Children's Book Bundles (Main Library Only)
Miss browsing for children's books? Not sure what to have your kids read next? We can help! Fill out the online form and we'll put together a bundle of books for you to pick up curbside at the main library. To request book bundles from another library, please fill out the online form on the branch library web page.
Putting together these personal requests takes a little time, and while we are working as fast as we can, processing these requests may take a couple of days. We will contact you when we have your bundle ready.
We will do our best to honor requests whenever possible but cannot guarantee items.
Library card must be in good standing. Patrons may request up to 12 books at a time.
Putting together these personal requests takes a little time, and while we are working as fast as we can, processing these requests may take a couple of days. We will contact you when we have your bundle ready.
We will do our best to honor requests whenever possible but cannot guarantee items.
Library card must be in good standing. Patrons may request up to 12 books at a time.
Tinker Lab Boxes
May is National Inventor’s Month! The boxes will contain all sorts of items for elementary aged children to tinker with and invent whatever they can come up with. They will have to register to pick up a tinker box. Patrons can start registering via phone call and pick up anytime on or after May 3rd, 2021. This is also part of Library Labsters and the first tinker box promo video will stream on Facebook and YouTube on April 28th, 2021 around 1 PM. There will be 20 boxes in all.
Library Labsters!
What happens when you mix story time, comic relief, cooking and science videos? You get Library Labsters! This virtual program will be continuing with story time, cooking, science and hopefully so much more. Watch videos posted to our YouTube channel every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 1:00 PM each month. There are a few different themes throughout the program stretching from February until May 2021.
3rd Round: Inventor's Month (May)
3rd Round: Inventor's Month (May)
- 4/28: Tinker Boxes
- 5/12: Kitchen fun!
- 5/26: Kitchen fun, part 2!
Book Adventure Club
Book Adventurer Club will take the place of the Zoomer's Club and there will be two videos posted monthly, on the first and third Tuesday, starting in February and ending in May, 2021. Miss Nikki will be reading the first four pages or so of juvenile fiction and non-fiction that will somewhat coincide with the elementary take home craft bag. There will be a quick instructional bonus for the said crafts. This will give them a chance to hear the beginnings of a good book and possibly get them to want to check out the book themselves to continue reading it. The dates and topic is as follows:
- 4/20: Star Wars
- 5/4: Star Wars! Because you can never have enough Star Wars. May the 4th be with you!
- 5/18: Memorial Day
Virtual Story Time
Story time will resume in February, every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 AM.
Find us on Facebook and our YouTube channel.
Find us on Facebook and our YouTube channel.
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Story Time Craft Bags
Story time craft bags will be available on the first and third Tuesday every month starting in February 2021 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 starting in February 2021 through December. Craft bags are available on a first come, first serve basis. Stop by the Youth Services circulation desk. For grades K-5.
Garden Growers!
This program will be interactive as patrons will have to register via phone call each month with the limit of twenty patrons for this program. The registration will begin at the end of the month prior to the start of the videos. The videos will stream at 1:00 PM on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month starting in March, 2021. The library has a small indoor greenhouse to hold and take care of our plants. The children are welcome to place their plants to grow in our green house on the Youth Services floor. Make sure your child labels the container with their name, phone number, and the name of the plant. Call the Youth Services floor at 740-392-2665 ext 248 for curbside or if we're open to the public, feel free to bring in your labeled containers!
The dates for registration and the videos are as follows:
2nd round of 20 can start registering and picking up seed kits consisting of beans on March 22, 2021.
4/7 – CD beans! (Video will be showing how to make their CD case planter)
4/21 – Kitchen scrap gardening! (Video will show how to recycle carrots, start an avocado, and possibly an onion)
3rd round of 20 can start registering and picking up seed kits consisting of sunflower seeds on April 26, 2021.
5/5 – Speedy sunflowers! (Video will be showing how to plant both of these)
5/19 – Snack Attack! (Video will be showing different snacks they can make from their garden and from farmer’s markets)
The dates for registration and the videos are as follows:
2nd round of 20 can start registering and picking up seed kits consisting of beans on March 22, 2021.
4/7 – CD beans! (Video will be showing how to make their CD case planter)
4/21 – Kitchen scrap gardening! (Video will show how to recycle carrots, start an avocado, and possibly an onion)
3rd round of 20 can start registering and picking up seed kits consisting of sunflower seeds on April 26, 2021.
5/5 – Speedy sunflowers! (Video will be showing how to plant both of these)
5/19 – Snack Attack! (Video will be showing different snacks they can make from their garden and from farmer’s markets)
New Eye Spy posted every month!
Storybook Trail at Wolf Run Regional Park
Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County and Knox County Park District 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 Bruce's Big Storm. 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.
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 Bruce's Big Storm. 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
It's Clifford the Big Red Dog!
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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 |
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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
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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
TWEENS
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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.
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Tumble Book Library E-Books for Kids
Download E-Books for Children
ABCmouse.com: An award-winning online curriculum for young children from Age of Learning, Inc. Free at our library.
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Homework Help
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Patron friendly Ebscohost database
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Search for newspaper and magazine articles, reference and research, and student resources in one place
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Profiles of Ohio, Fifth Edition. Physical Characteristics of City/County in Ohio
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Identify a tree in your back yard
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Snake Identification Guide
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Flint Identification Guide
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International Children's Digital Library
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Gale in Context Elementary
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