Brilliant Braille
  • Kids of all ages are invited to come celebrate National Braille Month at the library!
     
  • We'll explore books written in braille, play with braille-enhanced toys, and learn to write our names in braille.
     
  • Saturday, January 20, 1:00-2:00pm
New Picture Books to Start the New Year
It's sleepytime at the Heeler house! Bingo wants to do a Big Girl sleep. As she drifts away into a dreamy adventure with Flopsy, will Bingo make it through the night and wake up in her own bed?
You are...You are...You are... Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities! Poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.
Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Meteor Showers, hoping especially that her big brother, Jamal, will look up from his phone.
Learn Something New this Year with Discovery Kits
      
     
         
Pre-vocabulary Trios
 
Ages 2+. Learn over 50 vocabulary words in one game! Promotes vocabulary development, improves recognition and matching, and increases reading speed. Each plastic chip has three vocabulary words or pictures; just match the words with their corresponding pictures!
Code & Go
Robot Mouse
 
Ages 4+. Children design a maze, then program a sequence of movements into the mouse which, when it runs, will result in it getting to the cheese with the goal of doing it in the fewest possible steps.  Introduces basic coding and programming concepts in a fun way.
 
Simple Machines
  
Ages 8+. Mechanical physics is fun with simple machines to help make complex tasks easier to do! Build 26 models to find out about the six classic simple machines – wheels & axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, and wedges – plus gears. Combine the pieces to create your own combinations!
Start off the New Year with an LTPL Youth Event
Stay and Play
Wednesdays, 10:00am-11:30am
 
Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30am-11:15am
Young Writer's Club
Monday, January 8, 5:30pm-6:30pm
 
Magic Scratch Snowmen
Take-and-Make Craft Kit
Pickup begins on Tuesday, January 9 at 10:00am
 
Evening Family Storytime
Thursday, January 25, 6:00pm-6:45pm
Lego Fun
Monday, January 29
1:30pm-3:00pm session
6:00pm-7:00pm session
 
Expand Your Horizons in 2024 with BookFlix
Explore new, real-world topics in BookFlix's engaging format!
 
BookFlix® is a digital literacy resource that pairs more than 120 animated stories from Weston Woods with a best-selling nonfiction eBook from Scholastic on a similar subject. The fiction and nonfiction pairings are designed to strengthen early literacy skills while exposing young learners to real world concepts.
 
 
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January Lesson Plans from Scholastic Teachables
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mini-Book, Lesson Plan & Activity)
 
This informative biography of the famous civil rights leader with a dream supports the teaching of nonfiction text features, such as captions and a glossary. Includes a lesson plan and activity page. Great for independent reading and genre study.
 
Find this and many more activities on Scholastic Teachables, and never run out of ideas in the New Year!
 
Read an eBook in 2024 with hoopla!
Creativebug - 30 Coloring Pages: Get Creative with Colored Pencils
  • Start the New Year with intricate coloring sheets that are just waiting for you to beautify them with color!
     
  • For all levels
     
  • When it comes to filling in fine lines and small areas, there’s no better tool for the job than a freshly-sharpened colored pencil. Courtney shows you how to blend hues and distribute colors evenly for balance and cohesion!


Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800

https://lyon.lib.mi.us/