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Weekly storytimes
- Chinese Bilingual Storytime
- Mondays at 10:30am
- Spanish Bilingual Storytime
- Tuesdays at 10:30am
- StoryJAM
- Wednesdays at 10:30am
- Stories & More
- Thursdays at 10:30am
- Book Babies
- Fridays at 10:30am
- Family Storytime
- Saturdays at 10:30am
Storytimes are open to all and located in the Storytime Room. Please check our calendar for more details and special event locations.
Events
Featured Collections On the shelf & ready to reserve
Share the love of poetry with your littles.
![Read a rhyme, write a rhyme]( "Read a rhyme, write a rhyme")
![Poetry comics]( "Poetry comics")
![A family of poems : my favorite poetry for children]( "A family of poems : my favorite poetry for children")
![Motor Goose : rhymes that go!]( "Motor Goose : rhymes that go!")
![Home]( "Home")
![Little parsley]( "Little parsley")
![Push-pull morning : dog-powered poems about matter and energy]( "Push-pull morning : dog-powered poems about matter and energy")
![Nana and me : special poems just for us]( "Nana and me : special poems just for us")
![Lullaby : for a black mother]( "Lullaby : for a black mother")
![Poetree]( "Poetree")
![A stick is an excellent thing : poems celebrating outdoor play]( "A stick is an excellent thing : poems celebrating outdoor play")
![Cast away : poems for our time]( "Cast away : poems for our time")
![Let : a poem about wonder and possibility]( "Let : a poem about wonder and possibility")
![She'll be the sky : poems by women and girls]( "She'll be the sky : poems by women and girls")
![Queer and fearless : poems celebrating the lives of LGBTQ+ heroes]( "Queer and fearless : poems celebrating the lives of LGBTQ+ heroes")
![Bravo! : poems about amazing Hispanics]( "Bravo! : poems about amazing Hispanics")
![I am odd, I am new]( "I am odd, I am new")
![Bugs!]( "Bugs!")
![Versos como una casa]( "Versos como una casa")
![Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech]( "Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech")
![Comets, stars, the moon, and Mars : space poems and paintings]( "Comets, stars, the moon, and Mars : space poems and paintings")
![Mama : a world of mothers and motherhood]( "Mama : a world of mothers and motherhood")
![Full of fall]( "Full of fall")
![Pony poems for little pony lovers]( "Pony poems for little pony lovers")
![Just like me]( "Just like me")
![Niños : poems for the lost children of Chile]( "Niños : poems for the lost children of Chile")
![La Madre Goose : nursery rhymes for los niños]( "La Madre Goose : nursery rhymes for los niños")
![Every thing on it : poems and drawings]( "Every thing on it : poems and drawings")
![After the bell rings : poems about after-school time]( "After the bell rings : poems about after-school time")
![Poems I wrote when no one was looking]( "Poems I wrote when no one was looking")
Kids NEW
![Visit the catalog record for Skandar and the chaos trials]( "Skandar and the chaos trials")
![Visit the catalog record for The girl and the robot]( "The girl and the robot")
![Visit the catalog record for Hugs are (not) for everybody]( "Hugs are (not) for everybody")
![Visit the catalog record for Quill the forest keeper]( "Quill the forest keeper")
![Visit the catalog record for On all fours]( "On all fours")
![Visit the catalog record for Little Blue Truck and Racer Red]( "Little Blue Truck and Racer Red")
![Visit the catalog record for Lily the Pond Mermaid]( "Lily the Pond Mermaid")
![Visit the catalog record for Right back at you]( "Right back at you")
![Visit the catalog record for The trouble with Sunshine]( "The trouble with Sunshine")
![Visit the catalog record for Deep-sea creatures : adapting to the abyss]( "Deep-sea creatures : adapting to the abyss")
![Visit the catalog record for Rocks and minerals]( "Rocks and minerals")
![Visit the catalog record for We don't eat our neighbors]( "We don't eat our neighbors")
![Visit the catalog record for How to draw a secret]( "How to draw a secret")
![Visit the catalog record for Glitch girl!]( "Glitch girl!")
![Visit the catalog record for If I could choose a best day : poems of possibility]( "If I could choose a best day : poems of possibility")
![Visit the catalog record for Slavery and the African American story]( "Slavery and the African American story")
![Visit the catalog record for Anne Frank]( "Anne Frank")
![Visit the catalog record for The Hotel Balzaar]( "The Hotel Balzaar")
![Visit the catalog record for Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?]( "Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?")
![Visit the catalog record for ¡Mistaco! : a tale of tragedy y tortillas]( "¡Mistaco! : a tale of tragedy y tortillas")
![Visit the catalog record for When Sally O'Malley discovered the sea]( "When Sally O'Malley discovered the sea")
![Visit the catalog record for Speak up, Santiago! : a Hillside Valley graphic novel]( "Speak up, Santiago! : a Hillside Valley graphic novel")
![Visit the catalog record for Animal tales from India : ten stories from the Panchatantra]( "Animal tales from India : ten stories from the Panchatantra")
![Visit the catalog record for Curious George : sweet surprise]( "Curious George : sweet surprise")
![Visit the catalog record for When you find the right rock]( "When you find the right rock")
![Visit the catalog record for What was the Renaissance?]( "What was the Renaissance?")
![Visit the catalog record for Everybelly]( "Everybelly")
![Visit the catalog record for How to love the whole world : a story about artist Agnes Martin]( "How to love the whole world : a story about artist Agnes Martin")
![Visit the catalog record for Some of these are snails]( "Some of these are snails")
![Visit the catalog record for One wrong step]( "One wrong step")
![Visit the catalog record for The Cartoonists Club]( "The Cartoonists Club")
![Visit the catalog record for Nessie]( "Nessie")
![Visit the catalog record for Fart Boy and Reeky Dog]( "Fart Boy and Reeky Dog")
![Visit the catalog record for How do you eat color?]( "How do you eat color?")
![Visit the catalog record for Aaron Slater and the sneaky snake]( "Aaron Slater and the sneaky snake")
![Visit the catalog record for Earth Day and the environment]( "Earth Day and the environment")
![Visit the catalog record for Okchundang candy]( "Okchundang candy")
![Visit the catalog record for One day at a time : a story about healing from divorce]( "One day at a time : a story about healing from divorce")
![Visit the catalog record for Tonight on the titanic]( "Tonight on the titanic")
![Visit the catalog record for The triumphant rhinoceros]( "The triumphant rhinoceros")
![Visit the catalog record for Cats in construction hats]( "Cats in construction hats")
Digital Library
OverDrive for Kids
Find ebooks & digital audiobooks
Tumblebooks
Find animated books, ebooks & digital audiobooks
Brainfuse HelpNow
Free online tutoring and additional resources
Event Series
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