Welcome to our Kids’ Corner!
Contact Miss Cindy, children’s librarian, with any questions about children’s programming.
Ongoing Programs:
- Baby Smart Start Story Times (birth to 2)
- Preschool Story Times (2.5 to 6)
- After-school Reading Clubs (grades 1 to 6)
- Useful & Interesting Resources
Baby Smart Start Story Times
Smart Start Storytime is a free program for babies birth through two years of age and their parents, grandparents, and caregivers. You and your child will enjoy books, songs, music, and nursery rhymes. It’s a fun way to give your baby a head start on reading and socialization skills. No registration is required, and siblings are welcome!
2024-2025 Schedule
Smart Start Storytimes will be held at each library on the following days and times:
- Annville: Wednesdays at 10:30am
- Lebanon: Tuesdays at 9:30am
- Matthews: Mondays at 10:30am
- Myerstown: Thursdays at 11:30am
- Palmyra: Wednesdays at 12:15pm
- Richland: Thursdays at 10:30am
There will be no storytimes the weeks of December 23rd or December 30th. This program will run until the week of May 19th, 2025.
Preschool Storytimes
For ages 2.5 through K!
Choose the session that best suits your schedule:
Tuesdays, 10:15 – 11AM
Wednesdays, 1:15 – 2PM
Thursdays, 10:15 – 11AM
Resumes Jan. 7, 8, & 9
Ends April 29, 30, May 1
Please visit our YouTube channel for a collection of Miss Cindy’s past Preschool Storytime sessions.
After School Clubs
Spring 2025
Please check back for dates.
Useful and Interesting Resources
Children’s Book Review & Award Sites:
Some of Our Favorite Children’s Author Sites:
- Tedd Arnold(No Jumping on the Bed!, Green Wilma)
- Avi award-winning author of Poppy, Beyond the Westen Sea, and many more
- Judy Blume (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret)
- Jan Brett(The Mitten)
- Eric Carle
- James Gurney (Dinotopia)
- Brian Jacques (Redwall, etc.)
- William Joyce (George Shrinks)
- Robert Munsch (Love You Forever)
- Dave Pilkey(Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies, Hallowiener)
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter)
- Dr. Seuss
- R. L. Stine (Goosebumps)
- Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express)
- Hans Wilhelm (Bunny Trouble, Tyrone the Horrible)
- Audrey Wood (Elbert’s Bad Word)
Homework Help
- Discovery Education
- Fact Monster
- KidsKonnect
- Learn All About Dewey & His Classification System – too cool!
- Power Library – home of Bookflix, Kid Search, Searchasaurus and more!
- N.Y. Times Learning Network – a current events site for grades 3-12, parents & teachers
Home School/Educational Resources
- Home Education Magazine
- National Home Education Network
- PBS Teacher Source Thousands of lesson plans & activities
- Sites for Teachers
- Unschooling.com
- The Accidental Scientist: the Science of Cooking
Fun Stuff
