Children's Department News
Early Childhood Programming

Discovery Storytime
Tuesdays, January 10 - May 2
10:30 - 11:30 am
Spillette Meeting Room
Children ages 3 - 5 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a simple craft and playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

Wee Ones Storytime
Thursdays, January 12 - May 4
10:30 - 11:00 am
Children's Activity Room
Children ages birth - 2 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Help your child become a lifelong reader and be ready for kindergarten by participating in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program at the Barberton Public Library. 

The goal is to read 1,000 books to your child (yes, you can repeat books) before they start kindergarten. Does it sound hard?  If you read just one book each night, you will have read 365 books in one year. In two years, you will have read 730 books. In three years, you will have read 1,095! 

Visit the library and sign up in the Children’s Department, or online.

School-age Programming

Register through the online calendar to receive a reminder email for this program.
Paws to Read
Saturday, January 21
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Department
All Ages

Children are invited to practice their reading skills with friendly puppy pals!

Trained therapy dogs make an ideal audience for beginning, struggling and reluctant readers.  The dogs are non-judgmental listeners, which allows kids to practice in a no pressure    situation, that can also help to build a positive attitude toward reading.

Visit our Children's Makerspace anytime and explore a variety of STEAM activities.  Minecraft, the LEGO wall and art station are always available, or you can choose an activity from our Makerspace Menu (some activities require children 8 and under to have adult supervison).

Snap Circuits
OzoBots
Button Maker
Q-BA Maze
3D Pens
... and lots of other building toys, art marterials and more!
Book Clubs
Morning Book Club for Homeschool students
Tuesdays, January 10 - May 2
10:30 - 11:30 am
Children's Activity Room

Lunchtime Book Club at St. Augustine Catholic School for 4th & 5th graders
Wednesday, January 18 during lunch, continuing on the third Wednesday of each month.
Resource databases, such as biography reference banks, encyclopedias, and a number of other tools covering a variety of topics, are available through the Barberton Public Library to help students complete homework assignments.

Children's Homework Databases

The Library offers a variety of streaming and eMedia services.  All you need is a library card to access movies, tv shows, music, concerts, eBooks, audiobooks, and more!  Visit the eMedia page of our website for more information.

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