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Children


Storytimes

Storytimes provide an important role in helping your child get ready to read. You are your child's first teacher, and home is where your child begins to learn. The public library provides resources to help you talk, sing, read, write and play with your child through the Every Child Ready to Read initiative. 

Current storytime offerings are:

Tater tot playtime - Monday March 13th & 17th at 10am. 

Bubbles and Stories - Every Tuesday at 10am. 

Language Play - Wednesday March 15th & 29th at 6:30pm. 


School Textbooks 

Copies of textbooks used at Ridge Lawn, Ridge Central, Finley Junior High, and District 122 can be used in the library.


1,000 Books Before Kindergarten 

Pick up a folder in Youth Services and take the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge! After each 100 books read, pick up a prize for you and your child! This program is for newborns & toddlers who have not yet entered kindergarten. To start logging your child's books virtually using Beanstack, click here.

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Upcoming Events for Children

Mon, Apr 03, All day

Mon, Apr 03, All day

Tue, Apr 04, All day

Tue, Apr 04, All day

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 05, All day

Wed, Apr 05, All day

Wed, Apr 05, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 06, All day

Thu, Apr 06, All day

Fri, Apr 07, All day

Fri, Apr 07, All day

Sat, Apr 08, All day

Sat, Apr 08, All day

Sun, Apr 09, All day

Mon, Apr 10, All day

Mon, Apr 10, 10:00am - 10:45am

Mon, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room

Mon, Apr 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Apr 11, All day

Tue, Apr 11, 10:00am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 12, All day

Wed, Apr 12, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Wed, Apr 12, 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Thu, Apr 13, All day

Fri, Apr 14, All day

Sat, Apr 15, All day

Sun, Apr 16, All day

Mon, Apr 17, All day

Mon, Apr 17, All day

Tue, Apr 18, All day

Tue, Apr 18, All day

Tue, Apr 18, 10:00am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 19, All day

Wed, Apr 19, All day

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 20, All day

Thu, Apr 20, All day

Fri, Apr 21, All day

Fri, Apr 21, All day

Sat, Apr 22, All day

Sat, Apr 22, All day

Sun, Apr 23, All day

Sun, Apr 23, All day

Mon, Apr 24, 10:00am - 10:45am

Mon, Apr 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Apr 25, 10:00am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room

Tue, Apr 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 26, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Wed, Apr 26, 6:30pm - 7:15pm


Online Resources for Children

Check out these sites for homework help, test prep tools, and gaming.

  • Bubbles and Stories
NEW KIDS BOOKS
  • March 13
    • The three little guinea pigs
    • When sea becomes sky
    • The treehouse library
    • Not an easy win
    • Hilo. Book 9, Gina and the last city on earth
    • Lasagna means I love you
2023 Caudill Award Books
  • 2023 Caudill Award Books
    • Amari and the Night Brothers
    • A High Five for Glenn Burke
    • The Blackbird Girls
    • The Benefits of Being an Octopus
    • Fighting Words
    • Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish
    • Efrén Divided
    • The Only Black Girls in Town
    • The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
    • Scritch Scratch
    • A Thousand Questions
    • Wink
    • When Stars Are Scattered
    • This is Your Brain on Stereotypes
    • Chirp
    • The Best At It
    • Black Brother, Black Brother
    • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys? Soccer Team
    • Katie the catsitter
    • Before the Ever After
2023 Bluestem Award Books
  • 2023 Bluestem Award Winners
    • Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch
    • The spirit of Springer : the real-life rescue of an orphaned orca
    • The Last Human
    • Mac B. Kid Spy: Mac Undercover
    • Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
    • Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
    • Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!
    • The Losers Club
    • A Thousand Questions
    • The Amelia Six : an Amelia Earhart mystery
    • The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes
    • The lion of Mars
    • Twins
    • Song for a Whale
    • Measuring Up
    • Glitch
    • Caterpillar Summer
    • Becoming Muhammad Ali
    • Tune it Out
    • Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre