Grundy County Jewett Norris Library

Children & Teens

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EVENTS

Story Hour

Story hour sessions will be held at 10 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.on the following dates, and will relate to the following themes:

September Theme: "Apples"
September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th

October Theme: "Pumpkins"
October 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th
A Halloween Party and Costume Parade will also be held on the 27th

November Theme: "Fall and Turkeys"
November 3rd, 10th, and 17th

December Theme: "Winter"
December 1st, 8th, and 15th
The last story hour for the year will be on the 15th.

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RECENT ACTIVITIES


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THE DOT SYSTEM

The dot system is a simple way of marking a book for the reading level it is intended. These dots appear on the spines of books written for kindergarten through third grade-level readers. Look for these books in the short blue, green, and red shelves in the Children's Department of the library.


Red Dot: Pre-school- Kindergarten
Blue Dot: First & Second Grade
Green Dot: Second & Third Grade

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THE DISCOVERY COLLECTION

The Discovering Collection consists of essays and reference works on the subjects of Literature, History, Biography, Science and Social Studies for K-12 students. The Discovering Collection is designed with the student in mind. It is comprised of more than 28,000 biographies, 18,000 overview essays and more than 13,500 critical essays in core curriculum subjects- all available online, 24 hours a day. All of the information is pulled directly from Thomson Gale reference materials and explores literature, history, biography, science and social studies with comprehensive content easily accessible by even the most novice researchers.

Access the Collection!

Before accessing the collection remotely, you must first create an account inside the library. After the account has been created, you may access the collection at any location.

Be sure to enter 64683 before your library ID number.

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THE LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY

The Learning Express Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

Access the Learning Library!

You must enter your library card number in the "Username" field, then create a password to access this site from home.