Kids 5 - 11
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It's Fun to Read!
Makeda makes a home for subway
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Baby elephants
Betsy Rathburn
Captain America : meet Sam Wilson!
Mayonn Paasewe-Valchev
Up to the hills
Elizabeth Scully
Blue morphos
Alissa Thielgas
Jimmy the blue jay feels jealous
Megan Atwood
Ben's birthday shapes
Ruthie Van Oosbree
Cat the cat, who is that?
Mo Willems
I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams
Tanisia Moore
Just an adventure at sea
Mercer Mayer
How to love a pony
Michelle Meadows
Ava Lin: Best Friend!
Vicky Fang
A History of Me
Adrea Theodore, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
Clover Kitty goes to kittygarten
Laura Purdie Salas ; illustrated by Hiroe Nakata
Henry, like always
Jenn Bailey ; illustrated by Mika Song
When I hear spirituals
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Fire station
Amy McDonald
story of an apple : it starts with a seed
Stacy Taus-Bolstad
You're so amazing!
James Catchpole and Lucy Catchpole ; illustrated by Karen George
Rachel Friedman breaks the rules
Sarah Kapit
Some Pigtails
Jonathan Eig
Mina the lightning dragon
Maddy Mara
Sona Sharma, a friend indeed
Chitra Soundar
Astrid the Astronaut: The Unlucky Launch
Rie Neal ; illustrated by Talitha Shipman
Lucy Lancaster has a secret
Willow Coven
Astrid The Unstoppable
Maria Parr
Party Diaries: Fairy-tale puppy picnic
Mitali Banerjee Ruths ; art by Aaliya Jaleel
1,000 facts about sharks
Sarah Wassner Flynn
Adventures With Waffles
Maria Parr
Grumplets and pests
Asia Citro
Hydrant-hydra
Troy Cummings
Inside in : x-rays of nature's hidden world
Jan Pual Schutten ; photography by Arie van 't Riet ; translation by Laura
Lena, the sea, and me
Maria Parr/translated by Guy Puzey
In it to win it : sports and the climate crisis
Erin Silver
When you go into nature
Sheri M. Bestor
Birds on the Brain
Uma Krishnaswami
The monarch effect : surviving poison, predators, and people
Dana L. Church
The polter-ghost problem
Betsy Uhrig
Roswell Johnson saves the world!
Chris Colfer
Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools
Dan SaSuWeh Jones
One crazy summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
Monster of Farallon Islands
Lane Walker
I, Cosmo
Carlie Sorosiak
The first state of being
Erin Entrada Kelly
The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers
Freewater
Amina Luqman-Dawson
The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera
When you trap a tiger
Tae Keller
New kid
Jerry Craft ; with colors by Jim Callahan
The hummingbird sings and dances : Latin American lullabies and nursery rhymes
Mariana Ruiz Johnson
Estamos agradecidos = Otsaliheliga
Traci Sorell
La historia de una manzana : todo comienza con una semilla
Stacy Taus-Bolstad
Olivia se prepara para la navidad
Ian Falconer
El tiburón sarda
Marysa Storm
Poppi, la niña del gorro rojo, y la biblioteca del árbol
Naoko Stoop
Apply for Reading Buddies!
Reading Buddies pairs Little Buddies aged 5-10 with a trained Teen Buddy aged 14-18 for weekly reading practice, writing, and literacy-based activities on Tuesdays in June and July at Old Town Library!
Apply through May 5 to have your child be considered for the program. Reading Buddies is free of charge.
Happening Soon for Kids
April 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Old Town Library - Large Meeting Room Combo
Download & Stream for Kids
Library Tours & Classroom Visits
Library Ambassadors provide library visits at schools and libraries for books talks, programs, and more. To request a tour or visit, please complete the online request form.
Books that Read Themselves
Discover the magic of Wonderbooks, Vox Books, and other read-alongs.
Featured Research & Databases
Homework Help
Need some help with your homework? The library can help! We have databases and learning tools to help you with school assignments, test preparation, and more.
Discover the Unexpected
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.
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