Kids and Families

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Storytime with the Library

Join a storytime wherever and whenever you'd like. Try our popular movers and shakers storytimes.

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Storytime at the Library or Home

Join a library storytime wherever and whenever for songs, stories, and inspiration.

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Favorite Kids Books

Our staff booklists are updated weekly and packed with great titles your kids will love.

Staff Picks for Kids

Check out these new hot titles chosen by our team of expert librarians.

Celebrate Arbor Day ️

A tree-mendously fun Arbor Day booklist for kids rooted in stories about nature, planting trees, and growing a love for the great outdoors.

Celebrate Earth Day ️

A fun, hopeful Earth Day booklist for kids, celebrating nature, caring for the planet, and the small ways you can make a big difference.

Staff Picks for Kids

Check out these new hot titles chosen by our team of expert librarians.

Celebrate Arbor Day ️

A tree-mendously fun Arbor Day booklist for kids rooted in stories about nature, planting trees, and growing a love for the great outdoors.

Celebrate Earth Day ️

A fun, hopeful Earth Day booklist for kids, celebrating nature, caring for the planet, and the small ways you can make a big difference.

Free Library Apps and Digital Resources for Kids

Libby

Check out thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and read-along books.

Homework HelpNow

Tutors guide students through homework challenges helping them develop the necessary skills to complete assignments on their own all online.

Tumblebooks

This collection for grades K-6 include picture books, fiction books, nonfiction books, educational games, and books in Spanish and French.

Kanopy

Stream over 3,000 movies, documentaries, foreign and indie films, classic cinema, shorts, educational videos, and children’s programming.

Libby

Check out thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and read-along books.

Homework HelpNow

Tutors guide students through homework challenges helping them develop the necessary skills to complete assignments on their own all online.

Tumblebooks

This collection for grades K-6 include picture books, fiction books, nonfiction books, educational games, and books in Spanish and French.

Kanopy

Stream over 3,000 movies, documentaries, foreign and indie films, classic cinema, shorts, educational videos, and children’s programming.

New Kids Books to Check Out

Great Read Alongs

Blog Posts for Parents and Educators

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Reading to Your Kids at Home Is About Much More Than Books

Explore some fun ways to make your at-home reading time fun, memorable, and a pathway to reading readiness.

Nanny and Child Are Library Storytime Superfans!

Jaimee, a nanny, uses Library storytimes to help build child’s love of reading.

The Library Unlocks Hands-On Learning for Homeschool Family

As a homeschooling family, Katie and her four sons have been avid Library users for years.

Reading to Your Kids at Home Is About Much More Than Books

Explore some fun ways to make your at-home reading time fun, memorable, and a pathway to reading readiness.

Nanny and Child Are Library Storytime Superfans!

Jaimee, a nanny, uses Library storytimes to help build child’s love of reading.

The Library Unlocks Hands-On Learning for Homeschool Family

As a homeschooling family, Katie and her four sons have been avid Library users for years.

Ohio Imagination Library , opens a new window

All Ohio families with children under 5 can get a free book each month with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, opens a new window.

Want to learn more? Discover important Early Literacy Tips, opens a new window from our staff.

Early Literacy Tips

Talk

Talking with children helps them learn oral language, one of the most critical early literacy skills. Children learn about language by listening to parents talk and joining in the conversation.

Sing

Singing develops language skills. Slows down language so children can hear the different sounds in words. Helps children learn new words and information.

Read

Reading together develops vocabulary and comprehension, nurtures a love for reading, and motivates children to want to learn to read.

Play

Play is one of the best ways for children to learn language and literacy skills. They learn about language through playing as the activities help them put thoughts into words and talk about what they are doing.

Write

Children become aware that printed letters stand for spoken words as they see print used in their daily lives.