April 2020 Newsletter
While the Osterhout Free Library building is closed, we are still here for you! Below you will find resources your family can enjoy at home including e-books, databases, and activities you can do at home.

At the bottom of this newsletter you will find a survey to help us provide more helpful information to your family in future newsletters.Please take a moment to answer a few questions.

If you have any questions, or just want to say hello, please feel free to reply to this email or contact us at childrens@luzernelibraries.org .
Osterhout Free Library Digital Resources
Though the physical library is closed, we have several resources that are always available at osterhout.info.
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Find ebooks for the whole
family at Cloud Library.
including chapter books.

Download the app to set up your account, browse titles, and download books.

Click here to find a list of children's books.
Kids Power Library offers some educational resources including Bookflix which offers ebooks of popular children's books as well as Trueflix which offers some interesting non-fiction books.

To gain access, just choose the resource and enter your library card number.
Visit Tumble Book Library for even more children's tiles here.
Osterhout Free Library Activities @ Home
We really miss seeing your faces and being able to share our love of learning and fun with your family. Check out some of our activities that we have posted to Facebook and stay tuned for more.
Celebrate 50 Years of Earth Day
Wednesday marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Follow our Facebook page to find activities that you can do at home.

You can also visit these pages for more earth day books and activities.
Take Our Picture Book Quiz
Think your family knows their picture books?
Take this short quiz with your child to see if you can recall these popular children's book characters.
Virtual Art Show
Be sure to check out these fabulous creations of some young artists at our Virtual Art Show on Facebook.

Thank you to all who participated!!!

Want to send us a picture of your child's works of art? Email us at childrens@luzernelibraries.org.
Science Saturday Scavenger Hunt
Is your young scientist itching to get outdoors? Get them to use their powers of observation with this nature scavenger hunt that your kids can do right in your own backyard. Your family can even create their own scavenger hunt!

We invite families to take a picture and post it in the comments on this Facebook post or email us and we will post it for you!

Check Facebook again each Saturday for another quick science activity your family can do at home.
Eggs-citing Science Saturday
This is one Science Saturday that you may want to save for after breakfast.

Can you tell if an egg is cooked just by moving it? Are eggshells fragile, or are they actually strong? To find out, check out the link here for experiments, an egg-cellent book to read, and a cool project!

We invite families to take a picture and post it in the comments on this Facebook post or email us. We love to hear from you!

Check Facebook again each Saturday for another science activity your family can do at home.
Please Take Our Survey
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Please click here to answer the survey. https://forms.gle/Xx8QDBBx7NAh6zum9
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