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Special Collections

MLC has a variety of non-traditional items for public libraries to borrow, which make up Special Collections. Contact Charlie Simpkins, Special Collections Coordinator, at csimpkins@mlc.lib.ms.us for more information or to reserve any of the items.

Description

Need help with storytime? Try our Storytime Kits. They include books, lesson plans, and materials for activities. Make sure to look through the lesson plans ahead of time, to see if there are any consumables needed. They are available for a 6-week checkout period and can be mailed.

Kits

The Robot Reading Rally book list and curriculum were created by the Mississippi State University Extension Service. This book club kit has been made available without alteration for nonprofit educational purposes.

Books included: 

  • Monkey & Robot by Peter Catalanotto 
  • Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen 
  • Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey, art by Dan Santat 
  • The Robot Book by Heather Brown 
  • The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas 
  • Robots, Robots, Everywhere! by Sue Fliess, illustrated by Bob Staake 
  • The Trouble with Sisters and Robots by Steve Gritton 
  • The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara and Mark Fearing 
  • Welcome to Your Awesome Robot by Viviane Schwarz 

Supplemental Materials for Robot Reading Rally Activities included: 

  • 12 ink pads 
  • Blank CDs 
  • D batteries (6) and aluminum foil (1 roll) 
  • Drinking straws 
  • Empty 35 mm film canisters (10) and Alka-Seltzer tablets (11 packs)  

The STEM Storytime Kit kit was created by the Mississippi Library Commission. It contains:

  • White Rabbit’s Color Book – Alan Baker
  • Mouse Paint – Ellen Stoll Walsh
  • Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain – Verna Aardema, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
  • Parts – Tedd Arnold
  • Three lesson plans with materials for five activities.
  • Materials for activities include:
    • CDs
    • Clothes hangers
    • Flashlights
    • Food coloring
    • Shaving cream
    • Tennis balls