Weekly Children's Updates

Schlow Children's Department: 

• Register for the Summer Reading Program!

  • Learn all about our summer program here. Registration is open now! Start logging your reading today! 
     

•  Summer 2020 Children's Calendar

  • Weekly Pop-up Challenge #9 begins today, Monday, August 10! Find out if you have what it takes to join The Spy Club by taking on our Virtual Escape Room challenge!

  • Virtual Everybody Storytime - August 12, 10am - Join us for storytime with Miss Paula! Enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more. Recommended for ages 2-6. Registration required.

    • Register Here

•  Virtual Desk Hours - Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am-11am & 1pm-3pm

  • Log into our special Children's Department Zoom Meeting Room at https://schlow.zoom.us/mychildrensdesk to talk with a Children's staff member!

  • Come see us for a SummerQuest check-in, ask a question about summer reading, or get a book recommendation!

Fun Activities Available from Authors and Illustrators:

• PBS KIDS Read-Alongs - Every week, celebrities and PBS KIDS authors are reading aloud their favorite books on PBS KIDS' Facebook page and YouTube channel. Watch them all again here and find fun activities for the whole family to do!
   
• Overground Railroad Read Aloud by Lesa Cline-Ransome - Request Schlow's copy of the book here.
   
• Studio Time with Ryan T. Higgins, author of Mother Bruce and We Don't Eat Our Classmates.

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Other Things We Love: 

• Movies in the Park - Saturday, August 15, 7pm - WPSU and Centre County Parks and Rec are teaming up to bring you Movies in the Park! Movies will be screened in an inflatable outdoor screen in the beautiful Tudek Park. This Saturday's movie will be NATURE: Undercover in the Jungle. Click here to register.
   

• Taking Math Out for a Spin: Outside Activities for Kids That Have Math

• The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Explore every exhibit on all three floors!