Virtual Family Liter
Virtual Family Literacy Day: Learning in the Great Outdoors
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Thursday, Jan. 27
Oxford County Library is hosting a day of free virtual programming on Thursday, January 27, in celebration of National Family Literacy Day. Library staff will be posting activities and storytimes on the Oxford County Library Facebook page and YouTube channel to help you engage in literacy-boosting activities that encourage you to learn as a family in the great outdoors.

10 a.m. Songs & Stories with Oxford County Library
Join Oxford County Library staff for an outdoors themed story time for ages 0-6.

11 a.m. Outdoor Art
Join Holly to learn how to make some art outside in the winter using natural materials, including ice wreaths and seed art.

1 p.m. Oxford Outdoors
In this collaborative video, Oxford County Library, Oxford EarlyON, and Woodstock Public Library share activities and resources to get you outside, having fun, and learning as a family.
 
3 p.m. Snow Dough
No snow outside? No problem! Join Shannon on Facebook or YouTube to bring the outdoors in and discover how to make snow dough.

6 p.m. Family Literacy Day Trivia
Put on your thinking caps, gather a team or play solo, in an exciting round of virtual Family Literacy Day Trivia. Trivia link will be posted at 6 p.m. on the library’s Facebook page, and will stay open until midnight. Open to all ages and no registration required.

7 p.m. Hoopla Hangout
Join us for a special outdoor themed Hoopla Hangout! Find us on Instagram Live on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. for a live discussion about "Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir,” by Julia Zarankin, hosted by Sarah, our Systems Support Librarian, and Ellen, our Ingersoll Community Librarian. "Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder" tells the story of finding meaning in midlife through birds. Julia Zarankin's thoughtful and witty anecdotes illuminate the joyful experience of a new discovery and the surprising pleasure to be found while standing still on the edge of a lake at 6 a.m. 


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