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Below are the instructions for October 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Rainboo Ghost Sign Instructions for the Pre K and Kindergarten craft can be found inside each kit. Bat Mosaic Sign Instructions for the Grades 1-4 craft… Read More

Below are the instructions for September 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Chalk Art Happy September! I hope you all are looking forward to fall weather as much as I am. This craft is perfect to do indoors… Read More

Below are the instructions for August 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Paper Plate Tennis Hope you all are enjoying summer! This month, PreK-K kids can make tennis rackets with… Read More

Below are the instructions for July 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Kids DIY Drawing or Painting Stencils  Color your stencils. 2.  Or pop them out and color them! 3.… Read More

Below are the instructions for June 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Butterfly Suncatcher Each kit includes: A butterfly outline Pieces of tissue paper in various colors A stretch of… Read More

This summer, the Library will once again symbolically adopt an animal through the World Wildlife Fund, which will help protect the animals and their habitats. All summer long YOU can vote between 9 different animals. Vote as many times as you’d like! The animal choices are:  African Elephant Fennec Fox Orangutan Baby Orca Red-eye Tree… Read More

Calling all Children and Teens! Make sure your unique voice is heard by participating in the Find Your Voice Summer Reading Program! Track your reading, complete activities, and attend programs all summer long. To participate in weekly drawings and earn prizes along the way, be sure to update your progress each week, either at the Library or… Read More

We are thrilled to announce that after a whopping, amazing, incredible, record-setting 20,875 votes, the 10th annual Tournament of Books has 8 new champions! The winners were: Picture Books:  The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak Early Readers: all of the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems Chapter Books: The One and Only… Read More

Below are the instructions for May 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Sun with Rainbow Streamers Happy May! This month, PreK-K kids can make a sun with a rainbow hanging… Read More

In case you haven’t heard, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of our beloved Tournament of Books! Each year, children in the Library and across the DPS 109 schools vote in the Tournament to determine a winning book in various brackets. This year, the Tournament features eight brackets: Picture Books, Early Readers, Chapter Books, Juvenile Series,… Read More