Salisbury
Connecticut
Scoville Memorial Library News : May 25, 2022
Schools and Libraries
May 26, 2022
From: Scoville Memorial LibraryResumes Wednesday, June 1st at 10:30AM
All ages welcome!
Every Wednesday morning, we come together, sing songs, read books, learn rhymes, play and engage in a craft. We usually enjoy a freshly baked treat, too. When the weather cooperates, plan to be outside!
Thursday, May 26th at 9:30AM
Keeping spirits lifted and everyone engaged, author, songwriter, and performer, Danny Tieger continues to honor us with making never-before-thought-of-things come to life through his musical series for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers! Programs are online and presented via Zoom. Sign-up here and you will receive an email with the secure Zoom link.
Outdoor Family Storytelling: A sea of stories told by Martha Bishop
Saturday, June 4th, 11am
Join us outside around the Buttons Garden for the last of our first-Saturday of the month storytelling traditions, as we make way for summer programming. No one better than Martha Bishop, storyteller extraordinaire, to take us on a journey with dramatic tellings of sea-themed tales. Not to be missed!
Developed by the Scoville Memorial Library and designed to improve reading comprehension and fluency, Reading Buddies is a program pairing reading-aged children with a high-school student to read together. Schedules are coordinated and sessions held virtually via Zoom. The program not only improves reading comprehension and fluency, it makes reading fun and promotes friendships and mentorships too! Sign-up here today.
Every Friday from 5 to 6:30PM*
For writers of any genre. Teens in 6th-12th grade are welcome. Registration is required. To register, please email Abbey at [email protected]
Local writer and poet, Abbey Gallagher, is continuing our adolescent writing workshop series ONLINE using written prompts, physical objects, images, and much more to spark curiosity and imagination in new or regular writers.
*The program meets online every Friday.
Could you use extra help with certain subjects at school? The library, in collaboration with the Hotchkiss School, is offering a tutoring program that will pair students according to their strengths and learning needs. Sessions are coordinated via email and phone and held conveniently via Zoom. Click here for the sign-up and consent form. Within 3 days, you will be contacted to schedule your session. Learning is fun! No ifs, ands, buts, about it!
Check it out! Did you know that the library has passes to several CT cultural institutions available for check out for up to 48 hours?! Visit our catalog and search by institution name to place a hold or stop by the library to check out your passes today!
For kids too wee yet to attend school or looking for resources to support home learning or school projects, we've got you covered.
“1000 books before kindergarten”
Research shows, “The single most important activity caregivers and teachers can do to help children become successful readers is to read aloud to them every day.”
This online resource, offers our kids a wide variety of information on Art, Math & Science, Geography and more! You will need your library card information to sign in.
Access downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for children. Sign in with your Scoville Memorial Library card.
Kidtopia was created by a group of librarians and teachers to guide children valuable and age appropriate web sites.