Children's Department

On Thursday, July 17 at 5 PM, children are invited to the Oxford Public Library to enjoy a visit from Dr. BugMan. Children will meet real-live insects and reptiles during this free program. Registration is required.

On Monday, June 21 at 5:30 PM, the Oxford Public Library will host “Bugs and Moose Out on the Loose” with singer Tom Sieling. Sing along to humorous songs about our natural world during this free family program. Registration is required.

On Friday, July 18, children are invited to the Oxford Public Library to celebrate Chalk Day, a free all-day event. Have summer fun outside the library with chalk, bubbles, and a parachute to play with. Rain date: Friday, July 25.

Now through August 6, children ages 4-12 who visit the Oxford Public Library have the chance to receive a complimentary ticket to a New Britain Rock Cats baseball game. Each child will receive a ticket after telling a librarian about a favorite book that he or she read this summer. At All Ages Storytime on Tuesday, July 22, children can meet Rocky, the Rock Cats’ mascot. No registration is required for this free program.

For more information, please call the library during its regular business hours.

Preschool Web Sites

Arthur - The official site for Arthur and his friends featured in the popular books by Marc Brown.

Barney and Friends - Play games, watch video clips, print coloring pages and get craft ideas.

The Big Comfy Couch - Play games, watch video stories, print coloring pages, and listen to songs.

Build A Monster - This site, with hardly any text, teaches kids to use a mouse while creating a not so scary monster.

Children's Storybooks On-line - Original stories with animated illustrations and simple descriptions young children will understand. Story titles include The Farm Animals and Buzzy Bee.

Crayola Creativity Center - play games, get craft ideas, send or print and color cards, learn color facts and do color experiments, get coloring and activity pages.

The World of Curious George - Have fun with everybody's favorite curious monkey! The site features an on-line mini adventure for kids to follow.

Disney.com The Web Site for Families - The official web site for all Disney activities. The Kids page features activities for kids to do such as coloring pages, games, etc. using various Disney Characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, etc. Elementary age children will also enjoy the activities found here.

IKnowThat.com - a fun learning website for kids from preschool to 6th grade. Have games and activities per grade level per subject with teacher’s guides too.

Kendra's Coloring Book - An easy to use coloring page with simple pictures that can be printed out for coloring or painted right on the computer page.

Lego - for the lego lover. Play games and activities.

Mary Lou Pickle - through games and activities and music teaches children to respect people, animals and the world.

Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes - A site designed for children who are learning to read. Kids will enjoy picking out the words they can read in their favorite nursery rhymes.

Sesame Street Central - This site features the popular Sesame Street characters in simple online storybooks that are fun to read. It also contains lots of web pages especially designed to print out and color.

Seussville - The Seuss characters welcome kids to Seussville, Dr. Seuss's playground in Cyberspace. You can play games, chat with The Cat in the Hat, and do much, much more!

Thomas the Tank Engine - Play games, print coloring pages, send ecards.

Treehouse TV - for the 6 and under child has games and activities, coloring pages, etc.

World Village's Idea Box - This site is updated weekly and features both a site and idea of the week, along with news of interest to parents, teachers, and librarians. You can also find links to lots of printable learning, activity and coloring pages, as well as projects, games, and crafts.

PBS - The starting place to find your favorite PBS shows on line, such as Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Shining Time Station, Wimzie's House and much, much more!

School-Age Web Sites

Homework Help	Fun Sites
HomeworkSpot- LibrarySpot's reference site for kids	Smithsonian for Kids
KidsClick- Association of Children's Librarian's reference site	Yahooligans Cool Sites
KidsSpace- Internet Public Library's kid's site	Animals
Library of Congress- Facts and archives of the U.S. (photos, science questions, places in the news, etc.)	Magic School Bus- Join wacky science teacher Ms. Frizzle, her students and playful sidekick, Liz, the lizard on educational field trips in her Magic School bus.
KidsInfoBits- ICONN children's reference	Goosebumps- Goosebumps comes to life here on this site.
Multnomah County Library Homework Site	American Girls- This is the official site for the popular book series. It includes activities for each favorite American Girl and also information on joining the club.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Site- Over 700 homework sites listed by a child who started in 1996 when he was just six years old, and now is 17! Incredibly useful for any homework question.	IKnowThat- A fun learning website for kids from preschool to 6th grade. Have games and activities per grade level per subject with teacher’s guides too.
Cool Math For Kids- A fun and informational site with math games and help.	LEGO- Build your own design and use your imagination!
Environmental Protection Agency for Kids Become a climate detective-look for clues in your environment and play earth games!	Education Place- Use the "Brain Teasers" area for research or fun; the "Fun Stuff" has sections like the hilarious "Wacky Web Tales."
Awesome Stories Links its story content to hundreds of thousands of world's best online primary sources-maps, pictures, manuscripts, etc. in context of each story.	Great Kids CT Current information on organizations that serve kids in CT-museums, etc.

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