Children and Caregivers
Start developing essential language skills through storytimes, specially selected books, and early literacy activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Featured Services
Storytimes
Join us for storytimes. We create our programs with both learning and fun in mind.
Early Literacy
Prepare your child for kindergarten by building a strong foundation for learning.
Book Picks
It’s never too early to start reading together. Check out our book lists and picks for little ones.
Children’s News
Baby & Toddler Storytime Songs & Rhymes: March 5
Continue playing and learning with your child at home with songs and rhymes from Baby & Toddler Storytime. The two-page printable includes Puppy Pete and Webster's storytime favorites and suggested baby signs to explore with your child. There's...
Discovery Room: Imagination in Bloom
With the changing seasons come new activities in the children’s Discovery Room! Young visitors and their caregivers can explore the spring theme of “Garden Center” featuring flowers, vegetables, seeds, and other planting fun. Through May, children will delight in...
Baby & Toddler Storytime Songs & Rhymes: February 20
Continue playing and learning with your child at home with songs and rhymes from Baby & Toddler Storytime. The two-page printable includes Puppy Pete and Webster's storytime favorites and suggested baby signs to explore with your child. There's...
Discovery Room: So Cold
December 2023 - February 2024: The Discovery Room is ready for imaginative play centered around the wintery theme of "so cold" - snowflakes, snow friends, icy winds, and, of course, ice cream! Children can play ice cream parlor as they scoop, serve, and sell sweet...
Discovery Room: Water & the St. Croix River
September - November 2023: The Discovery Room is ready for imaginative play centered around the theme of water and the St. Croix River. Children can investigate a pretend pool containing stuffie fish and puppet animals that are found in the St. Croix River Valley;...
Book Picks for Starting Kindergarten
It’s hard to think about going back to school when it feels like summer just started. However, if your child is starting school for the first time, they might have some questions or worries about these changes. Will I have friends, are my new teachers nice, will the...
Baby & Toddler Storytime Songs & Tips
Webster and Puppy Pete hope you have a wonderful summer. Click on the links below so you can continue to sing songs and rhymes that they and Miss Kim shared with you at storytime. Each handout has some child development information and "Search-and-Find" fun. April 18,...
Library Card Design Contest Winner
We are so excited to announce the winner of our 2023 youth library card design contest: Audrey Mast! We were impressed and inspired by the creativity and talent of all of our community’s youth, and it was really difficult to choose just one entry from the 70 library...
Introducing a new children’s collection addition – VOX Books
These all-in-one read-alongs capture a child's reading attention while making learning and literacy development fun. Narrators are lively and will keep readers engaged. Educators can use VOX Books to help early or struggling readers learn to pronounce words, hold a...
Early Learning and Library Storytimes
How does a storytime led by a children's librarian bolster early learning and development standards? Children interact with librarians who become familiar adults outside their families, aiding in their social and emotional development. Movement songs and repetitive...