Kids
Kids Spotlight
Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids: We Are Big Time
Apr 18th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
This month we will be discussing Hena Khan's girl-powered basketball graphic novel, We Are Big Time!
Blueberry Awards 2024
Check out the best nature and climate change books for kids 3 - 10+ from 2024.
PLAYground Festival Preview
Apr 25th | 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Northwestern University's Purple Crayon Players presents student-written scenes from their PLAYground Festival!
Anytime Activities for Kids
Challenge your young ones in a scavenger hunt, attempt to solve the mystery of the guessing jar or craft together. Themes change each month!
Upcoming Events
Safari Storytime with Kipe Olesisian
Apr 13th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join Maasai community activist and safari leader Kipe Olesisian for a reading of "We All Went on Safari," a Swahili lesson and more!
Online Resources for Kids
Mango Languages
Mango Languages ​​offers interactive courses in over 70 languages, focusing on vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks offers animated eBooks for kids, with picture books, chapter books, and educational titles to make learning fun.
Comics Plus Children's Library
Comics Plus lets you read tons of children's graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime!
Kids' Homework Help
Continue the learning outside of school! Access these online resources designed to engage kids' curiousity at various age levels.
Mango Languages
Mango Languages ​​offers interactive courses in over 70 languages, focusing on vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks offers animated eBooks for kids, with picture books, chapter books, and educational titles to make learning fun.
Comics Plus Children's Library
Comics Plus lets you read tons of children's graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime!
Kids' Homework Help
Continue the learning outside of school! Access these online resources designed to engage kids' curiousity at various age levels.
Staff Picks
Poetry for Kids
Check out this selection of some of our favorites from our children's collection.
Understanding and Attending to Our Emotions: Sadness/Grief
Sadness can leave us feeling alone, but these fiction and non-fiction book examples for kids prove that we're not!
New & Noteworthy Children's Books April 2025
Check out these great new books for children! Recommended ages and grades from the publishers' websites.
Blueberry Awards 2024
Check out the best nature and climate change books for kids 3 - 10+ from 2024.
Poetry for Kids
Check out this selection of some of our favorites from our children's collection.
Understanding and Attending to Our Emotions: Sadness/Grief
Sadness can leave us feeling alone, but these fiction and non-fiction book examples for kids prove that we're not!
New & Noteworthy Children's Books April 2025
Check out these great new books for children! Recommended ages and grades from the publishers' websites.
Blueberry Awards 2024
Check out the best nature and climate change books for kids 3 - 10+ from 2024.