CALENDARS: June Programs
To register for programs, you must go to the Calendar of Events on the Library's Main Page


Visit our children's programming pages
for the Main Library and the MacKay Branch

 

Children Read	Children Learn	Grownups Learn
Book Recommendations Books by level and genre linked to our catalog Tumblebooks Picture books and stories, read aloud for young children online or on devices Overdrive Downloadable Ebooks and Audiobooks Selection of titles on Overdrive for children and teens (You need a library card for this.) Series Books Find the next book in your favorite series NoveList Look up authors and series, find similar books, and get suggestions (You need a library card for this.) International Children's Digital Library Listen to stories in many languages	Great Websites for Kids Selected by the American Library Association Early World of Learning Nursery Rhymes, Songs, Colors, Shapes, etc. (You need a Chelmsford library card for this program.) Starfall A fun online phonics approach to learning to read Vocabulary Games for Children Fun vocab games for new learners and ESL American Sign Language For sign language learners of all ages Dance Mat Typing Learn to type with the BBC Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids Trusted kids encyclopedia for homework and general knowledge	Common Sense Media Reviews of aps, movies and games for children Book-a-Day Almanac Find out about a different book each day Find Licensed Daycare Families and Centers are licensed in Massachusetts Homework & Research Databases Do your research anytime, anywhere Chelmsford Public Schools Websites for all Chelmsford schools and their libraries Great Websites for Kids Selected by the American Library Association
Featured Resources:
Tumblebooks: ebooks for kids	Early World of Learning	Storytime on Chelmsford Telemedia Listen to a half hour of stories every evening at 7:00 pm. The stories are read by the staff of the public library and school libraries in Chelmsford. Comcast Channel 22 or Verizon Channel 36

 

FIND GOOD BOOKS

* Use our Reading Lists for recommended books.
The lists are sorted by grade and genre.
Find the kinds of books you like in our catalog, and request them from the library.

eBOOKS
Tumblebooks: Listen and read along to picture books and chapter books, and watch non-fiction videos.

You've just read a great book and want guidance on what to read next... NoveList is a tool that can help you find another book to enjoy. (You need a library card to use NoveList from home.)

 

NEW! Educational videos for Grades K-12 from BrainPop

BrainPop is a great program used in the Chelmsford public schools.
If you would like to use it with your family, come to the library. It is available on our computers while the library is open, even at night!

 

 

PATH TO LITERACY: Talk, Read, Sing, Draw and Play with your child. These are the building blocks for Every Child Ready to Read.

 

Come to the library to browse for books, or use our catalog from home to order books. We'll let you know when they arrive.

 

Watch Stories on Chelmsford Cable TV. Staff from the public library and the school libraries read stories every evening at 7:00 pm on Comcast Channel 22 or Verizon Channel 36.

 

 

Sing great songs.

Sing children's songs or some of your own favorites. Children can hear the sylables in a word much better in songs.
With a Chelmsford Library card, you have access to many nursery rhymes and songs in the Early World of Learning  

Home access with your Library card:

 

 

Encourage your child to draw. Even the youngest child can create splatter art at jacksonpollock.org

 

Learn to write the letters of the alphabet at Enchanted Learning

 

Imaginative play, especially outdoors, is an important step toward literacy. One idea: Borrow a geomate.jr from the library to try geocaching.

Tony Giannone, the geocaching steward for the Open Spaces in Chelmsford, has donated a geomate.jr to the library. This tool allows children to find geocaches by following preprogrammed instructions. Several Chelmsford geocaches are included. The geomate.jr can be checked out from the children's room at the Main Library. The loan period is one week.

www.minitreks.info uses Google Earth to provide an overview of the major trails in town with estimated mileage. The BLUE trails are the primary trails.

The Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship is a group of local volunteers who take care of the public lands in Chelmsford. Visit their website for more information about the open spaces.

Have you found the bench on Chelmsford's Rail Trail? Children raised the money for this bench by reading all through the summer in 2010. (The Friends of the Library donated the money.)