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!

Summer Saturdays, part of a series

Jul 5th | 10:00am - 10:45am
Offsite location: Lee Street Beach
Come enjoy the sun, sand, stories and songs with EPL!

Time for Twos, part of a series

A storytime that is filled with songs, picture books, puppets and rhymes for 24 to 36 months old with parent, grandparent or caregiver.

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.

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!

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Upcoming Events

Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids: Tell No Tales

Jul 5th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
You love graphic novels, now come talk about them! A gluten/nut free snack is provided, but please bring your own water. For grades…

Kids Events Calendar

Get matched with a book!Get matched with a Kid's Book!

Tell us what books for kids you like (and don't!) and our librarians will recommend your next favorite book. 

Tell us what books for kids you like (and don't!) and our librarians will recommend your next favorite book. 

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!

Visit a museumVisit a museum

Reserve a museum pass for free or reduced-price entry to museums museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, theaters and more.

Staff Picks

Roll Call!: Summer Camp Chapter Books

This list of children's titles set at summer camp offers varied accounts of these muggy minutes, hours and days away from home.

Space Booklist

In celebration of National Moon and Space Exploration Day on July 20th, check out these out of this world titles!

New & Noteworthy Children's Books July 2025

Check out these great new books for children! Book descriptions and age/grade recommendations are from the publishers' websites.

World Ocean Day

Check out these books about oceans, marine life, and conservation.

New Arrivals

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