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Build essential language skills through storytimes, specially selected books, and early literacy activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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Make learning fun! Explore read-alike book picks, join in scavenger hunts and library programs, or tap into homework and project resources.

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Mystery Youth Writing Contest Winners

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

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

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...