Snuggle up at home.
Here are a few ideas to pass the time together with your kids while safe and warm at home, picked out by SSCHPL staff.
Enjoy the holiday season, and let's get ready to meet 2021!
Readaloud Stories
Please Please the Bees by Gerald Kelley
read by Rashida Jones
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
read by Betty White
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
read by Mindy Sterling
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
read by Angela Bassett
More stories are available at https://www.storylineonline.net/.
Recipes to Make Together
Easy Sugar Cookies from YummyToddlerFood.com
Healthy Hot Chocolate from
YummyToddlerFood.com
Snack Crackers from
TasteofHome.com
Fun Webcams to Peek at the World Beyond Our Front Door
A live webcam of a wooded conservation area of Transylvania, Romania, which doesn't have any vampires but does show the occasional bear, fox, elk, and other forest friends! The time in Transylvania is 8 hours ahead of Chicago.
A live webcam of a watering hole in South Africa. Not many animals come by, but if you check it every now and then you may spot a lion! The time in South Africa is 8 hours later than in Chicago.
A live webcam of flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservatory in Florida. The time in Florida is one hour ahead of Chicago.
STEAM @ Home Programs
Six area libraries have come together to create monthly STEAM activities for kids ages 5-12 that can be done at home.
Visit the STEAM @ Home website to register for activities, watch past programs, and learn more!
Need some books or movies?
Let a librarian pick out something for you to pick up curbside. Just tell us what kind of things you like, and we'll take it from there!
