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Elementary students have a safe place to search, discover, and explore! Students can toggle between 3 reading levels on each article, have articles read aloud, and use the Merriam-Webster double-click dictionary to hear words pronounced and read their definitions in English or Spanish. Each article can also be translated into over 80 languages.
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Transparent Language Online provides a fun, engaging, and interactive language-learning environment. More than just a language course, Transparent Language Online contains full courses and dozens of resources, while also providing extensive reference information, vocabulary building, relevant culture learning, and guidance for learning over 110 languages (including English).
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Fiero Code is a learn-to-code software program for ages 8-18 that teaches the skills necessary to make websites, apps, programs, animations and video games. It is self-guided for independent learning.
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Challenge curious young minds ages 9 to 14 with Cricket Media’s collection of magazines. Whether your child is a future president, a promising poet, an aspiring engineer, or an up-and-coming explorer, these award-winning, ad-free publications are made for kids who will change the world one day.
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December 2 10:30 - 11:30 or 11:45 - 12:45
It's a Christmas party at the library for the whole family! Have your picture taken with Santa. Skate through our winter obstacle course. Play Christmas Tree Bowling or Ornament Toss. Make a yarn wrapped Christmas tree, beaded pipe cleaner candy cane, and handprint Rudolph.
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December 9 10:30-11:30
Celebrate December holidays at the library! Come on over to play Marshmallow Beanbag Toss or Snowman Slam. Skate through our winter obstacle course. Make a candle craft, wreath, and star ornament.
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December 16 10:30 - 11:30 or 12:00 - 1:00 The whole family is invited to decorate a cute 3-D foam gingerbread house and a cookie to take home at this year's Gingerbread House Workshop! Everything you need for your foam gingerbread house and to decorate a cookie is provided.
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Listen to Christmas-themed stories at the historic Mechanicsburg Museum Passenger Station this December! Enjoy the museum's toy train display after story time. The story times are suitable for all ages. December 5 ABCs of Christmas December 12 C is for Christmas December 19 S is for Santa No registration required.
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November 30 6:00 - 7:00 Looking for a friendly, cuddly, and attentive listener? Join us for Tales for TAILS! Children in kindergarten - seventh grade can read out loud to trained therapy dogs.
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Meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10:30 - 11:25 am. Join us for an hour of fun STEM play with wooden blocks and our play animals, vehicles, and people. December 23
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Meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Your whole family will fit perfectly at Puzzle Party! Younger children will enjoy putting together one of our giant, oversized floor puzzles. Older children can solve riddles, mazes, crosswords, or word-finds. Put your problem solving skills to the test!
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Meets the third Saturday of each month from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Does your child love making crafts? Then make time for Craft-A-Palooza! Each child can make two crafts. One craft will follow simple instructions or an example. The second craft, our “craft challenge,” is based on a monthly theme and will allow your child to express their creativity and individuality. Craft-A-Palooza will not meet in December. Please join us again in January.
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Meets the first Thursday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 pm. Engineer a project by creating, planning, and building with LEGOs. LEGO pieces will be provided and cleaned up at the end of the session for the next session.
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Meets the third Monday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 pm. Imagine, design, explore, construct, and discover with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math! Develop critical thinking, teamwork, motor, and communication skills.
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Meets the fourth Thursday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 Welcome to Book Look Club, where children in third through fifth grade get together for fun, hands-on activities focusing on the book of the month! Book Look will not meet in December. Please join us again in January.
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Meets the fourth Monday of each month September through May from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Students in grades 4-8 are invited to come to the library to make new friends and to try new activities Tween Scene will not meet in December. Please join us again in January.
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Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Programs
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Meets every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Storybook STEAM is an exciting mix of literature, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. This program is designed with preschoolers and kindergarteners in mind but the whole family is welcome to join in the fun. No registration required. First come, first serve. December 5 Reindeer December 12 Pine Trees December 19 Candy Canes
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Wednesdays: 1:30 - 2:15 pm Thursdays: 10:15 - 11:00 am Children and their parents learn letters and letter sounds, listen to stories, sing songs, learn poems, and receive take-home letter cards, educational crafts and activities. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... December 6-7 E is for Elephant December 13-14 H is for Horse December 20-21 R is for Rabbit
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Mondays: 10:45 - 11:05 am Wednesdays: 10:45 - 11:05 am Wednesdays: 6:00 - 6:20 pm Thursdays: 11:15 - 11:35 am Children and their parents listen to stories, sing songs, learn finger plays, and play games. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... December 4-7 Shapes December 11-14 Play December 18-21 Stars
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Mondays: 10:15 - 10:35 am Wednesdays: 10:15 - 10:35 am Wednesdays: 5:30 - 5:50 pm Thursdays: 11:45 - 12:05 am Children and their parents sing songs, hear rhymes and short stories, and play rhythmic games. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... December 4-7 Shapes December 11-14 Play December 18-21 Stars
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Fridays: 10:15 - 11:15 am Children ages 18 months through preschool will learn to share and develop fine motor skills, dexterity, problem solving skills, and learn about the world around them, all while playing with LEGO Duplo blocks. LEGO pieces will be provided and cleaned up at the end of the session for the next session.
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Need homework help?
Connect with a free tutor in math, reading, or writing. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on "Databases." Select Tutor.com or click here to get started.
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Need research for your report?
Dig into research with ease. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on Databases. Choose "Elementary" or "Middle School" to get started.
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Looking for a great book to read?
NoveList Plus can help you find what to read next in both fiction and nonfiction genres. Select books by searching a topic in the keywords or choose your favorite genre. You can even enter the title of your favorite book then find other similar titles. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on "Databases." Select NoveList Plus or click here to get started.
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![BookFLIX](https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/sites/default/files/CADM/Graphics/bf_logo.png) Watch, read, and learn! For PreK – 3rd grade. Animated videos of award-winning picture books, non-fiction eBooks, games and more. Includes some pairs in Spanish.
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![](https://www.libraryaware.com/596/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/5bfa6371-1a3a-48e0-979a-683a13e33a21?containerHeight=64&containerWidth=188&scaledHeight=64&scaledWidth=188&verticalOffset=0&horizontalOffset=0&quality=95&dpi=120) Award-winning, animated video storybooks paired with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. For PreK – 3rd grade.
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![e-books for e-kids - TumbleBook Library](https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/sites/default/files/CADM/Graphics/tbl_logo.png) We are happy to provide access to the TumbleBook® Library! You will need a Library Card in order to login and access the TumbleBook® Library.
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THANK YOU to the Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation for sponsoring Rhyme Time, Toddler Time, Story Time, Storybook STEAM, LEGO Time, Block Party, Discovery Club, Magic Tree House Adventure Club, Tween Scene, LEGO Club, STEAM Club, American Girls Club, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, and Summer Learning Program in 2023. THANK YOU to Buhrig Funeral Home & Crematory and Buhrig’s Gathering Place for being a 2023 Library Pillar Sponsor! THANK YOU to Members 1st Federal Credit Union and F & M Trust for their support as an Annual Event and Holiday Sponsor in 2023. THANK YOU to Upper Allen Kiwanis Club for sponsoring LEGO Club in February 2023 through January 2024. THANK YOU to M & T Bank for sponsoring the Summer Learning Program in 2023.
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Joseph T. Simpson Public Library 16 N Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 (717) 766-0171 https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/SIM
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