Missions
Our librarians have put together several activities, for a variety of challenges and levels. Complete an activity and you might unlock a more advanced one, and bragging rights, cool badges and maybe even a prize!

100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

Things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.



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Adults Connect!

Connecting with the people around you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 




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Build a Blanket Fort

Build a Blanket Fort

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Build a Snowman or Snow Fort

Build a Snowman or Snow Fort

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Do an Art Project or Craft

Do an Art Project or Craft

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Emojis Tale

Use the Emojis to guess the name of the book. How well do you know your Emojis? Books are either Children's Books or Young Adult Novels.


If you're having trouble, email Ms. Jocelyn for a hint!

jlevin@lyon.lib.mi.us 



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Guess the Fairy Tale

Using the provided clue(s), guess the name of the fairy tale!

*Need a hint? Could it be one of these? Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Cinderella, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Frog Prince, Goldilocks, Hansel And Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio,  Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess And The Pea, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare



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Guess the Fairy Tale

Using the provided clue(s), guess the name of the fairy tale!

*Need a hint? Could it be one of these? Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Cinderella, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Frog Prince, Goldilocks, Hansel And Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio,  Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess And The Pea, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare



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Kids Read!

Imagine Your Story by Reading Some Stories!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Listen to an Audiobook

Listen to an Audiobook

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Oceans of Fun

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz.

Get at least 10 right to earn the badge and 50 points!



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Oceans of Fun

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz.

Get at least 10 right to earn the badge and 50 points!



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Play a Board or Card Game

Play a Board or Card Game

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Read a Book about a Winter Sport or Activity

Read a Book about a Winter Sport or Activity (hockey, ice skating, sledding, ice fishing, maple syrup making, etc). 

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Read a Book That has Been Made into a Movie

Read a Book That has Been Made into a Movie

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Read a book with "SNOW" in the Title

Read a book with "SNOW" in the Title

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Read a book with "WINTER" in the Title

Read a book with "WINTER" in the Title

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Read a Book with a Blue Cover

Read a Book with a Blue Cover

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Read a Fairy Tale or Fantasy

Read a Fairy Tale or Fantasy

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Read a Graphic Novel

Read a Graphic Novel

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Read a New Book

Read a New Book

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Read a Non-Fiction Book

Read a Non-Fiction Book

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Read an Award Winner

Read an Award Winner. Can be any award, Ladybug, Great Stone Face, Flume, Pulitzer, Newbery etc. 

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Sign up for TALK

Parents with kids 5 and under can sign up for TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten, our free texting service that sends you activity ideas twice a week to help get your little one ready for school success! 

All you need is your zip code and your child's birthdate to get started. 



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Sign up for TALK

Parents with kids 5 and under can sign up for TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten, our free texting service that sends you activity ideas twice a week to help get your little one ready for school success! 

All you need is your zip code and your child's birthdate to get started. 



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Adults Read!

Imagine Your Story by Reading Some Stories!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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MiLibraryQuest: Escape Together

Meet ghasts and ghouls, solve puzzles, and close the rift between our world and "the other side" to prevent disaster and ensure both sides Survive Together Now! Solve riddles, take part in the quest, and enter to win a prize from the library.


Puzzles and riddles will aid you in the quest to Survive Together Now! You can try on your own by visiting www.mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest anytime between July 1st and August 5th, or anyone aged 10-18 is invited to join us as we work together to solve the mystery on Tuesday, July 25th from 2-3pm:  https://lyon.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/solve-the-online-mystery/

Anyone in grades 6-12 is invited to try your hand at the puzzles and submit their answers by August 5th. There are prizes up for grabs, too! One teen from LTPL will win a $20 gift card and another teen will win a $10 gift card to their choice of local or online retailer! Find out more by clicking  here!   




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PLAY!

There are 5 Early Literacy Practices to help your infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the foundation to learn to read:

* PLAY * READ * WRITE * SING * TALK *

Playing helps children put thoughts into words and think symbolically so they understand that spoken and written words can stand for real objects and experiences.



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Teens Read!

Imagine Your Story by Reading Some Stories!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Adults Explore!

Imagine Your Story by exploring the world round you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points.



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Adults Log On!

Imagine Your Story by using some of the eResources available with your LTPL Library Card.

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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READ!

There are 5 Early Literacy Practices to help your infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the foundation to learn to read:

* PLAY * READ * WRITE * SING * TALK *

Reading together is the single most important way to help children get ready to read. Shared reading increases vocabulary and general knowledge. It helps children learn how print looks and how books work. Children who enjoy being read to are more likely to want to learn to read themselves.



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Teens Log On!

Log on to some of the eResources available with your LTPL Library Card.

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 




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Adults Create!

Flex Your Creative Muscles to Make Something!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 




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Kids Create!

Flex Your Creative Muscles to Make Something!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Teens Create!

Flex Your Creative Muscles to Make Something!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Teens Explore!

Imagine Your Story by exploring the world round you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points.



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WRITE!

There are 5 Early Literacy Practices to help your infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the foundation to learn to read:

PLAY READ WRITE SING TALK *

Writing and reading go together. Both represent spoken language and communicate information. Scribbling and writing help children learn that written words stand for spoken language. Children can learn pre-reading skills through writing activities.



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Kids Connect!

Imagine Your Story by connecting with the people around you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Kids Explore!

Imagine Your Story by exploring the world round you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points.



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SING!

There are 5 Early Literacy Practices to help your infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the foundation to learn to read:

PLAY READ WRITE SING TALK *

Songs are a natural way for children to learn about language. Singing also slows down language so children can hear the different sounds that make up words.



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Teens Connect!

Imagine Your Story by connecting with the people around you!

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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TALK!

There are 5 Early Literacy Practices to help your infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the foundation to learn to read:

* PLAY * READ * WRITE * SING * TALK *

Talking with children is one of the best ways to help them learn new words and information. Children learn language and other early literacy skills by listening to their parents and others talk. As children hear spoken language, they learn new words and what they mean. They learn about the world around them and important general knowledge.



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Guess the Fairy Tale

Using the provided clue(s), guess the name of the fairy tale!

*Need a hint? Could it be one of these? Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Cinderella, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Frog Prince, Goldilocks, Hansel And Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio,  Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess And The Pea, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare



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Kids Log On!

Log on and learn about some of the great eResources available to you with your LTPL library card! 

Most mission activities can be repeated up to once per week for additional points. 



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Oceans of Fun

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz.

Get at least 10 right to earn the badge and 50 points!



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Adult Create Your Own Adventure

Make your own adventures by checking things off your bucket list! Does your bucket list include visiting a museum, restaurant, or park? Or maybe visiting someplace new? Share the top five things on your bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer below. Go forward and adventure!



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Pirate Scavenger Hunt

Arrgh! Think you are ready to be a pirate? Can you find at least 10 pirate-themed items. Look around your house, the library, park, all around you!

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Moving Like the Ocean

How does a jellyfish move? What about a crab? Learn different ways creatures in the ocean move while getting up and moving. Try ten and earn 50 points!

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Virtual Field Trip

Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored. Try at least 8 to earn a badge and 50 points!

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Writer's Block

Every writer has moments when their mind goes blank. It can be frustrating and annoying when you really want to write something, but just don’t know where to start. Use the following activities to help you turn that blank page into an unforgettable story!



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Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Find all of the following items in your home.

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Match the Tail

Do you love animals? Guess what animal each tail belongs to.

*Need a hint? Could it be one of these? Alligator, beaver, cat, chinchilla, chameleon, cow, dog, elephant, giraffe, goat, horse, lemur, leopard, lion, pig, tiger, whale, zebra.


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Escape the Mysterious

Your mission is to complete at least two of the escape rooms or murder mysteries.

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