Children’s Room
Here, you will find fun and educational links for kids, information for parents, and announcements about upcoming events!
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Programs
Note: All programs began in November. Please call the Children’s Room at 978-688-9538 to check for openings and sign up for any of these programs!
Registration for all after school programs will take place during the week of September 17, in the children’s room. The programs will begin the first week in November, a departure from our usual October 1st start date. The Stevens Library will be getting new carpeting (one of their birthday presents during its 100th birthday celebration) so the library will probably need to be closed a few days; rather than interrupt programs that have just begun the decision was made to start all after school activities the first week of November. We look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new friends. The children’s room is planning something for all ages: 3½ year olds through grade 6. Please feel free to call or e-mail with any questions.
Pre-School Story Hour: (PSSH) Every Thursday morning from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. or Thursday afternoon from 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Children must already be 3½ years of age at time of registration.
Kindergarten Story Time: Tuesday mornings at 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. or Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Story Time for Grades 1 & 2: After school on Tuesdays from 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Book Club for Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6: The student who will get the most out of being a member of a book club is the student who clearly loves to read for recreation, and also enjoys discussing books and listening to the opinions of others. The commitment to join a book club is taken seriously. We will meet every other week and aim to read two books per month depending on the length of the books. The members of the book club will vote on the books they want to read after listening to booktalks. We will start off reading books from the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Master List so that North Andover children will be eligible to vote for the winning title in April. Once we’ve read 5 titles we can go on to reading books that are not on the Master List. Please feel free to call with questions concerning the choices for our Book Club reads.
Homework Help
Infotrac - Kids EditionMagazines, newspapers, and reference books for elementary school students.In-home useIn-library use
SIRS DiscovererA general reference database for children in grades 1-9 with full-text articles and images. Includes Current Events, The World Almanac for Kids; Funk & Wagnalls’ New Encyclopedia; Activities, Biographies, Fiction articles, Country Facts, and Maps of the World.In-home useIn-library use
Grolier Multimedia EncyclopediaContains a multimedia encyclopedia for quick reference, news, and research help.In-home useIn-library use
NovelistFind fiction books by author, title, plot or browse by subject.In-home useIn-library use
BigChalk eLibrarySearch newspapers, magazines, books, maps, pictures, dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias.In-home useIn-library use
Links for Kids
MVLC Kid’s WebLinks to website subjects from art to science and everything in between. (Use your Back button to return.)Fun Sites on the NetOur own selection of fun and interesting websites for Kids!YahooligansGames, animals, music, jokes, news, and much, much more. (Use your Back button to return.)ALA: Great Links for KidsTons of great websites selected by Children’s Librarians. (Use your Back button to return.)Websites by Dewey NumberThese fun sites are classified according to the Dewey Decimal System. Lots of great links! (Use your Back button to return.)Top
Links for Parents
Online CatalogSearch for books in the MVLC online catalog. (Use your Back button to return.)New Library BooksSee what’s new on the shelves. Our latest book purchases. (Use your Back button to return.)Internet SafetyA list of sites to help parents keep kids safe on the internet.Internet Acceptable Use PolicyStevens Memorial Library’s Internet Policy and Computer Use Guidelines.
Contact Us!
New Telephone Number!Call the Children’s Room directly on our new phone number! 978-688-9538Questions or comments? Click here to e-mail the Children’s DepartmentTop