Bookstore donated multiple copies of the book to disassemble then reassemble in the frames. The Knox County Career Center Building Trades program to build the archway to the trail.

The Storybook Trail consists of 19 posts and includes all of the pages from Gorgonzola by Margie Palatini. The Storybook Trail is on Wolf Run’s Pond Trail, located at Wolf Run Regional Park, 17621 Yauger Road, Mount Vernon. The Storybook trail is designed to promote literacy with physical activity.

Despite the pandemic, the Storybook Trail is installed and ready to be enjoyed by all. The Storybook Trail book will be changed quarterly, so be sure to check out future titles.

Send a Letter to Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog coloring at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County on the Youth Services floor.

It's Clifford the Big Red Dog!

Hi Friends!
Clifford is a little lonely at the library. Did you know if you send Clifford a note with your address on it, he will write you back? Here he is waiting to hear from friends!

Send mail to:
The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
Attn: Clifford
201 North Mulberry Street
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Teacher Services
Teachers may register for a Teacher Loan Card which allows them to have materials for six weeks. They may also request subject units. Full information regarding these services can be found on the Teacher Services flier, or by calling (740) 392-BOOK, ext. 248.

AWE Early Literacy Stations
Make learning fun with the AWE Early Literacy stations. Stations are full of educational software with sound and a touch screen to enhance the learning experience.

Battle of the Books

SPI Spot One-Day Family Admission Passes Available at the library. Inquire at the circulation desk on the Youth Services Floor.

1KB4K!

Welcome to 1KB4K! The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County encourages you to read 1000 books with your child before he or she enters school. One of the Best ways to encourage learning is to spend time sharing books every day. Reading together helps develop important pre-reading skills.

Print awareness
Letter Knowledge
Vocabulary
Narrative Skills

Register your child at the circulation desk for your reading bag and reading log and get started today! For more information call 740-392-BOOK ext. 248.

TWEENS

Reading can happen anytime, anywhere! You and your children can explore the joy of reading together with this series of “Reading ‘Round the Clock” videos that gives easy tips for working reading practice into everyday activities. These three videos--Reading on the Go, Reading for a Purpose, and Reading on the Screen—give great tips on keeping your family reading and preparing your children for Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Link to the videos and to companion flyers with even more tips on the INFOhio Third Grade Reading Guarantee page at https://www.infohio.org/students/parents/resources-for-the-third-grade-reading-guarantee. The flyers and videos were developed by INFOhio, the State Library of Ohio, Ohio Educational Library Media Association, and the Ohio PTA, and they are available to all Ohioans for free.