Kids
Kids Spotlight
Color Our World with EPL's Summer Reading Program!
Keep Evanston's young minds active and engaged while school is out by participating in this annual program!
Kids LitMatch
Need help selecting your child's next read? Let us help! Fill out the LitMatch for kids and let our staff find the perfect book.
Jammie Time, part of a series
Visit the library in your jammies and listen to stories, sing songs, and have fun. Books are aimed at PreK-Grade 2, but all ages welcome!
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!
Little Explorers: Sea Life
Aug 15th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Young explorers are welcome to join us as we learn about the ocean, identify some seashells, and make your own crab from a real shell! A…
Upcoming Events
"Cool Down" at EPL's Noryo Festival
Aug 17th | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Participate in Japanese songs and dances, play a couple summer games and make your own fan or wind chimes!
Online Resources for Kids
Hoopla Kids Mode
Hoopla Kids Mode offers adults and their children kid-friendly digital content from eBooks, eAudiobooks to movies, TV shows, and music.
Comics Plus Children's Library
Comics Plus lets you read tons of children's graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime!
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks offers animated eBooks for kids, with picture books, chapter books, and educational titles to make learning fun.
LOTE4Kids: Children's Picture Books
LOTE4Kids is an online platform that offers multilingual storybooks for children in over 90 languages!
Hoopla Kids Mode
Hoopla Kids Mode offers adults and their children kid-friendly digital content from eBooks, eAudiobooks to movies, TV shows, and music.
Comics Plus Children's Library
Comics Plus lets you read tons of children's graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime!
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks offers animated eBooks for kids, with picture books, chapter books, and educational titles to make learning fun.
LOTE4Kids: Children's Picture Books
LOTE4Kids is an online platform that offers multilingual storybooks for children in over 90 languages!
Staff Picks
Digital Magazines for Young Patrons!
Let the fun and learning begin by checking out these digital magazines using your Libby app!
New & Noteworthy Children's Books August 2025
Check out these great new books for children! Book descriptions and age/grade recommendations are from the publishers' websites.
Disability Pride, Ages 8-12
From neurodivergent thinkers, to wheelchair users, kids with chronic illnesses and more, these stories are full of a whole lot of pride.
Disability Pride, Ages 0-8
Stories which celebrate kids with various visible & invisible disabilities!
Digital Magazines for Young Patrons!
Let the fun and learning begin by checking out these digital magazines using your Libby app!
New & Noteworthy Children's Books August 2025
Check out these great new books for children! Book descriptions and age/grade recommendations are from the publishers' websites.
Disability Pride, Ages 8-12
From neurodivergent thinkers, to wheelchair users, kids with chronic illnesses and more, these stories are full of a whole lot of pride.
Disability Pride, Ages 0-8
Stories which celebrate kids with various visible & invisible disabilities!