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LEAP

LEAP (Learn, Explore and Play) is an innovating science enrichment program for children and youth in grades 3-8 based at the Edgewood Branch of HCPL. Introducing different science themes through programs led by scientists and engineers, and take-home science oriented kits, LEAP encourages children and teens to consider pursuing science and technology careers that are and will be the basis of many jobs in the local area. LEAP includes Science Kits, Science Pages and Books to Check out and take home.

LEAP: Science is Fun! is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services


Children's Book Week
Learn about Children’s Book Week and cast your vote for the first ever Children’s Choice Book Awards.


Room to Read
Log in to Summer Reading Buzz for Scholastic, Read 4 books this summer and one book is donated to kids in poor countries! Go for it.

Get ready for Summer Reading with
Scholastic’s Summer Reading Buzz.


Moms

Happy Mother’s Day!

Kaboose
Mothers’ Day gifts, cards and recipes.

KidsTurnCentral
Mothers’ Day coloring sheets, trivia and e-cards.

DLTK
Mothers’ Day cards and poems, crafts, printables and more.

Amazing Moms
More Mothers’ Day craft and menu ideas for kids.


Spring is here!

Spring is here!

DLTK—Spring Activities for Kids
Coloring pages, crafts, puzzles and more.

Family Fun-Spring crafts for kids
Plenty of spring crafts.

Spring Online Games
Play these interactive online video games with a nature theme.

 


Celebrations
L Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum was born on May 15, 1856.
Learn about the author of “The Wizard of Oz” here

George Lucas was born on May 15, 1944.
Learn about the creator of “Star Wars” here.

 

George Lucas
Margaret Wise Brown

Margaret Wise Brown was born on May 23, 1910.
Learn about the author of “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny” here.


Word of the Month: Gardening

Gardening

Gardening--the act of cultivating or tending a garden.

Kids Gardening

My First Garden




Did You Know?
Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the historical battle of 1862 between Mexico and France. This national holiday is a symbol of Mexican pride and unity and includes great festivities.

Learn more about Cinco de Mayo at these sites:
Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo: a Mexican Festival

 


On This Day

May 14, 1607 - The first permanent English settlement in America was established at Jamestown, Virginia, by a group of royally chartered Virginia Company settlers from Plymouth, England.

The Jamestown Online Adventure for Kids.


Jamestown

May 17, 1954 - In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that segregation of public schools "solely on the basis of race" denies black children "equal educational opportunity" even though "physical facilities and other 'tangible' factors may have been equal. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Thurgood Marshall had argued the case before the Court. He went to become the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.

BrainPop, an animated educational website for kids, looks at the history of school segregation.

Brown vs. Brown

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