Kids

Programs for Kids aged 6 to 11

Monday Meetups for ages 7-11 are all about fun and games. But they are also all about fostering social and emotional well-being in every participant. In every iteration, this program strives to empower each participant through cognitive challenges, positive social interaction, and active learning. Each meetup is planned with micro learning lessons, while still allowing for student choice to drive the direction of the day’s activity in a fun, low pressure environment.  

PAWS for Reading

Want to read to a furry friend? Reserve your own special one-on-one 15-minute session to read to our volunteer dog. The PAWS for Reading program builds confidence in reading by using a stress-free environment while reading to a trained therapy dog. Children can bring a book from home or choose one from the library. When choosing a book from the library, please arrive early enough to be ready to read at your reserved time. Participants must be learning to read independently; the PAWS handler will not read to your child. Additionally, multiple family members may not participate at the same time, but caregivers must remain in the library.

Summer Reading Challenges

• Read & Bead Track your reading time to earn jibbits or beads that you can put on a cable to wear as a bracelet or hang from a backpack. You will receive a reading tracker and a cable when you register.
• Patch Power Earn embroidered patches to hang on backpacks or sew onto clothes. At-home activities and programs for a total of 3 will earn each patch – it’s that easy! 

Summer Reading Program

During the summer libraries across the nation host additional programming and reading incentives to stop the "summer slide" of academic skills.