New


Laptop Loans
All library patrons above the age of 16 years may now borrow laptops from the Reference Desk with a valid photo ID. The laptops may only be used in the Main Reading Room and will be limited to two hours if someone is waiting.

Teen Library Information

New Museum Passes
The Friends of the Ames Free Library have generously donated exciting new museum passes for use by the community. With an Easton library card, you can now take full advantage of the valuable discounts you get at the Institute of Contemporary Art and Battleship Cove, and most recently, the New England Aquarium

 


 

 

Great Websites For Kids!

 

 

Below you will find some of Cathie's Favorite Websites for children due to their organization, content, usefulness for assignments, and for the fun they can provide. If you know of any others to include, be sure to let Cathie know...

 

A.L.A.’s Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/greatsites

Websites recommended by the American Library Association on Animals, The Arts, History and Biography, Literature & Languages, Mathematics and Computer, Reference Desk, Sciences, and Social Sciences.

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

General Reference sites for homework help and interesting information.

Homework Center at The Multnoman County Library http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

The Multnomah County Library Homework Center organizes thousands of carefully reviewed K-12 education and homework resources for students, teachers, media specialists, and librarians.

Kids Click
http://www.kidsclick.org/

Annotated searchable directory of websites created for kids by librarians. Searchable by subject, reading level and degree of picture content.

Kids.Gov
http://www.kids.gov/

Find links to government and other kids' sites.