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Category Archives: Group Visits
Indiana-mations!
Click the “Play Now” link below to see animations by Colonial Christian High School!
Thanks again, Mo!
This last Thursday, favorite children’s author/illustrator Mo Willems delivered the annual McFadden Memorial Lecture for the library. Mo entertained the audience with storytelling, jokes, Q & A’s, and even taught the crowd how to make a mini-flipbook animation starring the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits, Outside the Curve, Special Programs
Tagged books, Kid Pix, McFadden Lecture, Mo Willems, school visits
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Charles Tindley Research Podcast
Need to do some research for a project? 8th grade students from Charles Tindley used the library’s catalog and online databases to research topics related to the Civil Rights movement. Listen to some of their findings below!
Posted in Activities, Group Visits, Podcast, Research
Tagged Civil Rights, Podcast, Research, School Visit
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, kindergarteners from Challenge Foundation Academy acted out the story of the Sneetches with felt stars and a trip through Sylvester McMonkey McBean’s Star On machine! For more Seuss-tastic games and activities–including a Sneetch Beach … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits
Tagged books, Dr. Seuss, Read Across America, School Visit, storytime
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Webelos Group Visit
Today a group of Webelos visited the Learning Curve and Central Library to learn about robots, animation, databases and microfiche. Listen to their research findings using podcast player below.
Under the Sea
This week, first graders from Greenbriar Elementary read stories about dolphins and other sea life, and then created their own Under the Sea pictures in Kid Pix, displayed in the slideshow below. Schools of fish, seaweed and sea creatures–what else … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, art, Elementary School, KidPix, School Visit, Science, storytime
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IPS #31
4th graders from from IPS #31 visited the Learning Curve to practice catalog and database searching. Click play on the podcast player below to hear their discoveries!
Our Dolphin Tale
Today, St. Peter’s Head Start preschoolers read a true story about Winter, the dolphin who was rescued after losing her tail, and then learned how to swim with a prosthetic tail made especially for her. The upcoming movie, Dolphin Tale, … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, animation, books, Frames, Stop-Motion, storytime
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St. Thomas Research Visit
6th grade students from St. Thomas Aquinas visited the Learning Curve today to research a class project on countries of the world. In addition to checking out books, they also used two kids’ databases available for free via IMCPL’s Just … Continue reading
Posted in Group Visits, Podcast, Research
Tagged countries, Database, geography, Middle School, Podcast, Research, st. thomas aquinas
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Stop Motion City
This week in the Curve, we made a stop motion animation using some blocks, a webcam, and Frames software. Watch the final product to see a city being built before your eyes! Come by the Learning Curve to create your … Continue reading