Children

The Children’s Library serves children from infant through fifth grade and their families. Individuals with special needs are welcome here, too.

Programs

Join us for a wide variety of programs for children.

  

We offer Story Times for infants through school-aged children.

Multi-week story time programs are offered in the fall, winter, and spring. Registration is required for the following programs:

Programs	Ages	Days/Times
Bouncing Babies	Pre-walking infants under 13 months.	Tuesdays at 9:20 am
Wonderful Walkers	Walking infants under 24 months.	Wednesdays at 9:30 am  OR Thursdays at 9:15 am OR 10 am
Parent/Child Story Time	2 and 3 year olds with an adult. Siblings welcome.	Mondays at 9:10 am OR 10:30 am  OR Thursdays at 11 am  OR Fridays at 10:30 am

Drop-In Story Time Options:

Programs	Ages
Story Time for 2-3 year olds	Child must be at least 2 years old at the start of the series. Siblings welcome.
Story Time for 3-6 year olds	Child must be at least 3 years old at the start of the series.
PJ Story Time	Evening Story Time for families with children 2-6 years old.
World Language  Story Time	Bilingual Story Time for ages 3 and up.

Please visit our online calendar for details, dates, and times. 

Reading Suggestions

Fun Items to Borrow

We also loan activities and tech devices.

Early Learning

Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library recommends these five proven steps to help raise a reader: Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Foundation recommends reading, even re-reading, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 books before Kindergarten. Pick up a packet at the Children’s Desk.

• Have a program idea?
• Want recommendations for a good book or series?
  

Let us know what’s on your mind—we’re happy to help!