Programs & Services By Age
Children (Ages 0-5)
Build essential language skills through storytimes, specially selected books, and early literacy activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Children (Ages 5-12)
Make learning fun! Explore read-alike book picks, join in scavenger hunts and library programs, or tap into homework and project resources.
Teens
Discover your next great read or connect with resources on everything from chemistry and literature to driving tests and exam prep.
Teachers and Youth Leaders
We support and welcome teachers and youth leaders! Learn how we can help you and your students.
Children’s Event Calendar
Children’s News
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...
Mystery Youth Writing Contest Winners
October 31, 2023: Congratulations to all of our Youth Mystery Writing Contest participants! Twenty-nine young writers (ages 8-12) submitted stories to our mystery writing contest based on Long Lost, a middle-grade novel by Minnesota Book Award Winner Jacqueline West....
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;...