Children's Events
Baby Sign Storytime
Baby Sign Storytime is designed for babies and their caregivers. Miss Haley will introduce basic sign language for your family to use to facilitate communication before your baby can speak. This program uses a basic storytime format with practical topics to support you and your baby as you both learn helpful signs.
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Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
Book Babies
Connect with your baby by singing songs, learning new finger-plays, and listening to stories at this fun program aimed at promoting early literacy. After the fun, we invite you to hang out with other caregivers while the babies play.
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
Explore & Play
Start the morning with open-ended free play to spark your child's imagination! We provide a variety of toys -- trucks, rockets, blocks of all kinds, tactile toys, pretend foods, and more. This moment of unstructured play fosters creativity, encourages children to explore the world in their own way, and allows children to socialize with their peers. Explore & Play also offers an opportunity for the adults to engage in meaningful play with their children and form connections with other caregivers.
The doors will open at exactly 9:30 and we will begin to pick up at 10:00.
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
Preschool Storytime
Fun books, songs, and crafts based on a weekly theme. Stories and crafts are aimed at children ages 3 to 6, but all ages are welcome.
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
Rob Holladay
Get ready to laugh and embrace your silly alongside Rob Holladay as he uses his talent and humor to bring balloons to life.
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
Rob Holladay
Get ready to laugh and embrace your silly alongside Robb Holladay as he uses his talent and humor to bring balloons to life.
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
Photo Permission
Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please contact the library and the library will honor that request.
New Children's Books
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Firefly Season
Written by the award-winning, bestselling author of Jingle Dancer, Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee), and filled with tender illustrations by Kate Gardiner (Nipmuck), this unforgettable, warmhearted picture book is for family and the friends who become family.
Piper feels grateful for visits with her relatives, especially for the time spent with her cousins in Cherokee Nation and Muscogee Nation during summer vacations, fishing on misty mornings and playing on firefly-filled evenings. Piper's family lives a road trip away in Kansas City. So when a neighbor named Sumi moves in next door, Piper is excited to share her stories and seasons with a new friend.
The two are inseparable--until Piper's family moves to another city. Their bond overcomes distance, and with time, Piper dreams up a plan to reunite with the people she loves most of all.
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Aloha Everything
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Winner of the Hawaiʻi Keiki Book Award
An ALA Notable Children's Book
★ "A stunning tribute to Hawaiian culture and identity."-starred review, Kirkus
New York Public Library Top Ten Best Kid's Book of 2024
A Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature Best Book of 2024
A 2025 Notable Book for a Global Society - International Literacy Association
Aloha Everything is a magical story that will take you on a thrilling journey through the breathtaking islands of Hawaiʻi!
In this exciting adventure, you'll encounter mighty canoes crashing over ocean waves, regal hawks soaring high above the clouds, and brilliant lizards jumping nimbly through forest trees! Most importantly, you'll meet a courageous young girl named Ano who learns, grows, and comes to love her island home with all her heart.
Since the day that Ano was born, her heart has been connected to her home. But, this adventurous child has a lot to learn! When Ano begins to dance hula -- a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history, and folklore of the Hawaiian people -- Ano comes to understand the true meaning of aloha.
Aloha Everything is both a captivating read and a fantastic educational resource for learning about Hawaiian history, ecology, and culture. With breathtaking hand-painted illustrations and beautiful rhyming poetry that will lull little ones into brilliant dreams of vibrant adventure, this book is sure to capture the hearts of both children and parents alike.
The beautiful poetry--weaving its way through every page--artfully blends 25 Hawaiian words into the English prose and provides a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of aloha in relation to the land, the people, and the lore. There is also a pronunciation guide and glossary providing additional information for those looking to learn more about the rich language and culture of Hawai'i. -
My Dear Sea
Come on a family beach trip with a girl and her family as she swims in the waves, builds sandcastles, learns to keep the ocean clear of trash--and develops a bond with the sea.
On a family beach trip, an excited young swimmer rushes to the water as her dad cautions her to respect the sea. As she swims in the waves and builds sandcastles onshore, she shares valuable lessons on responsibility that she learned from her best friend, the sea.
As she explores ancient sea caves and glimpses amazing creatures just beyond the waves, she reminds us all that caring for and respecting the sea also means keeping it clear of trash and pollution. As the day closes on another successful beach adventure, she waves farewell to her friend and promises to return tomorrow.
My Dear Sea is a love letter to the sea and all it holds, with pages full of jewel-toned illustrations in pastels depicting beach scenes and marine surprises. Rhyming lines reveal important lessons all beachgoers should know about the ocean's importance and its conservation, making for a perfect classroom STEAM read-aloud and beach-lover's reading gift.
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Nellie's Big Splash
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rabbit Listened, an unforgettable story of being brave and jumping into new experiences
When Nellie the sea turtle hatched, she was on a beach surrounded by lots of her brothers and sisters. Soon all the other turtles joyfully ran into the ocean and swam away, but Nellie? She was too scared. The ocean was loud, it was deep, and it was unknown. She stayed on the safe, dry sand instead.
But when night starts to fall and it gets too dark and cold for a tiny little sea turtle on land, Nellie realizes that if she looked past the scary crashing waves, there's actually a whole world out there, just waiting for her to jump in.
Kanopy Kids is a streaming service that offers unlimited plays of enriching films and TV series. To use Kanopy Kids, a parent or caregiver must sign into their account and then click on the kids link at the top.
The library offers a variety of kits to support burgeoning readers. From kits that combine print and audio books to strengthen reading skills to kits that combine books with sensory-play items and manipulatives to encourage both literacy and STEM-based learning, there are many options for that allow for a more engaging reading experience.
The Toniebox is an imagination-building, screen-free digital listening experience that plays stories, songs, and more. Designed for little listeners ages 3+, it's the perfect storytime companion for tiny hands and active imaginations. Younger children can enjoy the device with proper adult supervision. Use with Content Tonies to play different stories and songs. Children can change out stories, adjust volume, fast-forward or rewind.