Kids @ TracyLibrary
2024 Summer Reading Program
“Adventure Begins at Your Library”
Turn in those Reading Logs!
We will be drawing the raffle prize winners
Friday August 9th at Noon
Everyone who turns in a reading log earns an ice cream certificate.
Story Time
Weekly on Wednesdays at 10 AM.
Join us in the backyard for stories, songs and rhymes. In case of inclement weather we will be in the meeting room. Each week has a unique theme. We also have themed take and make craft bags that you can complete at home.
Ebooks and Audiobooks for Kids
NH OverDrive for Kids
Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for kids. Access with your library card in a browser or download the Libby App in your device’s app store.
Audible Stories
Currently available for free, no library card needed. Has selections for the “littlest listeners” through teen. Includes options in select foreign languages.
Activities
Currier Museum of Art Currier From Home
Art activities you can try at home.
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Resources to Keep You Connected to Nature includes videos, mystery photos, and nature activities for kids.
Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS)
Explore the Virtual Resources page including virtual tours, activities, and Facebook Live events.
Montshire Museum of Science
Science topics and activities, a different theme each week.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Virtual classrooms and activities covering astronomy, meteorology, and natural science.
Echo Leahy Science Center
Science activities, challenges, and stories.
Sesame Street: Caring for Each Other
Includes “…content you can use all day long to spark playful learning, offer children comfort, and focus a bit on yourself, too.”
Stay Home with Candlewick Press
Activities, discussion guides, educational materials.
The Children’s Book Council’s List of Resources from Publishers
Fun and educational resources, activities, discussion guides, and teacher guides.
Research and Exploration
Reader’s Advisory Tool
NoveList Plus
(K-8)
A reader’s advisory service that specifically targets children and young adults. It contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s “chapter” books and young adult titles. Now includes nonfiction titles and links to Common Core aligned content.
Online Encyclopedia
Explora for Kids
A kid-friendly research tool used to search for information in articles, newspapers, encyclopedias, and more. This resource is provided by the NH state library and requires a password from the Tracy Memorial Library. Call or email us (with your library card #) for your password.
Websites
Notable Children’s Digital Media
Storyline Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Pandemic Website Resources
How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus (PBS Kids for Parents)
KidsHealth Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child
Time to Come in Bear: A Children’s Story About Social Distancing
Coronavirus: A Book for Children
On Our Sleeves
Resources for mental health.
Books
Downloadable Ebooks and Audiobooks for Kids
Book Sites
Awards
American Library Association
Printz Award: Honors books that exemplify literary excellence in young adult literature.
Newbury Medal: Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Caldecott Medal: Honors picture book artists.
New Hampshire
Great Stone Face Award
Ladybug Award