Youth Summer Library Program

2020 “Imagine Your Story” Summer Library Program @ MD LBPH

From June 22nd – August 8th, Maryland LBPH will participate in the “Imagine Your Story” Summer Learning Program! This year, our theme challenges you to explore myths, legends, magic, and folklore. All ages are welcome to participate as there is a challenge for everyone.

We challenge our patrons to read books, attend library programs, and complete activities throughout the summer. Keep track of your reading on our Beanstack site!  MD LBPH is giving our readers options on how to earn points toward completion.

Need help? Email: reference.desk@maryland.gov or call 410-230-2424.
Register @ Beanstack: https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org/

Meet Noggin, the Sled Dog and (her human)
Join us to meet Noggin, an Alaskan sled dog.   Ms. Karen Land—writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race across Alaska—and her Alaskan husky, Noggin, wants to chat with you in a one hour teleconference. She has given over a thousand talks in almost every state (she has a few left to visit). Karen loves providing MUSHING talks for always-eager students and enthusiastic library patrons. Dogs, the sport of mushing, and Alaska inspire a diverse audience, making this event fun and interesting for all ages. 

Registration: https://forms.gle/PVUWVC8krXttKQ1a7

Event Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.


Youth Creative Story and Songwriting Virtual Workshops with Mr. Joe (SillyJoe)
Creating songs and stories isn’t magic; it’s a simple process of drawing material from everyday experience and transforming them into art.  Following a few basic principles, youth will learn how to create stories and songs that will charm and delight their audiences. Registration:  https://forms.gle/gE7dJB9FBaMH6q4x6

Workshop Times:  
2 p.m.:  Elementary (Ages 6-12)
3 p.m.:  Middle and High School (Ages 13 – 18)

Week 1 (June 29th): Story Elements and Elemental Stories

Week 2 (July 6th): Making stories into songs

Week 3 (July 13th): Writing Poems

 

Ripley’s Believe it or Not Trivia Night

Some of the strangest, most odd, gross, and wacky stories are absolutely true.  Get ready to experience the excitement of Ripley's Believe It or Not!  

Come play Ripley’s Believe It or Not virtually with other teens/youth (Ages: 8 and up).  This event will count as 15 points towards your summer reading challenge.  Be sure to get the activity code to redeem your points.

Trivia Night Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Time: 6 p.m.

Registration is required. Register at this link: https://bit.ly/2UTtVwX

  

Impact of COVID-19 School Closures and Extended School Year:  A Conversation with Disability Rights Maryland (DRM)

Are you concerned about the education of your child since the COVID-19 school closures?  Do you have questions about Extended School Year and if your child qualifies?  Megan Collins from Disability Rights Maryland will present information about student’s right to extended school year (ESY) services. This will be an open discussion that will include the impact that COVID-19 and the resulting school closures has had on ESY for this year.  This will be a live event and will not be shared for later viewing. Registration is required. 

Event Date: Thursday, June 25^th
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Register at this link: https://bit.ly/3eiRUNN

 

 

Marylandia Collection: Black Eyed Susan Awards

Marylandia Collection: Update

Contributed by Mary Ramos, Assistant Director

LBPH staff recently enjoyed recording several short books that were each nominated for Maryland’s Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award. A project of the Maryland Association of School Librarians, the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is a student-choice award for the state of Maryland that seeks to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits. Through the Black-Eyed Susan program, students are encouraged to read quality literature that broadens their experience and provides new insights into their own lives. Nominations include books in several categories to cover different grades and formats.

Children’s Books

DBC 12551 – A House That Once Was, by Julie Fogliano

Narrated by LaShawn Myles, Youth Services Librarian

“Deep in the woods is a house. Just a house that once was, but now isn’t, a home.” Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go? Two children set off to find the answers by piecing together clues found, books left behind, forgotten photos, and discarded toys, creating their own vision of those who came before.

DBC 12552 – Do Not Lick this Book: It’s Full of Germs, by Idan Ben-Barak

Narrated by Kevin Middleton, Computer Network Specialist

Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. So small, in fact, that you would need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can read this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before – like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted tangled jungle of your shirt.

DBC 12553 – Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex

Narrated by Joseph Beckett, Education Coordinator, Maryland Accessible Textbook (MAT) Program

It's midnight and the moon is full, but Darth Vader isn't scared. Nothing can scare Lord Vader! Not monsters or witches or ghosts, and especially not the dark. So what is Darth Vader scared of? Read on in Adam Rex's hilarious and spooky Star Wars tale to find out!

DBC 12554 – A Place for Pluto, by Stef Wade

Narrated by John Owen, Director

Pluto gets the shock of his life when he was kicked out of the famous nine. His planet status was stripped away, leaving him feeling lost, confused, and left out. He doesn't fit in anywhere. But when Pluto is about to give up, he runs into a dwarf planet that helps him figure out who he really is and his true place in the solar system. 

DBC 12555 – Geraldine, by Elizabeth Lilly

Narrated by Ashley Biggs, Marketing & Outreach Librarian

No, no, NO! Geraldine is NOT moving. Not to this new town where she’s the only giraffe. Not to this new school where she has no friends. Not to this new place, where everyone only knows her as That Giraffe Girl. But soon Geraldine meets Cassie, a girl who is just as much of an outcast as she is, and as time goes by, she realizes that being yourself and making one really good, unusual friend can help someone who literally stands out fit right in. Together, Geraldine and Cassie play by their own rules.

DBC 12556 – The Day You Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson

Narrated by Brittney Lee, MAT Program Associate

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. This story reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes – and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.  

DBC 12557 – The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld

Narrated by Mary Ramos, Assistant Director

When something sad happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting. The bear thinks Taylor should get angry, but that's not quite right either. One by one, the animals try to tell Taylor how to act, and one by one they fail to offer comfort. Then the rabbit arrives. All the rabbit does is listen . . . which is just what Taylor needs.

DBC 12558 – Inky’s Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home, by Sy Montgomery

Narrated by Taryn Tranby, Patron Services Specialist

Inky, the Octopus, had been at the New Zealand aquarium since 2014 after being taken in by a fisherman who found him at sea. Inky had been getting used to his new environment, but the staff quickly figured out that he had to be kept amused or he would get bored. Then one night in 2016, Inky, about the size of a basketball, decided he’d had enough. He slithered eight feet across the floor and down a drainpipe more than 160 feet long to his home in the sea. An octopus is a curious animal, and Inky wanted to again explore the rest of the vast ocean he called his home.   

DBC 12559 – The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs, by Kate Messner

Narrated by Taryn Tranby, Patron Services Specialist

All it takes is one: one coral gamete to start a colony in the ocean, one person to make a difference in the world, one idea to help us heal the earth. The ongoing conservation efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs – with hammer and glue and grafts of newly grown coral – are the living legacy of environmental scientist Ken Nedimyer, founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation. In telling the story of this sea conservation pioneer and marine life protector, the author creates a stunning tribute to the wonders of nature and the power of human hope, a power even the youngest readers can access in their quest to aid our extraordinary planet.

DBC 12560 – Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon, by Annette Bay Pimentel

Narrated by Amanda Gonzalez, Reference and Patron Services Librarian

This is the inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon. Because Bobbi Gibb is a girl, she is not allowed to run on her school's track team. But after school, no one can stop her, and she is free to run endless miles to her heart's content. She is told “no” yet again when she tries to enter the Boston Marathon in 1966 with officials claiming that it is a man's race and women are just not capable of running such a long distance. So what does Bobbi do? She bravely sets out to prove the naysayers wrong and show the world just what a girl can do. 

Early Literacy Event: Make and Take Braille Book

Early Literacy Event: Make & Take Braille Book

Contributed by LaShawn Myles, Youth Services Librarian

Make and Take Braille Book

Location:             Glen Burnie Regional Library                                     

                           1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie, MD 21060

Time:                   10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Date:                    Monday, March 9th

Reading stimulates the imagination, stirs the emotions, and provokes thought. As many sighted children are exposed to letters, words, and books each day from a very young age, a child who is blind or visually impaired should be exposed to braille within his or her environment long before beginning to read.  Join the youth librarian from The Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, as we learn helpful tips and make an accessible braille book.  Each family that attends will receive an assortment of free braille books to encourage early literacy.

Help Needed: Water Quality Test Kit

Help Needed: Water Quality Test Kit

Contributed by LaShawn Myles, Youth Services Librarian

Water Quality Test Kit 

Looking for families who want to be part of some innovative family fun! 

In collaboration with Cornerstones of Science (COS), The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is offering a new resource to public libraries to help library staff support citizen science outreach efforts in local communities through a fun, accessible, loanable kit for families. “Test the Waters” Family Exploration Kit will be available starting in April 2020. Cornerstones of Science have been working with public libraries for over 20 years to create science experiences that spark curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of the world around us.

The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in partnership with Cornerstones of Science wants to make these kits accessible to those who are visually impaired.  We are looking for a few families who would be willing to try the Water Quality Kit at home and offer feedback.  The feedback will give COS insight as to the accessibility of the kit and ways to improve its content before its release in April.  The kits are geared towards children in grades 5 and up.  Additionally, we would like families with parents or children who are visually impaired.

Requirements to Participate:

• The family must be willing to complete the activities within the kit at home by February 21st.
• Return the kit to MD LBPH and complete a user survey.
• Participate in an interview session with MD LBPH and COS on Saturday, February 22nd to offer feedback.  The session will be a 30-45 minute face to face interview.  Time will be set between (10 a.m. – noon).

Location of the Interview:

Enoch Pratt Library Central Library

400 Cathedral Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Families who participate will be compensated with a $25 Visa gift card. If you are interested in participating, please contact LaShawn Myles, MD LBPH youth librarian, at lashawn.myles@maryland.gov or 410-230-2455.