Kids Birth to 5

Spark imaginations and build lifetime literacy

Get Ready to Read

Help your child build important pre-reading skills and develop early literacy with the library’s events, resources, and materials.

It's Fun to Read!

Step by step

Guido van Genechten

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Alma Head to Toe

Juana Martinez-Neal

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You Are New

Lucy Knisley

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You're out of this world

Bay Clarkson ; illustrated by Katie Cottle

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I love you more than plunder

Kyle Sullivan; illustrated by Nicole Miles

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Baby's Here

Jessica Young

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Mazal bueno!

Sarah Aroeste ; illustrated by Taia Morley

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The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book

Sally Nicholls

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A beautiful house for birds

Grace Lin

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Cars and Trucks

Jill McDonald

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Give Me a Snickle

Alisha Sevigny

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You're my little baby

Eric Carle

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Herbert on the slide

Rilla Alexander

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I Am Wriggly

Michael Rosen

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How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside

Kari Percival, Kari Percival

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Penguin and pinecone : a friendship story

Salina Yoon

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When Stars Arise

E.G. Alaraj

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Tree

Patricia Hegarty

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Richard Scarry's cars and trucks and things that go

Richard Scarry

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Tomorrow's Lily

Chris Raschka

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What my daddy loves

Raissa Figueroa

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Hello, Baby! I'm Your Mom

Eve Bunting

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Finding Things

Kevin Henkes

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Lucky Duck

Greg Pizzoli

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Fox Is Coming

James Patterson

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Frank and Bert

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

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Here Are the Seeds

JaNay Brown-Wood

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Sleep, Little Dozer : a bedtime book of construction trucks

Diana Murray

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Luli and the language of tea

Andrea Wang ; pictures by Hyewon Yum

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A Best Friend for Bear

Peter Horacek

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You're so amazing!

James Catchpole and Lucy Catchpole ; illustrated by Karen George

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Brandon and the Baby

Brian Pinkney

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Just like Grandma

Kim Rogers ; illustrated byJulie Flett

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Bathe the cat

Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by David Roberts

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Big

Vashti Harrison

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

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Watercress

Andrea Wang ; pictures by Jason Chin

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We are water protectors

Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade

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The undefeated

Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson

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Happening Soon

Old Town Bilingual Storytime

January 30, 10:00am - 10:30am

Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo

Tinker Tots

January 30, 10:00am - 10:45am

Harmony Library - East Room

Old Town Bilingual Storytime

January 30, 11:00am - 11:30am

Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo

Old Town Mindful Movement Storytime

January 31, 10:00am - 10:30am

Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo

Learn About Storytime

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Read 1,000 books with your children before they start kindergarten to strengthen their language skills and vocabulary. Join the challenge any time throughout the year!

Books that Read Themselves

Discover the magic of Wonderbooks, Vox Books, and other read-alongs.

Library Tours & Classroom Visits

Library Ambassadors visit local schools and provide Poudre Libraries tours. Activities also include for books talks, programs, and more. To request a tour or visit, please complete the online request form.

Download & Stream for Birth to 5

Kanopy

Instantly stream movies, TV shows, and classes including an entire Kanopy Kids collection.

Libby & OverDrive

Pick your next read from thousands of eBooks and audiobooks on Libby / Overdrive.

Hoopla

Stream/download eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, comics, movies, music and TV shows on-demand.

Flipster

Flip through digital magazines and journals anytime, anywhere.

Featured Research & Databases

BookFLIX

Thematically paired fiction and nonfiction books, animated storybooks, and games for PreK-3, early readers, and reluctant readers.

Culturegrams

Get insider perspectives on daily life, culture, history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people including more than 200 countries.

Elementary School Research (EBSCO’s Explora)

Discover resources for grades K-5 on a wide range of subjects including animals, art, geography, science, and more.

Homework HelpNow (BrainFuse)

Engage with live tutors in one-on-one, online sessions for students in grades K-12 and college or find specific subject-area homework help and test prep.

Jump$tart

Improve the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth to prepare them for successful, financial decision-making.

Primary Search (EBSCO Youth Reference)

Find full-text children's magazines and pamphlets designed for easy learning for elementary school students.

ScienceFlix

Browse thirty complete scientific units with an emphasis on the latest thinking in STEM fields.

TrueFlix

Hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and develop research skills with interactive digital books for grade 3 and up.

T.A.L.E.S Kits

Enhance your child’s early literacy development with an assortment of books, songs, and activities to do with your child – similar to what you might experience at one of the many popular Library storytimes. These themed kits are available in English and Spanish.

Kids Birth to 5

Get Ready to Read

It's Fun to Read!