Our Children’s Room is the heart of our Library; always beating with children’s laughter, playing toddlers, falling building blocks and crashing trucks. Kids reading in chairs and cushion reading sits. Kids doing their homework at our tables. Kids working on crafts. Kids expanding STEM skills with our in-house STEAM kits.

Youth Services Librarians are always welcoming and friendly; eager to help patrons find exactly what they need. From helping to find the right materials to program registration to museum passes, they do their best to make sure patrons leave here having their best experience possible.
Our Family Place Area is located in the center of our Picture Book Collection; the books that beam with colorful pictures, fun and warm stories, books on numbers, colors, shapes, animals, magic and seasons. The parents’ ultimate go- to section. It’s bright, warm, and welcoming, not just from the two large windows that let in all the sunlight, but from the newly painted walls and updated décor. It’s brimming with age-appropriate books and toys, we provide informational brochures and pamphlets for parents and caregivers from topics ranging from pregnancy to childhood developmental milestones, centers that provide services for educational delays and disabilities, counseling, WIC, SNAP, and plenty more. We keep our infant and toddler program schedules and fliers in the Family Place Area; on the windowsill in full view for the parents and caregivers. Our Parent Collection has books on all subjects and genres, Non-Fiction and Fiction. We have a color-coded subject system to make it easier for parents and caregivers to navigate. We display new titles monthly as well as a “highlighted” topic. We put out information brochures to match the topic of the month.
Our Library participates in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Program. This is very popular, and the Family Place Area is where we have our Readers’ Hall of Fame and information about the program. It gains the most attention here. The little ones love achieving their reading goals and earning prizes. Bibliographies scatter the counters: Books to Read to Your Little One, Best Books to Share, 100 Books Your Child Should Hear Before Kindergarten, and plenty more. Our bibliographies are constantly updated and revised.
2020 hit us hard, just like it did everyone else. The shutdown of the world, the shutdown of life as we knew it dramatically changing the way toddlers and children interacted with people and saw the world. No toys out for the kids to play with, no computers, no crayons or scissors or glue. No programming, no bustling Children’s Room; total quiet. What we would give to clean up a giant mess again and to tell the kids to use inside voices! It hurt the staff and the community to be so shut down. Fast forward to the warmer months of 2020 when we opened to the public but were limited in what we could provide. We adapted to the new world and we changed it up. We provided all our services kit based - from programs to books. This service took off and the community was so appreciative. We made craft kits, book bundles, sensory and painting kits. The community - parents and children were grateful. We gave our community something else to do besides be on a tablet and stare at electronics for eLearning. We had children back in the Library and using our resources - we couldn’t have been happier.
Fast forward to February 2022: we are back and better than ever! Our Children's room is always evolving, always improving. Babies, toddlers and families are back. Crawling, playing, reading, crafting. Grandparents are visiting and babysitters are having playdates. Our toys are back on the floor, programs are running and we are still providing a hybrid of kits and in-person programs. We have learned so much; situations have changed, which makes our department change with it. Families are always thankful for what we provide for them, especially during a time that was very challenging. We are right back where we want to be, providing a great head start to the families and littles of our community.