Services for Educators
- Teacher Cards
- Any educator, daycare provider, or homeschooling parent residing in the Fox Valley may obtain a teacher card. These cards are exempt from overdue fines, just like your personal library card. Cardholders are responsible for lost or damaged materials. Teacher cards shall be used to borrow only curriculum-related materials. Visit the Circulation Desk to register for your teacher card.
- Teacher Packs
- Sign up to receive custom book packs for your classroom. Request a book pack for your next theme unit or an assortment of titles around your students' reading level. Visit the Children's Desk, fill out the online form, or give us a call at 920.967.3670 to set up a book pack just for your unit.
- Schedule a library visit
- Bring your students for a visit to the library! A tour, story, and time for book checkout make this a perfect field trip for all ages. To schedule your class visit, call 920.967.3670 or stop in at the Children's Desk.
- Schedule a librarian
- Our librarians would love to come visit your classroom! We'll share stories, rhymes, and songs with your students about the library or about a topic your class is studying. To schedule your class visit, call 920.967.3670 or stop in at the Children's Desk.
- Book a Meeting Room
- Our library offers multiple meetings spaces that can be booked for homeschool classes, meetings, events, etc. To reserve a meeting room, call 920.967.3690, stop by the Reference Desk, or visit our online page: Meet Here.
Resources for Educators
- Menasha Book Club Kits
- Running a book club or group read in your classroom? Our Book Club Kits come packed with 10-20 copies of a paperback book and background information about the author. Check our library catalog for titles and availability.
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- Discovery Kits are self-guided learning packs that focus on a specific topic of STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
- Each kit comes with 2-5 books dedicated to the kit’s topic. These resources provide information (to build knowledge) or tell a story (to build connection) to help users establish necessary background knowledge.
- Furthermore, each kit comes with a number of physical items: activities, games, manipulatives, models, projects, puzzles, or tools which allow users to apply their newly gained knowledge in real world ways.
- Providing children the opportunity to learn through reading and then apply that knowledge through doing strengthens neural connections, providing better learning outcomes to build knowledge that lasts.
- Toy Library
- Visit our special library with simple puzzles and wooden toys ready for you to check out and play with in the classroom. The loan period for items from the toy library is four weeks. For challenging puzzles, visit our puzzle collection across from the Circulation Desk, next to our board game collection.
- File Folder Games located under our Easy Reader Paperbacks shelf
- Learning Center Collection - file folder games on letters, numbers, words, and math
- Learning Props - a fabric file folder game with a book - English and Spanish titles available
- Preschool Paks - these mini kits include a file folder game and three paperback books
- Story Bags
- Host your own story time with one of our Story Bag Kits. Located in our Toy Library in the Children's Room.
- Board games
- Our board game collection is located across from the Circulation Desk and has games for all ages. Our outdoor games are located in our Library of Things.
- Library of Things
- Working on a project and need to borrow a tool or equipment? Visit the Library of Things located across from the Circulation Desk.
