Write-on Wednesday 04/22/2020

Write-on Wednesday

Remote Learning Resources

Parents working from home with kids learning from home. Seeking ideas to support your children's education?

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators created a Digital Directory for Remote Learning Resources to help parents and teachers during the COVID-19 crisis.

SCBWI members prepared online materials to entertain, instruct, and inspire children and young people. Some authors read and discussed their books. Others presented mini-lessons on art, history, or craft projects. Another section included the equivalent of a school visit. Click the SCBWI resource link above for the full list.

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."

- Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist

National Library Week

April 19-25, 2020

The theme for National Library Week (NLW) 2020, "Find your place at

the library," was chosen before the emergence of the global pandemic. To acknowledge o ur altered landscape, the American Library Association flipped the theme. "Find the library at your place" highlights how libraries have offered virtual services and digital content to their communities.

While many libraries are temporarily closed due the current public health crisis, most offer access to audio books, e-books, music and movies. Some are even finding ways to provide programs online, such as virtual story times, book clubs, and crafting sessions.